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BOS
@CAL		2
7
CHW
@DET		7
9
KCR
@MIN		8
1
NYY
@OAK		3
2
MIL
@SEA		5
6
CLE
@TOR		6
7
ATL
@CHC		3
4
PIT
@CIN		5
0
STL
@HOU		7
8		 
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SDP
@MON		5
2
SFG
@PHI		13
5
Tuesday, May 16, 1989 7:39
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 13,861, Time of Game: 3:13
White Sox
7
16-22
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
7th, 9 GB
 at Tigers
9
13-23
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
6th, 4½ GB
L: Melido Perez (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  3   0  0  0   0  3  0    7 11  2
Tigers          1  1  0   6  0  0   1  0  X    9 12  1

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ozzie Guillen SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 .273 .639 11 9 0.072 0.99 0.133 -0.061 0.2 2 1 2B,SB
Dave Gallagher CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .305 .750 21 12 -0.077 0.98 0.005 -0.082 -0.9 1 0 SH
Harold Baines DH 3 1 2 5 1 0 .371 .987 20 10 0.155 0.92 0.155 0.000 3.8 HR,SF
Ron Kittle 1B 3 1 2 0 2 1 .298 .902 25 12 0.123 0.71 0.132 -0.009 1.4 7 0
Ivan Calderon RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .280 .797 19 7 0.260 1.34 0.338 -0.078 2.3 1 0 HR
Dan Pasqua LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .286 .607 23 15 -0.180 1.49 0.000 -0.180 -1.9 4 0
Matt Merullo C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .241 .579 10 7 -0.145 1.35 0.027 -0.172 -1.9 6 1 GDP
   Carlos Martinez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .492 1 1 -0.022 0.90 0.000 -0.022 -0.2
Fred Manrique 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .351 .941 18 12 0.014 0.64 0.061 -0.046 -0.3 1 1 2B
Steve Lyons 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .260 .667 17 13 -0.037 0.96 0.058 -0.095 0.2 0 2 2B
Melido Perez P 1
   Steve Rosenberg P
   Tom McCarthy P 1 2
   Bobby Thigpen P
Team Totals 36 7 11 7 7 4 .306 .965 165 98 0.163 1.03 0.909 -0.745 2.8 24 7
2B: O Guillen (5, off M Trujillo); S Lyons (6, off F Williams); F Manrique (4, off M Trujillo).
HR: H Baines (3, off W Hernandez; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); I Calderon (5, off M Trujillo; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: H Baines (2, off M Trujillo).
SH: D Gallagher (2, off M Trujillo).
TB: H Baines 5; I Calderon 5; O Guillen 3; S Lyons 3; R Kittle 2; F Manrique 2.
GIDP: M Merullo (2).
RBI: H Baines 5 (23); I Calderon 2 (25).
2-out RBI: H Baines 3; I Calderon 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 13.
Fielding
PB: M Merullo (2).
E: M Merullo (2); S Lyons (4).
Baserunning
SB: O Guillen (14, 2nd base off M Trujillo/M Nokes).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Gary Pettis CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .143 .476 22 9 -0.051 1.12 0.066 -0.118 -0.6 10 0
Chet Lemon RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 .255 .713 20 14 0.118 1.23 0.157 -0.039 1.8 1 0
Lou Whitaker 2B 4 1 2 2 1 1 .286 .889 24 12 0.175 1.23 0.203 -0.028 1.6 0 4
Keith Moreland DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 .312 .735 18 13 0.214 1.31 0.286 -0.072 2.0 2B
   Ken Williams PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .539 0.005 0.30 0.005 0.000 0.2 SB
Matt Nokes C 5 0 1 1 0 1 .241 .713 17 14 -0.042 0.69 0.049 -0.091 -0.6 4 0
Dave Bergman 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 .286 .685 22 10 -0.079 0.73 0.007 -0.085 -0.7 8 1
Pat Sheridan LF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .217 .667 14 7 0.066 0.57 0.097 -0.031 -0.4 2 0 2B
Chris Brown 3B 3 1 2 1 0 1 .193 .449 8 7 0.237 1.07 0.242 -0.005 2.0 0 0 2B
   Al Pedrique 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .356 3 2 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 1
Mike Brumley SS 4 2 1 1 0 1 .250 .669 11 8 0.021 0.68 0.065 -0.043 0.3 1 1 SB
Mike Trujillo P 1
   Frank Williams P 2
   Willie Hernandez P 1
Team Totals 37 9 12 8 6 7 .324 .824 159 96 0.662 0.94 1.177 -0.514 5.2 27 10
2B: K Moreland (3, off S Rosenberg); C Brown (3, off M Perez); P Sheridan (3, off M Perez).
TB: K Moreland 3; C Brown 3; L Whitaker 2; C Lemon 2; P Sheridan 2; M Brumley; G Pettis; M Nokes.
RBI: K Moreland 3 (10); L Whitaker 2 (20); M Brumley (2); M Nokes (20); C Brown (4).
2-out RBI: K Moreland 3; L Whitaker; M Nokes.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 21.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Whitaker-M Brumley-D Bergman.
E: L Whitaker (3).
Baserunning
SB: K Williams (7, 2nd base off B Thigpen/M Merullo); M Brumley (1, 2nd base off T McCarthy/M Merullo).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Melido Perez, L (2-4) 3.2 5 6 6 3 4 0 6.64 20 79 46 27 9 10 5 8 2 0 28 -0.230 1.43 -1.9
Steve Rosenberg 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 3.41 3 17 11 6 2 3 0 2 1 0 3 3 -0.461 2.68 -4.5
Tom McCarthy 3.1 4 1 0 2 2 0 2.79 16 52 30 17 3 10 7 5 0 0 1 0 0.016 0.20 0.6
Bobby Thigpen 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.50 4 11 9 4 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.013 0.30 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 9 8 6 7 0 9.00 43 159 96 54 18 24 13 17 3 0 28 4 3 -0.662 1.03 -5.2
S Rosenberg faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Trujillo 4 6 4 4 3 1 1 9.00 22 85 50 33 7 10 7 11 1 0 32 -0.357 1.09 -3.1
Frank Williams, W (2-2) 3.1 3 1 1 2 3 0 3.38 14 54 35 20 6 9 4 5 1 0 2 0 0.166 1.13 2.4
Willie Hernandez 1.2 2 2 2 2 0 1 4.05 9 26 13 11 0 2 1 6 1 0 1 1 0.028 0.71 -2.0
Team Totals 9 11 7 7 7 4 2 7.00 45 165 98 64 13 21 12 22 3 0 32 3 1 -0.163 0.94 -2.8
M Trujillo faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: M Perez (2).
WP: M Perez (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 13,861.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Detroit Tigers
1 Ozzie Guillen SS 1 Gary Pettis CF
2 Dave Gallagher CF 2 Chet Lemon RF
3 Harold Baines DH 3 Lou Whitaker 2B
4 Ron Kittle 1B 4 Keith Moreland DH
5 Ivan Calderon RF 5 Matt Nokes C
6 Dan Pasqua LF 6 Dave Bergman 1B
7 Matt Merullo C 7 Pat Sheridan LF
8 Fred Manrique 2B 8 Chris Brown 3B
9 Steve Lyons 3B 9 Mike Brumley SS
Melido Perez P Mike Trujillo P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 4-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  RRR DET K. Moreland S. Rosenberg 28% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brumley Scores; Lemon Scores; Whitaker Scores
t3 2-2 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR CHW I. Calderon M. Trujillo -22% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kittle Scores
b4 3-4 2 123 7,(3-2)  R DET L. Whitaker S. Rosenberg 13% 59% Walk; Brown Scores; Brumley to 3B; Lemon to 2B
t5 4-8 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO CHW M. Merullo F. Williams 12% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Brown M. Perez 11% 41% Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Sheridan to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Trujillo facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW O. Guillen M. Trujillo -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  CHW D. Gallagher M. Trujillo -2% 44% Guillen Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHW D. Gallagher M. Trujillo 1% 45% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Guillen to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO CHW H. Baines M. Trujillo -2% 43% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Guillen Scores
t1 1-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW R. Kittle M. Trujillo 1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  DET G. Pettis M. Perez 4% 48% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 1,(0-1)  DET C. Lemon M. Perez 3% 50% Balk; Pettis to 2B
b1 0-1 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  DET C. Lemon M. Perez 7% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pettis to 3B
b1 0-1 0 1-3 4,(2-1)  R DET L. Whitaker M. Perez 6% 64% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pettis Scores; Lemon to 2B
b1 1-1 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET K. Moreland M. Perez -5% 58% Bunt Popfly: P
b1 1-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Nokes M. Perez 3% 61% Wild Pitch; Lemon to 3B
b1 1-1 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Nokes M. Perez -7% 55% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O DET D. Bergman M. Perez -5% 50% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Mike Trujillo facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  CHW I. Calderon M. Trujillo -4% 46% Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
t2 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O CHW D. Pasqua M. Trujillo 4% 50% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW M. Merullo M. Trujillo 3% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 1-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHW F. Manrique M. Trujillo -4% 49% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Calderon to 3B
t2 1-1 2 -23 2,(0-1)  O CHW S. Lyons M. Trujillo 6% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  DET P. Sheridan M. Perez 6% 61% Double to SS (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b2 1-1 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  R DET C. Brown M. Perez 8% 69% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sheridan Scores
b2 2-1 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  DET M. Brumley M. Perez 5% 75% Brown Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Brown to 3B
b2 2-1 0 --3 7,(2-2)  O DET M. Brumley M. Perez -4% 71% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-1 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O DET G. Pettis M. Perez -5% 65% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 2-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O DET C. Lemon M. Perez -3% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Mike Trujillo facing 1-2-3
t3 1-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  CHW O. Guillen M. Trujillo -7% 55% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 1-2 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O CHW D. Gallagher M. Trujillo 2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen to 3B
t3 1-2 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RO CHW H. Baines M. Trujillo -2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Guillen Scores
t3 2-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  CHW R. Kittle M. Trujillo -1% 53% Walk
t3 2-2 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR CHW I. Calderon M. Trujillo -22% 31% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Kittle Scores
t3 4-2 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O CHW D. Pasqua M. Trujillo 1% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 3-4-5
b3 2-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET L. Whitaker M. Perez -3% 29% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET K. Moreland M. Perez -2% 27% Flyball: LF
b3 2-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET M. Nokes M. Perez -1% 26% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Mike Trujillo facing 7-8-9
t4 4-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW M. Merullo M. Trujillo -3% 23% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t4 4-2 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHW F. Manrique M. Trujillo 3% 26% Flyball: CF
t4 4-2 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  CHW S. Lyons M. Trujillo -3% 23% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Merullo to 2B
t4 4-2 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHW O. Guillen M. Trujillo 3% 26% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
t4 4-2 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher M. Trujillo 3% 30% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
b4 2-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Bergman M. Perez -3% 27% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b4 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  DET P. Sheridan M. Perez 3% 30% Walk
b4 2-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET C. Brown M. Perez 11% 41% Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Sheridan to 3B
b4 2-4 1 -23 2,(1-0)  R DET M. Brumley M. Perez 6% 47% Fielder's Choice 2B; Sheridan Scores
b4 3-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O DET G. Pettis M. Perez -6% 41% Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
b4 3-4 2 12- 9,(3-2)  DET C. Lemon M. Perez 4% 45% Walk; Brown to 3B; Brumley to 2B
Steve Rosenberg replaces Melido Perez pitching
b4 3-4 2 123 7,(3-2)  R DET L. Whitaker S. Rosenberg 13% 59% Walk; Brown Scores; Brumley to 3B; Lemon to 2B
b4 4-4 2 123 5,(2-2)  RRR DET K. Moreland S. Rosenberg 28% 86% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Brumley Scores; Lemon Scores; Whitaker Scores
b4 7-4 2 -2- 5,(0-2)  R DET M. Nokes S. Rosenberg 5% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Moreland Scores
Tom McCarthy replaces Steve Rosenberg pitching
b4 8-4 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Bergman T. McCarthy 1% 92% Walk; Nokes to 2B
b4 8-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Sheridan T. McCarthy -1% 91% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 8.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Mike Trujillo facing 3-4-5
t5 4-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  CHW H. Baines M. Trujillo -3% 88% Walk
t5 4-8 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  CHW R. Kittle M. Trujillo -5% 83% Walk; Baines to 2B
Frank Williams replaces Mike Trujillo pitching
t5 4-8 0 12- 5,(3-1)  CHW I. Calderon F. Williams -8% 75% Walk; Baines to 3B; Kittle to 2B
t5 4-8 0 123 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Pasqua F. Williams 7% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-8 1 123 2,(0-1)  OO CHW M. Merullo F. Williams 12% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Tom McCarthy facing 8-9-1
b5 8-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Brown T. McCarthy -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b5 8-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Brumley T. McCarthy -0% 93% Groundout: P-1B
b5 8-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  DET G. Pettis T. McCarthy 0% 93% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
b5 8-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET C. Lemon T. McCarthy -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 8.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Frank Williams facing 8-9-1
Al Pedrique replaces Chris Brown playing 3B batting 8th
t6 4-8 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHW F. Manrique F. Williams 2% 94% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW S. Lyons F. Williams -3% 92% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
t6 4-8 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O CHW O. Guillen F. Williams 2% 94% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 1B); Lyons to 3B
t6 4-8 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O CHW D. Gallagher F. Williams 2% 96% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Tom McCarthy facing 3-4-5
b6 8-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET L. Whitaker T. McCarthy 1% 96% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 2B)
b6 8-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET K. Moreland T. McCarthy -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-P (2B-1B); Whitaker to 2B
b6 8-4 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET M. Nokes T. McCarthy -1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 8-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  DET D. Bergman T. McCarthy 0% 96% Walk
b6 8-4 2 12- 1,(0-0)  DET P. Sheridan T. McCarthy 0% 96% Passed Ball; Bergman to 2B; Whitaker to 3B
b6 8-4 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O DET P. Sheridan T. McCarthy -1% 95% Flyball: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-8, Tigers' Frank Williams facing 3-4-5
t7 4-8 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHW H. Baines F. Williams -3% 92% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t7 4-8 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  CHW R. Kittle F. Williams -5% 87% Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Baines to 2B
t7 4-8 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O CHW I. Calderon F. Williams 4% 92% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t7 4-8 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHW D. Pasqua F. Williams 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O CHW M. Merullo F. Williams 2% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, White Sox' Tom McCarthy facing 8-9-1
b7 8-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET A. Pedrique T. McCarthy -0% 97% Groundout: P-1B
b7 8-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  DET M. Brumley T. McCarthy 0% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b7 8-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET G. Pettis T. McCarthy 0% 98% Brumley Steals 2B
b7 8-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O DET G. Pettis T. McCarthy -0% 97% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b7 8-4 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R DET C. Lemon T. McCarthy 1% 99% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Brumley Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Lemon to 2B
b7 9-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O DET L. Whitaker T. McCarthy -0% 98% Flyball: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 9.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-9, Tigers' Frank Williams facing 8-9-1
t8 4-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW F. Manrique F. Williams 1% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 4-9 1 --- 11,(3-2)  CHW S. Lyons F. Williams -1% 98% Walk
Willie Hernandez replaces Frank Williams pitching
t8 4-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW O. Guillen W. Hernandez 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t8 4-9 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  CHW D. Gallagher W. Hernandez -1% 99% Walk; Lyons to 2B
t8 4-9 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RRR CHW H. Baines W. Hernandez -6% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lyons Scores; Gallagher Scores
t8 7-9 2 --- 3,(2-0)  CHW R. Kittle W. Hernandez -2% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t8 7-9 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O CHW I. Calderon W. Hernandez 3% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-7, White Sox' Bobby Thigpen facing 4-5-6
Bobby Thigpen replaces Tom McCarthy pitching
b8 9-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  DET K. Moreland B. Thigpen 1% 95% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Ken Williams pinch runs for Keith Moreland (DH) batting 4th
b8 9-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET M. Nokes B. Thigpen -1% 94% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b8 9-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Bergman B. Thigpen 1% 95% Williams Steals 2B
b8 9-7 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET D. Bergman B. Thigpen -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET P. Sheridan B. Thigpen -1% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 9.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-9, Tigers' Willie Hernandez facing 6-7-8
t9 7-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW D. Pasqua W. Hernandez 4% 97% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
Carlos Martinez pinch hits for Matt Merullo (C) batting 7th
t9 7-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW C. Martinez W. Hernandez 2% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t9 7-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  CHW F. Manrique W. Hernandez -2% 97% Walk
t9 7-9 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CHW S. Lyons W. Hernandez 3% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 9.

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