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BAL  2
OAK  0

OAK  4
@BAL  0

CLE  2
@BOS  1

CLE  5
@BOS  4

CHW 13
@DET  6

ANA  7
@KCR  4

(10)
TEX  6
@MIN  4

(12)
SEA  5
@TBD  4

TOR  7
NYY  2

NYM  6
@ATL  3

SDP 15
@COL 11

LAD  1
ARI  0

MIL  3
CHC  2

(10)
MON  4
FLA  2

PIT  7
@PHI  6

(10)
SFG  4
CIN  2

STL 11
HOU  6

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 28,422

Wednesday, September 20, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:00
White Sox
13
90-61
Won 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  6   0  0  0   0  4  2   13 15  0
Tigers          0  2  1   0  0  0   2  1  0    6 10  0
W: J Garland (4-7), L: B Moehler (12-9)
Tigers
6
74-78
Lost 2
3rd, 16½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   2   3   4    0   0  .276  .809   15    1   5   HR,3B,GDP
J Valentin SS                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .285  .855   12    4   4   
F Thomas DH                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.079   19    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  5   1   1   1    0   2  .316  .928   19    1   0   
C Lee LF                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .835   13    2   0   
  M Christensen CF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .143  .393    4    0   0   HBP
P Konerko 1B                  4   3   3   5    1   0  .302  .855   13   11   2   HR,2B
H Perry 3B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .295  .798   14    0   1   GDP
C Singleton CF-LF             4   1   1   0    0   1  .256  .680   11    2   0   GDP
C Johnson C                   3   2   2   1    1   1  .306  .963   14    6   0   HR

J Garland P                                                              0   2
  K Wunsch P                                                             0   0
  B Howry P                                                              0   0
  L Barcelo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39  13  15  13    3   6              134   27  14
BATTING
2B: P Konerko (31, off B Moehler).
3B: R Durham (9, off B Moehler).
HR: R Durham (17, off M Anderson; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF); P Konerko (19, off M Anderson; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); C Johnson (29, off B Moehler; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
HBP: M Christensen (1, by M Anderson).
TB: R Durham 8; P Konerko 7; C Johnson 5; C Lee 2; F Thomas; H Perry; M Ordonez; J Valentin; C Singleton.
GIDP: H Perry (12); R Durham (13); C Singleton (6).
RBI: P Konerko 5 (93); R Durham 4 (74); C Johnson (84); M Ordonez (120); H Perry (55); F Thomas (142).
2-out RBI: R Durham 4; P Konerko 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 6 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 2. P Konerko-J Valentin-P Konerko; R Durham-J Valentin-P Konerko.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Becker RF                   1   0   0   1    2   1  .248  .780   13    0   0   
  W Magee PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .743    2    0   0   
B McMillon DH                 3   0   1   0    2   1  .302  .858   29    0   0   
B Higginson LF                4   2   1   1    0   0  .287  .883   11    0   0   HR,GDP
  D Allen PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .659    4    0   0   
D Palmer 3B                   5   2   2   2    0   1  .260  .824   16    0   1   HR,2B
H Morris 1B                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .265  .785   19   11   1   
D Cruz SS                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .755   14    3   6   
  R Fick C                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .703    5    2   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .260  .767   16    3   5   
  J Macias 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .695         0   0   
J Encarnacion CF              4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .756   10    2   0   2B,GDP
B Ausmus C                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .273  .738   27    5   1   
  S Halter SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .627         0   1   

B Moehler P                                                              1   0
  W Blair P                                                              0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   6  10   6    7   6              166   27  15
BATTING
2B: J Encarnacion (21, off J Garland); D Palmer (20, off J Garland).
HR: D Palmer (28, off K Wunsch; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); B Higginson (27, off J Garland; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: D Palmer 6; B Higginson 4; J Encarnacion 3; B McMillon; B Ausmus; D Easley; D Allen; D Cruz.
GIDP: J Encarnacion (14); B Higginson (5).
RBI: D Palmer 2 (96); B Higginson (92); R Becker (37); D Easley (54); B Ausmus (48).
2-out RBI: D Palmer 2; B Ausmus; R Becker.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 3. D Easley-D Cruz-H Morris 2; D Palmer-D Easley-H Morris.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Garland, W (4-7)             6     5   3   3    5   4   1   6.39   27  105-62   37· 6·19    9· 5· 3· 1     49    -     0.99   0.02
K Wunsch                       1     1   2   2    1   0   1   3.00    5   16-9     5· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.69  -0.07
B Howry                        1     3   1   1    0   0   0   3.33    5   19-14   11· 0· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.34   0.00
L Barcelo                      1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.15    5   22-14    7· 2· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    7   6   2          42  162-99   60· 8·31   14· 7· 6· 2           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moehler, L (12-9)            2.1   7   7   7    1   1   1   4.47   15   48-29   21· 3· 5    6· 1· 5· 1     15    -     1.20  -0.45
W Blair                        5.1   5   1   1    1   2   0   4.77   19   50-33   20· 6· 7   11· 2· 3· 0          1-1    0.38   0.08
C Nitkowski                    0     1   1   1    0   0   0   5.07    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.54  -0.02
M Anderson                     1.1   2   4   4    1   3   2   4.71    8   34-22   12· 6· 4    1· 0· 0· 2          2-2    0.36  -0.14
Totals                         9    15  13  13    3   6   3          43  134-85   54·15·16   18· 3· 9· 3          4-3 
C Nitkowski faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Garland (2).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Anderson (3; M Christensen).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Charlie Williams.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 28,422.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 55° F, Wind 26mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. R Durham             2B    1. R Becker             RF 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. B McMillon           DH 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. D Palmer             3B 
5. C Lee                LF    5. H Morris             1B 
6. P Konerko            1B    6. D Cruz               SS 
7. H Perry              3B    7. D Easley             2B 
8. C Singleton          CF    8. J Encarnacion        CF 
9. C Johnson            C     9. B Ausmus             C  

   J Garland            P        B Moehler            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-3  123  1   16%  85% P Konerko       B Moehler       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Ordonez Scores; Lee Scores
   t 8   2  5-7  123  2   13%  99% R Durham        M Anderson      Home Run; Konerko Scores; Singleton Scores; Johnson Scores
   b 7   2  7-3  1--  2  -11%  83% D Palmer        K Wunsch        Home Run; Higginson Scores
   t 3   0  2-1  ---  3   10%  50% C Johnson       B Moehler       Home Run
   t 3   1  2-2  12-  8   10%  64% M Ordonez       B Moehler       Single to LF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores; Thomas to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   58%  R Durham        Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      --3  1   54%  J Valentin      Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   R      --3  2   59%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive); Durham Scores
   O      1--  1   57%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   54%  C Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   54%  B McMillon      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   60%  B Higginson     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   57%  P Konerko       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   56%  H Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  C Singleton     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   48%  D Palmer        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          -2-  5   45%  H Morris        Walk
   O      12-  1   48%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF; Palmer to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   48%  D Easley        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Palmer Scores
          1--  3   45%  J Encarnacion   Single (Ground Ball); Easley to 2B
          12- 12   43%  B Ausmus        Walk; Easley to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   R      123  5   33%  R Becker        Walk; Easley Scores; Encarnacion to 3B; Ausmus to 2B
   O      123  5   40%  B McMillon      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  3   50%  C Johnson       Home Run
          ---  1   54%  R Durham        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   54%  F Thomas        Walk; Valentin to 2B
   R      12-  8   64%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Valentin Scores; Thomas to 2B
          12-  5   69%  C Lee           Single (Ground Ball); Thomas to 3B; Ordonez to 2B
   RRR    123  1   85%  P Konerko       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Thomas Scores; Ordonez Scores; Lee Scores
                  Willie Blair replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   R      -2-  4   89%  H Perry         Single to LF (Line Drive); Konerko Scores
   OO     1--  3   88%  C Singleton     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-7, Jon Garland facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   82%  B Higginson     Home Run
   O      ---  5   84%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   82%  H Morris        Walk
   O      1--  5   84%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   86%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   85%  C Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   85%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   84%  F Thomas        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Jon Garland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   86%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   87%  R Becker        Walk
          1--      86%  B McMillon      Wild Pitch; Becker to 2B
   O      -2-  5   88%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   88%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   88%  C Lee           Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  3   91%  P Konerko       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Lee to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   86%  H Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Jon Garland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   88%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   90%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   91%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   90%  C Singleton     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   91%  C Johnson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   OO     1--  3   89%  R Durham        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Jon Garland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   91%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   92%  D Easley        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   91%  J Encarnacion   Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   93%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   93%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   92%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Kelly Wunsch facing 1-2-3
                  Kelly Wunsch replaces Jon Garland pitching; Wendell Magee pinch hits for Rich Becker batting 1st
   O      ---  1   94%  W Magee         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   92%  B McMillon      Walk
   O      1--  6   94%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--  2   83%  D Palmer        Home Run; Higginson Scores
   O      ---  3   85%  H Morris        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-5, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
                  Wendell Magee moves to RF
   O      ---  3   84%  C Lee           Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  4   85%  P Konerko       Walk
   O      1--  2   83%  H Perry         Flyball: CF
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Willie Blair pitching
          1--  2   85%  C Singleton     Single to CF (Line Drive); Konerko to 3B
                  Matt Anderson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
          1-3  6   86%  C Johnson       Walk; Singleton to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   99%  R Durham        Home Run; Konerko Scores; Singleton Scores; Johnson Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 11, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-11, Bobby Howry facing 6-7-8
                  Bobby Howry replaces Kelly Wunsch pitching; Chris Singleton moves to LF; McKay Christensen replaces Carlos Lee playing CF batting 5th
          ---  5   98%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   96%  D Easley        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Cruz to 2B
   OO     12-  3   99%  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Cruz to 3B
   R      --3  5   99%  B Ausmus        Single to LF (Line Drive); Cruz Scores
   O      1--  1   99%  W Magee         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 11, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 11-6, Matt Anderson facing 3-4-5
                  Robert Fick replaces Deivi Cruz playing C batting 6th; Jose Macias replaces Damion Easley playing 2B batting 7th; Shane Halter replaces Brad Ausmus playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  7   99%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   99%  M Christensen   Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--  3  100%  P Konerko       Home Run; Christensen Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  H Perry         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 13, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-13, Lorenzo Barcelo facing 2-3-4
                  Lorenzo Barcelo replaces Bobby Howry pitching
          ---  8  100%  B McMillon      Walk
                  Dusty Allen pinch hits for Bobby Higginson batting 3rd
          1--  4   99%  D Allen         Single to LF (Line Drive); McMillon to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  D Palmer        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  4  100%  H Morris        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5  100%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 13, Tigers 6.

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