August 21, 2006 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 2
@BOS 1 DET 7
CHW 1 TBD 4
TEX 3 OAK 12
@TOR 10 ATL 3
PIT 0 PHI 6
@CHC 5 CIN 4
HOU 3 FLA 3
WSN 1 SDP 4
LAD 2 SFG 5
ARI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 39,278

Monday, August 21, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:29

White Sox

73-51

Lost 2

2nd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Tigers          0  2  0   0  2  3   0  0  X    7 12  0

W: J Verlander (15-6), L: J Contreras (11-6)

Tigers

80-45

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .702   16    4   0   
T Iguchi 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .760   19    4   3   CS
J Thome DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .294 1.028   19    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .925   11    7   0   
J Dye RF                      4   1   1   1    0   0  .320 1.017   12    0   0   HR
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .767    9    3   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .294  .858    8    2   3   
R Mackowiak CF                2   0   0   0    2   0  .298  .778   23    4   0   
A Cintron SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .694   15    0   4   

J Contreras P                                                            0   1
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  D Riske P                                                              0   0
  N Cotts P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   1   7   1    3   3              132   24  11

BATTING

HR: J Dye (34, off J Verlander; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: J Dye 4; J Crede 2; J Thome; T Iguchi; A Cintron; A Pierzynski.

RBI: J Dye (93).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Cintron-T Iguchi-P Konerko; J Crede-T Iguchi-P Konerko.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Iguchi (4, 2nd base by J Verlander/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .760   18    4   0   
C Monroe LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .282  .833   22    2   0   HR
D Young DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .759   11    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .295  .808    8    1   0   2B,HBP
  B Clevlen PR-RF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.417         1   0   
C Guillen SS                  3   2   2   0    1   0  .309  .890   20    0   3   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .301  .759   11    3   1   
S Casey 1B                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .293  .782   16   12   2   2B
N Perez 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .600   15    1   4   GDP
B Inge 3B                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .245  .760   11    0   5   SB,HBP,GDP

J Verlander P                                                            3   0
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   7  12   7    1   3              132   27  15

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez (25, off D Riske); S Casey (19, off J Contreras).

HR: C Monroe (21, off J Contreras; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

HBP: M Ordonez (3, by J Contreras); B Inge (4, by J Contreras).

TB: C Monroe 4; S Casey 4; C Guillen 2; M Ordonez 2; B Inge 2; I Rodriguez 2; D Young.

GIDP: N Perez (4); B Inge (10).

RBI: S Casey 3 (45); C Monroe 2 (69); I Rodriguez (52); B Inge (63).

2-out RBI: C Monroe 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. I Rodriguez-C Guillen-S Casey-J Verlander.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Inge (6, 2nd base off J Contreras/A Pierzynski).

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 Contreras, L (11-6)          5     8   7   7    1   1   1   4.04   25   70-45   32· 4· 9    9· 7· 5· 0     23    -     0.88  -0.23
M Thornton                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    3   14-8     6· 2· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.12  -0.00
D Riske                        1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.92    5   25-17   12· 2· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
N Cotts                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.81    4   19-15   12· 2· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   7    1   3   1          37  128-85   62·10·13   12·12· 7· 0          2-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Verlander, W (15-6)          7     5   1   1    2   2   1   3.05   27  103-62   43· 9·10   11· 7· 5· 0     63    -     0.79   0.26
J Zumaya                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.06    4   16-7     3· 1· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.01
T Jones                        1     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.53    5   13-10    8· 0· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   3   1          36  132-79   54·10·15   15· 9· 6· 0           -

J Contreras faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Contreras 2 (9; M Ordonez, B Inge).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Kulpa, 1B - Dan Iassogna, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 39,278.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. S Podsednik          LF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. T Iguchi             2B    2. C Monroe             LF 
3. J Thome              DH    3. D Young              DH 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. J Dye                RF    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Crede              3B    7. S Casey              1B 
8. R Mackowiak          CF    8. N Perez              2B 
9. A Cintron            SS    9. B Inge               3B 

   J Contreras          P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  1-2  -2-  6   17%  86% C Monroe        J Contreras     Home Run (Fly Ball); Inge Scores
   b 2   1  1-2  1-3  5  -10%  61% B Inge          J Contreras     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  1  -10%  42% J Dye           J Verlander     Home Run (Line Drive)
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  1    9%  58% C Guillen       J Contreras     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ordonez to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  1-3  4    9%  68% I Rodriguez     J Contreras     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores; Guillen to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  S Podsednik     Flyball: CF
          ---  6   50%  T Iguchi        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   55%  J Thome         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Iguchi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-P)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   51%  C Monroe        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   50%  D Young         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   42%  J Dye           Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  2   44%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   43%  J Crede         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  9   45%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   49%  M Ordonez       Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   58%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Ordonez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   68%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Ordonez Scores; Guillen to 3B
   R      1-3  3   73%  S Casey         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Guillen Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  N Perez         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Rodriguez to 3B
   OO     1-3  5   61%  B Inge          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Justin Verlander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   63%  A Cintron       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   65%  S Podsednik     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   67%  T Iguchi        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Contreras facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   64%  C Granderson    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   63%  C Monroe        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  D Young         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Justin Verlander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   65%  J Thome         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   67%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  J Dye           Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Contreras facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   66%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   68%  C Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  1   67%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B; Guillen to 2B
   O      -2-  2   63%  S Casey         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   66%  A Pierzynski    Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  1   69%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   67%  R Mackowiak     Walk
          1--  3   63%  A Cintron       Single to CF (Line Drive); Mackowiak to 3B
   O      1-3  6   70%  S Podsednik     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jose Contreras facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   68%  N Perez         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   70%  B Inge          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   68%  C Granderson    Popfly: 3B
          1--      69%  C Monroe        Inge Steals 2B
   RR     -2-  6   86%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Inge Scores
          ---  2   86%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   85%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   88%  T Iguchi        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   85%  J Thome         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   88%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   91%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jose Contreras facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   92%  C Guillen       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   95%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive); Guillen to 3B
   RR     1-3  5   98%  S Casey         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Guillen Scores; Rodriguez Scores
                  Matt Thornton replaces Jose Contreras pitching
   O      -2-  4   97%  N Perez         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      -2-  3   98%  B Inge          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Casey Scores
   O      1--  7   98%  C Granderson    Lineout: CF
                  David Riske replaces Matt Thornton pitching
   O      1--  4   98%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Justin Verlander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   99%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  4   99%  J Crede         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   99%  R Mackowiak     Walk
   O      1--  7   99%  A Cintron       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, David Riske facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   99%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   99%  M Ordonez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
                  Brent Clevlen pinch runs for Magglio Ordonez batting 4th
   O      -2- 10   99%  C Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   99%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Joel Zumaya facing 1-2-3
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Justin Verlander pitching; Brent Clevlen moves to RF
          ---  5   98%  S Podsednik     Walk
   O      1--  5   99%  T Iguchi        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Neal Cotts facing 7-8-9
                  Neal Cotts replaces David Riske pitching
          ---  6  100%  S Casey         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  9  100%  N Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  1  100%  B Inge          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Granderson    Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Todd Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Todd Jones replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  J Dye           Flyball: CF
          ---  3  100%  A Pierzynski    Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   99%  J Crede         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Pierzynski to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 2B-1B; Pierzynski to 3B; Crede to 2B
   O      -23  2  100%  A Cintron       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation