April 20, 2007 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 8
SEA 4 BAL 5
TOR 4 BOS 7
NYY 6 CHW 5
@DET 4 KCR 11
MIN 7 CLE 4
@TBD 3 OAK 16
@TEX 4 STL 2
@CHC 1 CIN 2
PHI 1
(10) SDP 11
@COL 1 WSN 6
@FLA 5
(14) LAD 10
PIT 2 HOU 6
@MIL 5 ATL 7
@NYM 3 SFG 4
ARI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,685

Friday, April 20, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:59

White Sox

8-7

Won 3

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: N Masset (1-0), L: J Grilli (0-1), S: B Jenks (5)

Tigers

9-7

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad CF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .185  .491   17    5   0   CS
T Iguchi 2B                   2   2   1   1    2   0  .244  .775   23    4   1   HR
J Thome DH                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .325 1.307   18    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .192  .652   13    4   1   
J Dye RF                      3   0   0   0    1   1  .204  .718   18    2   0   
  B Anderson LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472         0   0   
A Pierzynski C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .191  .560   18    9   0   GDP
J Crede 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .465   14    1   3   
R Mackowiak LF-RF             4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .786    7    1   0   3B
J Uribe SS                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .233  .804   12    0   2   HR,SH

J Danks P                                                                0   0
  N Masset P                                                             0   0
  D Aardsma P                                                            1   0
  M Thornton P                                                           0   0
  M MacDougal P                                                          0   0
  B Jenks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   5   7   5    6   5              140   27   7

BATTING

3B: R Mackowiak (1, off A Lopez).

HR: T Iguchi (2, off C Durbin; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Uribe (4, off C Durbin; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Uribe (2, off J Grilli).

TB: T Iguchi 4; R Mackowiak 4; J Uribe 4; D Erstad 2; P Konerko.

GIDP: A Pierzynski (2).

RBI: P Konerko 2 (7); D Erstad (4); J Uribe (10); T Iguchi (4).

2-out RBI: J Uribe.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Erstad (1, 2nd base by J Grilli/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
I Rodriguez C                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .762   12    7   1   2B
P Polanco 2B                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .382  .879   21    2   4   2B
G Sheffield DH                3   1   0   0    2   1  .125  .507   27    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .259  .774   16    0   0   2B
C Guillen SS                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .271  .801   21    3   2   SB
C Monroe LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .200  .614   17    1   0   
M Thames 1B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .729   10    5   2   
  S Casey PH-1B               2   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .462    7    2   1   
O Infante CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666   16    3   0   SB
B Inge 3B                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .125  .531   17    2   1   HR
  C Granderson PH             1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .894    3    0   0   

C Durbin P                                                               2   1
  J Grilli P                                                             0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   4    4   9              167   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Ordonez (7, off J Danks); I Rodriguez (3, off J Danks); P Polanco (2, off B Jenks).

HR: B Inge (3, off J Danks; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: B Inge 4; P Polanco 3; C Guillen 2; M Ordonez 2; I Rodriguez 2; O Infante.

RBI: C Guillen 2 (9); B Inge (6); M Ordonez (10).

2-out RBI: C Guillen 2; M Ordonez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Polanco-I Rodriguez; P Polanco-C Guillen-M Thames.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Guillen (2, 2nd base off J Danks/A Pierzynski); O Infante (1, 2nd base off N Masset/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 Danks                        4.2   6   4   4    3   4   1   5.06   23   94-54   34· 9·11    7· 8· 1· 0     37    -     1.22  -0.25
N Masset, W (1-0)              1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.09    6   24-13    7· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.45   0.10
D Aardsma, H (2)               1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   0.79    4   25-16    9· 2· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.71   0.18
M Thornton, H (4)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.79    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.92   0.05
M MacDougal, H (5)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.30   0.03
B Jenks, S (5)                 1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.15    4   11-9     3· 2· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.92   0.22
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4   9   1          39  160-95   56·14·25   11·13· 2· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Durbin                       5     3   4   4    4   2   2  10.54   21   74-42   23· 4·15    7· 8· 0· 0     43    -     1.02  -0.20
J Grilli, BS (1), L (0-1)      1.2   3   1   1    2   1   0   8.59    8   33-20   14· 1· 4    2· 1· 2· 0          3-2    2.14  -0.10
B Seay                         0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    1    6-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.99   0.03
A Lopez                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   25-18    6· 8· 4    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.86   0.10
Totals                         9     7   5   5    6   5   2          37  138-84   44·15·24   11·13· 2· 0          4-2

C Durbin faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Jenks (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 40,685.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 9mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Erstad             CF    1. I Rodriguez          C  
2. T Iguchi             2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. J Thome              DH    3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. J Dye                RF    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. C Monroe             LF 
7. J Crede              3B    7. M Thames             1B 
8. R Mackowiak          LF    8. O Infante            CF 
9. J Uribe              SS    9. B Inge               3B 

   J Danks              P        C Durbin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  -23  5  -21%  21% C Guillen       J Danks         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sheffield Scores; Ordonez Scores; Guillen to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 6   1  4-4  123  3  -21%  42% J Crede         J Grilli        Double Play: Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B); Thome out at Hm/2B-C
   t 6   0  4-2  123  3   20%  68% P Konerko       J Grilli        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Erstad Scores; Iguchi Scores; Thome to 3B
   b 9   2  5-4  --3  6   17% 100% G Sheffield     B Jenks         Strikeout Looking
   b 5   2  2-1  12-  2  -16%  42% M Ordonez       J Danks         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Rodriguez Scores; Sheffield to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  D Erstad        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   46%  T Iguchi        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   45%  J Thome         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Danks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   45%  P Polanco       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   48%  G Sheffield     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
          1--  4   46%  M Ordonez       Walk; Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   48%  P Konerko       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  J Dye           Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   45%  A Pierzynski    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Danks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  C Monroe        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  M Thames        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  O Infante       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Chad Durbin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  J Crede         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   45%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   R      ---  3   57%  J Uribe         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   56%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, John Danks facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  9   44%  B Inge          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   47%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  6   47%  G Sheffield     Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Chad Durbin facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  5   62%  T Iguchi        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  6   65%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  4   62%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF
          1--  6   65%  J Dye           Walk; Thome to 2B
   OO     12-  1   56%  A Pierzynski    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, John Danks facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   52%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   56%  C Monroe        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  7   60%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      59%  O Infante       Guillen Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   63%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Chad Durbin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   60%  J Crede         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   59%  R Mackowiak     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   57%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, John Danks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   61%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   55%  I Rodriguez     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  7   60%  P Polanco       Flyball: LF
          -2-  4   59%  G Sheffield     Walk
   R      12-  2   42%  M Ordonez       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Rodriguez Scores; Sheffield to 3B
   RR     -23  5   21%  C Guillen       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Sheffield Scores; Ordonez Scores; Guillen to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Nick Masset replaces John Danks pitching
          -2-  6   20%  C Monroe        Walk
                  Sean Casey pinch hits for Marcus Thames batting 7th
   O      12-  3   23%  S Casey         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Chad Durbin facing 1-2-3
                  Sean Casey moves to 1B
          ---  3   28%  D Erstad        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   37%  T Iguchi        Walk; Erstad to 2B
          12-  5   47%  J Thome         Walk; Erstad to 3B; Iguchi to 2B
                  Jason Grilli replaces Chad Durbin pitching
   RR     123  3   68%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Erstad Scores; Iguchi Scores; Thome to 3B
   O      1-3  4   59%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
          1-3 10   63%  A Pierzynski    Walk; Konerko to 2B
   OO     123  3   42%  J Crede         Double Play: Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B); Thome out at Hm/2B-C
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Nick Masset facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   37%  O Infante       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   42%  B Inge          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   46%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
          1--      45%  P Polanco       Infante Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Jason Grilli facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   56%  R Mackowiak     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   53%  J Uribe         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Mackowiak to 2B
   R      -2-  4   68%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mackowiak Scores
   O      1--      63%  T Iguchi        Erstad Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  6   65%  " "             Walk
                  Bobby Seay replaces Jason Grilli pitching
   O      1--  6   62%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, David Aardsma facing 3-4-5
                  David Aardsma replaces Nick Masset pitching
   O      ---  7   67%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   71%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   73%  C Guillen       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Aquilino Lopez facing 4-5-6
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      ---  3   71%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   69%  J Dye           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, David Aardsma facing 6-7-8
                  Brian N. Anderson replaces Jermaine Dye playing LF batting 5th; Rob Mackowiak moves to RF
   O      ---  6   74%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Thornton replaces David Aardsma pitching
   O      ---  4   79%  S Casey         Flyball: CF
                  Mike MacDougal replaces Matt Thornton pitching
   O      ---  2   83%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Aquilino Lopez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   81%  J Crede         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   87%  R Mackowiak     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  3   82%  J Uribe         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      --3  4   78%  D Erstad        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Bobby Jenks facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Jenks replaces Mike MacDougal pitching; Curtis Granderson pinch hits for Brandon Inge batting 9th
   O      ---  3   88%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   95%  I Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  1   85%  P Polanco       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-      83%  G Sheffield     Wild Pitch; Polanco to 3B
   O      --3  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200704200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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