GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (59-40) at CHI WHITE SOX (45-55)

AL: DETROIT (59-40) at CHI WHITE SOX (45-55)

<h3>Contreras hopes to get back on track when White Sox host Tigers</h3>

<div class="pre">Detroit (59-40) at Chi White Sox (45-55) 8:11 pm EDT</div>

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Jose Contreras is running out of time toprove he's worth a trade-deadline gamble.


Contreras will once again take the mound in front of opposingscouts when the Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers onWednesday.


The Cuban righthander has been the subject of trade rumors forthe last few weeks as the White Sox have fallen out of the racein the American League Central Division. His value, however,has dropped considerably recently.


Contreras (5-12, 5.76 ERA) is 0-4 with a 9.85 ERA in his lastfour starts. He allowed 10 runs in 7 1/3 innings in his lastFriday against the Boston Red Sox.


Despite his struggles, Contreras' veteran presence andpostseason experience make him attractive to many teams thatstill hold playoff aspirations.


The Tigers will counter with Kenny Rogers (3-2, 3.77). Rogerssat out the first three-plus months of the season after having ablood clot removed from his pitching shoulder, but showed norust in winning his first three starts. His last two outings,however, have yielded a total of 10 earned runs in 11 1/3frames, both losses.


The White Sox swept a doubleheader on Tuesday, overcoming a 7-2deficit to take the nightcap.

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">DETROIT AT CHI WHITE SOX -- LINEUPS

DETROIT CHI WHITE SOX
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Curtis Granderson CF .301 15 50 Andy Gonzalez CF .225 1 9
Ryan Raburn RF .400 1 3 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .250 6 29
Sean Casey 1B .293 2 35 Jim Thome DH .288 17 56
Magglio Ordonez DH .357 15 84 Paul Konerko 1B .261 22 61
Carlos Guillen SS .307 14 69 Jermaine Dye RF .229 16 47
Craig Monroe LF .221 11 49 Josh Fields 3B .247 7 26
Mike Rabelo C .267 0 8 Scott Podsednik LF .257 1 3
Brandon Inge 3B .241 12 46 Juan Uribe SS .217 8 32
Omar Infante 2B .254 1 12 Toby Hall C .207 0 1

Kenny Rogers LHP (3-2, 3.77) Jose Contreras RHP (5-12, 5.76)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
WARMUPS: DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-2, 3.77)
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (5-12, 5.76)

UMPIRES: HP - RICK REED
1B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
2B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-2, 3.77)
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS (5-12, 5.76)

UMPIRES: HP - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
1B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
2B - RICK REED
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 14 mph, out to center</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
STARTING BATS: DET - KENNY ROGERS AND MIKE RABELO
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS AND TOBY HALL

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSO (.303, 15 HR, 50 RBI)
R RABURN (.400, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
S CASEY (.293, 2 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - KENNY ROGERS
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A GONZALEZ (.225, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.250, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
J THOME (.288, 17 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: S - R Raburn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1.
Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Thome dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Dye rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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DETROIT - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.77

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.71

Pitches-strikes: J Contreras 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: J Contreras 3-0.
Batters faced: J Contreras 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 79 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX
CONFIRMED STARTERS: DET - KENNY ROGERS
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JERMAINE DYE (17) TO CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF KENNY ROGERS SCORED JIM THOME AND PAUL KONERKO.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.247, 7 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 0 1 0
CHI WHITE SOX 3 3 3 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - KENNY ROGERS
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.307, 14 HR, 69 RBI)
C MONROE (.221, 11 HR, 49 RBI)
M RABELO (.267, 0 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">DETROIT (0) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
O Infante 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: S - R Raburn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1.
Team LOB - 1.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .232
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 6 3 3 3 1 0 1

BATTING: HR - J Dye (17, 1st inning off K Rogers 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Dye 3
(50). 2-out RBI - J Dye 3. Team LOB - 1.


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
CHI WHITE SOX - 3 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.55

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.71

Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 28-14; J Contreras 10-7. Ground balls-fly balls: K
Rogers 2-1; J Contreras 3-0. Batters faced: K Rogers 7; J Contreras 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
MIKE RABELO HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING CARLOS GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1
CHI WHITE SOX 3 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.241, 12 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 1 3 0
CHI WHITE SOX 3 3 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - KENNY ROGERS
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.217, 8 HR, 32 RBI)
T HALL (.207, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.222, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356
C Guillen ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
O Infante 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252

Totals 7 1 3 0 0 0 3

BATTING: S - R Raburn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1.
GIDP - M Rabelo. Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .232
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Hall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 6 3 3 3 1 0 1

BATTING: HR - J Dye (17, 1st inning off K Rogers 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Dye 3
(50). 2-out RBI - J Dye 3. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 01 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 3 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 3 3 3 1 0 1 4.55

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.74

HBP - B Inge (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 28-14; J Contreras
22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: K Rogers 2-1; J Contreras 5-1. Batters faced: K
Rogers 7; J Contreras 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 1 3 0
CHI WHITE SOX 3 0 3 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - KENNY ROGERS
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.303, 1-FOR-1)
R RABURN (.400, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
S CASEY (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">DETROIT (1) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .356
C Guillen ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .309
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .224
M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
O Infante 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252

Totals 7 1 3 0 0 0 3

BATTING: S - R Raburn. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ordonez 1.
GIDP - M Rabelo. Team LOB - 2.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .232
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 9 3 3 3 2 0 2

BATTING: HR - J Dye (17, 1st inning off K Rogers 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Dye 3
(50). 2-out RBI - J Dye 3. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 01 -- 1
CHI WHITE SOX - 30 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 4.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.74

HBP - B Inge (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 47-25; J Contreras
22-14. Ground balls-fly balls: K Rogers 4-2; J Contreras 5-1. Batters faced: K
Rogers 11; J Contreras 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RYAN RABURN (2) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF JOSE CONTRERAS.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, CHI WHITE SOX 3

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: S CASEY (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 0 1 1 2 4 0
CHI WHITE SOX 3 0 3 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - KENNY ROGERS
CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.288, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P KONERKO (.263, 1-FOR-1)
J DYE (.232, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">DETROIT (2) VS CHI WHITE SOX (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .302
R Raburn rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .438
S Casey 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M Ordonez dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .356
C Guillen ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .309
C Monroe lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .223
M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
O Infante 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252

Totals 11 2 4 1 2 2 5

BATTING: HR - R Raburn (2, 3rd inning off J Contreras 0 on, 1 Out). S - R
Raburn. RBI - R Raburn (4). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Monroe
1, M Ordonez 1. GIDP - M Rabelo. Team LOB - 4.


CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Gonzalez cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
T Iguchi 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288
P Konerko 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
J Dye rf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .232
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217
T Hall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203

Totals 9 3 3 3 2 0 2

BATTING: HR - J Dye (17, 1st inning off K Rogers 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Dye 3
(50). 2-out RBI - J Dye 3. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Uribe-T Iguchi-P Konerko).


----------------------------------------------------
DETROIT - 011 -- 2
CHI WHITE SOX - 30 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 4.40

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Contreras 3 4 2 2 2 2 1 5.77

HBP - B Inge (by J Contreras). Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 47-25; J Contreras
53-31. Ground balls-fly balls: K Rogers 4-2; J Contreras 5-2. Batters faced: K
Rogers 11; J Contreras 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSH FIELDS (8) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF KENNY ROGERS SCORED PAUL KONERKO.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2, CHI WHITE SOX 5

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>