GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (50-59) at DETROIT (61-47)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (50-59) at DETROIT (61-47)

<h3>Dye looks to continue his hot hitting vs. Tigers</h3>

<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (50-59) at Detroit (61-47) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) - Jermaine Dye will try to lead the ChicagoWhite Sox to their third straight win in the second game of aweekend series against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.

In the series opener, Dye registered his 22nd homer and JuanUribe stroked his third career grand slam as Chicago posted a7-4 victory on Friday.


The 2005 World Series MVP has been on a tear since the All-Starbreak, going 27-for-84 (.321) with 10 homers, eight doubles and18 RBI.


Javier Vazquez (8-6, 3.63 ERA) takes the hill for Chicago, whichis 2-2 on its six-game road trip. Last time out, Vazquez hadhis five-game undefeated streak ended with a 4-1 loss to Torontoon Sunday.


The 6-1 righthander improved to 2-4 against Detroit, which waslimited to three runs and four hits in eight innings by Vazquezon July 24 at U.S. Cellular Field.


The Tigers will counter with Jeremy Bonderman (10-3, 4.33), whois coming one of his worst career outings. On Sunday, Bondermanwas tagged for 10 earned runs in 2 1/3 frames of a 13-4 loss atAnaheim.


The hard-throwing 24-year-old is winless since capturing his10th win of the season.


Bonderman has managed a 5-1 record at Comerica Park, where helast appeared on June 7.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CHI WHITE SOX DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .250 1 5 Curtis Granderson CF .298 16 53
Josh Fields 3B .241 9 30 Placido Polanco 2B .343 5 47
Jim Thome DH .274 17 58 Sean Casey DH .291 2 39
Paul Konerko 1B .271 23 63 Magglio Ordonez RF .352 16 91
A.J. Pierzynski C .269 8 36 Carlos Guillen SS .311 14 71
Jermaine Dye RF .240 22 57 Fernando Rodney C .000 0 0
Scott Podsednik LF .264 1 6 Mike Hessman 1B .227 1 6
Juan Uribe SS .219 11 43 Craig Monroe LF .223 11 53
Danny Richar 2B .200 0 0 Brandon Inge 3B .244 12 48

Javier Vazquez RHP (8-6, 3.63) Jeremy Bonderman RHP (10-3, 4.33)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CHI WHITE SOX DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .250 1 5 Curtis Granderson CF .298 16 53
Josh Fields 3B .241 9 30 Placido Polanco 2B .343 5 47
Jim Thome DH .274 17 58 Sean Casey DH .291 2 39
Paul Konerko 1B .271 23 63 Magglio Ordonez RF .352 16 91
A.J. Pierzynski C .269 8 36 Carlos Guillen SS .311 14 71
Jermaine Dye RF .240 22 57 Ivan Rodriguez C .281 9 50
Scott Podsednik LF .264 1 6 Mike Hessman 1B .227 1 6
Juan Uribe SS .219 11 43 Craig Monroe LF .223 11 53
Danny Richar 2B .200 0 0 Brandon Inge 3B .244 12 48

Javier Vazquez RHP (8-6, 3.63) Jeremy Bonderman RHP (10-3, 4.33)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ (8-6, 3.63)
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN (10-3, 4.33)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TSCHIDA
1B - JIM JOYCE
2B - ROB DRAKE
3B - BILL WELKE

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, left to right</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.250, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
J FIELDS (.241, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
J THOME (.274, 17 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY A.J. PIERZYNSKI SCORED JIM THOME.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PIERZYNSKI ON FIRST, P KONERKO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.240, 22 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED PAUL KONERKO AND A.J.
PIERZYNSKI.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J DYE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
DETROIT 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.264, 1 HR, 6 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY SCOTT PODSEDNIK SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 4
DETROIT 0 END TOP, 1ST</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.298, 16 HR, 53 RBI)
P POLANCO (.343, 5 HR, 47 RBI)
S CASEY (.291, 2 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (4) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
S Podsednik lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - J Dye (23, J Bonderman). RBI - A Pierzynski (37), J Dye 2 (59), S
Podsednik (7). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski, J Dye 2, S Podsednik. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343
S Casey dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Monroe (S Podsednik at 2nd base).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 4 -- 4
DETROIT - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.63

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 4 4 4 1 0 0 4.57

WP - J Bonderman. Pitches-strikes: J Bonderman 30-18. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Bonderman 2-0. Batters faced: J Bonderman 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.219, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
D RICHAR (.200, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J OWENS (.248, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (4) VS DETROIT (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
S Podsednik lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 4 4 4 1 0 2

BATTING: 2B - J Dye (23, J Bonderman). RBI - A Pierzynski (37), J Dye 2 (59), S
Podsednik (7). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski, J Dye 2, S Podsednik. Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Monroe (S Podsednik at 2nd base).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 4 -- 4
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.61

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 1 4 4 4 1 0 0 4.57

WP - J Bonderman. Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 10-5; J Bonderman 30-18. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 1-2; J Bonderman 2-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 3; J
Bonderman 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.352, 16 HR, 91 RBI)
C GUILLEN (.311, 14 HR, 71 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.281, 9 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (4) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
S Podsednik lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188

Totals 9 4 4 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Dye (23, J Bonderman). RBI - A Pierzynski (37), J Dye 2 (59), S
Podsednik (7). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski, J Dye 2, S Podsednik. GIDP - D Richar.
Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
C Monroe lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - C Guillen (21, throw). Outfield assists - C Monroe (S Podsednik
at 2nd base). DP: 1 (B Inge-C Guillen-M Hessman).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 40 -- 4
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.61

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 4 4 4 1 0 0 4.53

WP - J Bonderman. Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 10-5; J Bonderman 42-28. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 1-2; J Bonderman 5-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 3; J
Bonderman 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CRAIG MONROE SCORED IVAN RODRIGUEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C MONROE ON FIRST, M HESSMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 4
DETROIT 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.244, 12 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRANDON INGE SCORED MIKE HESSMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B INGE ON FIRST, C MONROE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 4
DETROIT 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.298, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ
DET - JEREMY BONDERMAN

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.245, 1-FOR-1)
J THOME (.274, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P KONERKO (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (4) VS DETROIT (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
J Thome dh 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
P Konerko 1b 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .270
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Dye rf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .242
S Podsednik lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
D Richar 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188

Totals 9 4 4 4 1 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Dye (23, J Bonderman). RBI - A Pierzynski (37), J Dye 2 (59), S
Podsednik (7). 2-out RBI - A Pierzynski, J Dye 2, S Podsednik. GIDP - D Richar.
Team LOB - 0.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
I Rodriguez c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .283
M Hessman 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .227
C Monroe lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .226
B Inge 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246

Totals 8 2 3 2 2 0 0

BATTING: 3B - I Rodriguez (3, J Vazquez). RBI - C Monroe (54), B Inge (49).
2-out RBI - C Monroe, B Inge. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - C Guillen (21, throw). Outfield assists - C Monroe (S Podsednik
at 2nd base). DP: 1 (B Inge-C Guillen-M Hessman).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 40 -- 4
DETROIT - 02 -- 2
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
J Vazquez 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 3.71

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Bonderman 2 4 4 4 1 0 0 4.53

WP - J Bonderman. Pitches-strikes: J Vazquez 37-21; J Bonderman 42-28. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Vazquez 2-3; J Bonderman 5-0. Batters faced: J Vazquez 10; J
Bonderman 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Tschida. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 76 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIM THOME (18) TO RIGHT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF JEREMY BONDERMAN.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5, DETROIT 2

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.270, 0-FOR-1)</div>