GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (51-59) at DETROIT (61-48)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (51-59) at DETROIT (61-48)

<h3>Tigers hope to avoid series sweep by White Sox</h3>

<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (51-59) at Detroit (61-48) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) - The slumping Detroit Tigers try salvage thefinale of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox onSunday.


A.J. Pierzynski and Jim Thome both homered in the third inningson Saturday as Chicago won its third consecutive contest with a7-5 victory.


Jordan Tada (1-0, 2.57 ERA) takes the mound for the Tigers, whoare one-half game behind the Cleveland Indians (62-48) for firstplace in the American League Central.


The rookie righthander was solid in his first career start,allowing two runs and six hits in seven inning for a 5-2 winagainst the Oakland Athletics on Monday. He was recalled fromClass AAA Toledo to fill the void left by Kenny Rogers, who ison the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his shoulder.

The injuries to Detroit's pitching staff continues to grow aslefthander Andrew Miller was placed on the 15-day DL prior toSaturday's loss with a hamstring strain.


Chicago's Gavin Floyd (0-1, 10.05) searches for his first winthis season. Last time out, the righthander gave up five runsand six hits in three innings while not factoring in thedecision against the New York Yankees.


In his second start of the season, Floyd was carved up by theTigers on July 24, allowing seven runs and 11 hits over 4 2/3innings at U.S. Cellular Field.

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (51-59) at DETROIT (61-48)

<h3>Tigers hope to avoid series sweep by White Sox</h3>

<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (51-59) at Detroit (61-48) 1:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The slumping Detroit Tigers try to salvagethe finale of a three-game series against the Chicago White Soxon Sunday.


A.J. Pierzynski and Jim Thome both homered in the third inningon Saturday as Chicago won its third consecutive contest with a7-5 victory.


Jordan Tada (1-0, 2.57 ERA) takes the mound for the Tigers, whoare one-half game behind the Cleveland Indians (62-48) for firstplace in the American League Central.


The rookie righthander was solid in his first career start,allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings for a 5-2 winagainst the Oakland Athletics on Monday. He was recalled fromClass AAA Toledo to fill the void left by Kenny Rogers, who ison the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his shoulder.

The injuries to Detroit's pitching staff continue to grow aslefthander Andrew Miller was placed on the 15-day DL prior toSaturday's loss with a hamstring strain.


Chicago's Gavin Floyd (0-1, 10.05) searches for his first winthis season. Last time out, the righthander gave up five runsand six hits in three innings while not factoring in thedecision against the New York Yankees.


In his second start of the season, Floyd was carved up by theTigers on July 24, allowing seven runs and 11 hits over 4 2/3innings at U.S. Cellular Field.

 

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
Darin Erstad RF .272 2 22 Placido Polanco 2B .345 6 48
Jim Thome DH .279 18 59 Sean Casey DH .294 2 40
Paul Konerko 1B .273 23 63 Magglio Ordonez RF .348 16 91
A.J. Pierzynski C .272 9 38 Carlos Guillen SS .308 14 72
Josh Fields 3B .241 9 30 Ryan Raburn LF .368 3 10
Scott Podsednik LF .264 1 7 Mike Rabelo C .287 0 9
Juan Uribe SS .216 11 43 Mike Hessman 1B .208 1 6
Danny Richar 2B .222 0 0 Brandon Inge 3B .244 12 49

Gavin Floyd RHP (0-1, 10.05) Jordan Tata RHP (1-0, 2.57)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD (0-1, 10.05)
DET - JORDAN TATA (1-0, 2.57)

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

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, drizzle
WIND: 6 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 12 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD (0-1, 10.05)
DET - JORDAN TATA (1-0, 2.57)

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

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, drizzle
WIND: 6 mph, in from left</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
DET - JORDAN TATA AND MIKE RABELO

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.250, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
D ERSTAD (.272, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
J THOME (.279, 18 HR, 59 RBI)</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 0 0 0 0
DETROIT 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - JORDAN TATA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.298, 16 HR, 53 RBI)
P POLANCO (.345, 6 HR, 48 RBI)
S CASEY (.294, 2 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) 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 .249
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: 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 .345
S Casey dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Ordonez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
R Raburn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.05

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tata 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25

Pitches-strikes: J Tata 11-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Tata 1-1. Batters
faced: J Tata 3.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees,
drizzle. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - JORDAN TATA</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 0 0 0 1
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - JORDAN TATA

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.273, 23 HR, 63 RBI)
A PIERZYNSKI (.272, 9 HR, 38 RBI)
J FIELDS (.241, 9 HR, 30 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) 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 .249
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Pierzynski c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Fields 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
S Podsednik lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Fields (6, dropped foul ball).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
R Raburn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.39

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tata 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 19-12; J Tata 11-10. Ground balls-fly balls: G Floyd
0-1; J Tata 1-1. Batters faced: G Floyd 4; J Tata 3.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees,
drizzle. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH FIELDS SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FIELDS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
DETROIT 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.264, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</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 0 1 1 2 1
DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - JORDAN TATA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.308, 14 HR, 72 RBI)
R RABURN (.368, 3 HR, 10 RBI)
M RABELO (.287, 0 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS DETROIT (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pierzynski (17, J Tata); J Fields (8, J Tata). RBI - J Fields
(31). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Fields (6, dropped foul ball).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
R Raburn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
M Rabelo c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
M Hessman 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Raburn (J Fields at 2nd base). DP: 1 (R
Raburn-P Polanco).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.39

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tata 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.00

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 19-12; J Tata 28-21. Ground balls-fly balls: G Floyd
0-1; J Tata 1-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 4; J Tata 7.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees,
drizzle. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</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 0 1 1 2 1
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - JORDAN TATA

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.216, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
D RICHAR (.222, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J OWENS (.249, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (1) VS DETROIT (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - A Pierzynski (17, J Tata); J Fields (8, J Tata). RBI - J Fields
(31). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - J Fields (6, dropped foul ball).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
R Raburn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385
M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
M Hessman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 4 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Hessman 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - R Raburn (2, 2nd base off G Floyd/A Pierzynski).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Raburn (J Fields at 2nd base). DP: 1 (R
Raburn-P Polanco).


----------------------------------------------------
CHI WHITE SOX - 01 -- 1
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 8.82

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tata 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.00

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 35-23; J Tata 28-21. Ground balls-fly balls: G Floyd
0-2; J Tata 1-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 8; J Tata 7.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees,
drizzle. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</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 0 1 0 1 3 1
DETROIT 0 0 0 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - JORDAN TATA

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.244, 12 HR, 49 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.297, 0-FOR-1)
P POLANCO (.346, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .271
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .277
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
A Pierzynski c 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
J Fields 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245
S Podsednik lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
D Richar 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263

Totals 10 1 3 1 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - A Pierzynski (17, J Tata); J Fields (8, J Tata). 3B - D Richar
(1, J Tata). RBI - J Fields (31). GIDP - J Thome. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Fields (6, dropped foul ball).


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
P Polanco 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .346
S Casey dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
M Ordonez rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .348
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .307
R Raburn lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .385
M Rabelo c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
M Hessman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
B Inge 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 4 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Hessman 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - R Raburn (2, 2nd base off G Floyd/A Pierzynski).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - R Raburn (J Fields at 2nd base). DP: 2 (R
Raburn-P Polanco, P Polanco-C Guillen-M Hessman).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 010 -- 1
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 8.82

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tata 3 3 1 1 2 1 0 2.70

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 35-23; J Tata 46-28. Ground balls-fly balls: G Floyd
0-2; J Tata 3-4. Batters faced: G Floyd 8; J Tata 12.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 64 degrees,
drizzle. Wind: 6 mph, in from left.</div>