GAME THREAD: AL: CHI WHITE SOX (59-79) at DETROIT (73-65)

AL: CHI WHITE SOX (59-79) at DETROIT (73-65)

<h3>Rogers returns from disabled list to help fading Tigers</h3>



<div class="pre">Chi White Sox (58-79) at Detroit (73-65) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

DETROIT (Ticker) - Kenny Rogers returns from the disabled liston Wednesday, and will try and inject some life into astruggling Detroit Tigers' rotation in the second game of athree-game series with the Chicago White Sox.


Rogers, who makes his first start since July 25, and will lookto help the Tigers avoid fading out of the playoff picture.Detroit is a season-high seven games back of the ClevelandIndians (80-58) in the American League Central, and 3 1/2 gamesback of the New York Yankees (77-62) in the wild card race.

Rogers (3-2, 5.23 ERA) missed time with a blood clot in hisshoulder earlier in the season, and was 0-2 with a 9.88 ERA inhis last two starts before landing on the DL July 30 withinflammation in his left elbow.


The 42-year-old lefthander is 13-7 with a 4.29 ERA in 29 careerstarts against Chicago, but was roughed up for seven runs andseven hits in four innings in his last meeting with the WhiteSox on July 25 before being sidelined.


The Tigers hope Rogers' return boosts a porous rotation. Detroitis an American League-worst 14-27 since July 24, with itsstarters going 8-20 with a 6.54 ERA in that span.


On Tuesday, Jon Garland threw seven solid innings and Chicagogot homers from rookie Josh Fields and Alex Cintron in a 3-1win.


Gavin Floyd takes the hill for the White Sox. Floyd (1-2,6.92), who is winless in his last six starts, beat the Tigers byallowing seven hits in six scoreless innings of a 3-1 win onAugust 5.

 

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 .247 1 11 Curtis Granderson CF .299 19 67
Josh Fields LF .241 18 54 Placido Polanco 2B .341 8 57
Jim Thome DH .265 23 73 Mike Rabelo RF .262 0 13
Paul Konerko 1B .263 27 73 Carlos Guillen SS .303 19 92
Darin Erstad RF .264 3 28 Timo Perez LF .385 0 2
Andy Gonzalez 3B .216 2 11 Ivan Rodriguez C .274 10 53
Juan Uribe SS .221 15 53 Sean Casey 1B .284 3 47
Danny Richar 2B .196 3 9 Marcus Thames DH .247 15 46
Donny Lucy C .000 0 0 Mike Hessman 3B .156 1 6

Gavin Floyd RHP (1-2, 6.92) Kenny Rogers LHP (3-2, 5.23)</div>

 

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

CHI WHITE SOX DETROIT
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jerry Owens CF .247 1 11 Curtis Granderson CF .299 19 67
Josh Fields LF .241 18 54 Placido Polanco 2B .341 8 57
Jim Thome DH .265 23 73 Ryan Raburn RF .315 3 20
Paul Konerko 1B .263 27 73 Carlos Guillen SS .303 19 92
Darin Erstad RF .264 3 28 Timo Perez LF .385 0 2
Andy Gonzalez 3B .216 2 11 Ivan Rodriguez C .274 10 53
Juan Uribe SS .221 15 53 Sean Casey 1B .284 3 47
Danny Richar 2B .196 3 9 Marcus Thames DH .247 15 46
Donny Lucy C .000 0 0 Mike Hessman 3B .156 1 6

Gavin Floyd RHP (1-2, 6.92) Kenny Rogers LHP (3-2, 5.23)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
WARMUPS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD (1-2, 6.92)
DET - KENNY ROGERS (3-2, 5.23)

UMPIRES: HP - JIM REYNOLDS
1B - GARY CEDERSTROM
2B - LANCE BARKSDALE
3B - TIM WELKE

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, right to left</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT
STARTING BATS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD AND DONNY LUCY
DET - KENNY ROGERS AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.247, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
J FIELDS (.241, 18 HR, 54 RBI)
J THOME (.265, 23 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

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<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 - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GRANDERSON (.299, 19 HR, 67 RBI)
P POLANCO (.341, 8 HR, 57 RBI)
R RABURN (.315, 3 HR, 20 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 .246
J Fields lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Erstad rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
D Lucy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P Polanco 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
R Raburn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Thames dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Hessman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

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 6.92

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.08

Pitches-strikes: K Rogers 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: K Rogers 1-1. Batters
faced: K Rogers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.264, 3 HR, 28 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.216, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
J URIBE (.221, 15 HR, 53 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 .246
J Fields lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Erstad rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
A Gonzalez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Uribe ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
D Lucy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Thames dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Hessman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 0 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.08

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 9-6; K Rogers 18-9. Ground balls-fly balls: G Floyd
0-3; K Rogers 1-1. Batters faced: G Floyd 3; K Rogers 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.303, 19 HR, 92 RBI)
T PEREZ (.385, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
I RODRIGUEZ (.274, 10 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) 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 .246
J Fields lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
D Lucy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Guillen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
T Perez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
I Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
S Casey 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
M Thames dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Hessman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 0 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 9-6; K Rogers 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: G Floyd
0-3; K Rogers 1-2. Batters faced: G Floyd 3; K Rogers 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D RICHAR (.196, 3 HR, 9 RBI)
D LUCY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J OWENS (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CHI WHITE SOX (0) 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 .246
J Fields lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241
J Thome dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
D Richar 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
D Lucy c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
T Perez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .407
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
M Thames dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Hessman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 00 -- 0
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.59

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 19-14; K Rogers 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Floyd 0-5; K Rogers 1-2. Batters faced: G Floyd 7; K Rogers 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DANNY RICHAR (4) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF KENNY ROGERS.
CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, DETROIT 0

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D LUCY (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M THAMES (.247, 15 HR, 46 RBI)
M HESSMAN (.156, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
C GRANDERSON (.299, 0-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 .246
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
D Richar 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .204
D Lucy c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 10 1 1 1 2 5 4

BATTING: HR - D Richar (4, 3rd inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Richar
(10). Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .340
R Raburn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
T Perez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .407
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
M Thames dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Hessman 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CHI WHITE SOX - 001 -- 1
DETROIT - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.59

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 5.05

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 19-14; K Rogers 54-32. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Floyd 0-5; K Rogers 1-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 7; K Rogers 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.262, 0-FOR-1)
D ERSTAD (.263, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.215, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CHI WHITE SOX at DETROIT

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

CHI WHITE SOX ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Owens cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .246
J Fields lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240
J Thome dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264
P Konerko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262
D Erstad rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
A Gonzalez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
J Uribe ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220
D Richar 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .204
D Lucy c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

Totals 10 1 1 1 2 5 4

BATTING: HR - D Richar (4, 3rd inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - D Richar
(10). Team LOB - 2.


DETROIT ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Granderson cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
P Polanco 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .340
R Raburn rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
C Guillen ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .302
T Perez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .407
I Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
S Casey 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284
M Thames dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
M Hessman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .152

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Raburn 2. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Granderson 2 (19, 2nd base off G Floyd/D Lucy, 3rd base
off G Floyd/D Lucy), P Polanco (6, 2nd base off G Floyd/D Lucy).


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CHI WHITE SOX - 001 -- 1
DETROIT - 000 -- 0
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CHI WHITE SOX ip h r er bb so hr era
G Floyd 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 6.43

DETROIT ip h r er bb so hr era
K Rogers 3 1 1 1 2 5 1 5.05

Pitches-strikes: G Floyd 41-25; K Rogers 54-32. Ground balls-fly balls: G
Floyd 1-5; K Rogers 1-3. Batters faced: G Floyd 12; K Rogers 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Jim Reynolds. 1B--Gary Cederstrom. 2B--Lance Barksdale. 3B--Tim
Welke.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD
DET - KENNY ROGERS

DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.302, 0-FOR-1)
T PEREZ (.407, 1-FOR-1)
I RODRIGUEZ (.273, 0-FOR-1)</div>