GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: DETROIT (87-72) at CHI WHITE SOX (69-89)

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 1 1 13 18 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: DET - NATE ROBERTSON, JASON GRILLI (7TH) AND MIKE RABELO

CHA - JOSE CONTRERAS, MIKE MYERS (7TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL
(7TH), HEATH PHILLIPS (7TH), MATT THORNTON (9TH) AND TOBY HALL


WP - NATE ROBERTSON (9-13)
LP - JOSE CONTRERAS (10-17)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: DET - CARLOS GUILLEN (21) OFF JOSE CONTRERAS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
MIKE RABELO (1) OFF MIKE MACDOUGAL IN THE 7TH, 1 ON

CHA - JOSH FIELDS (23) OFF NATE ROBERTSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:04 ATT: 33,154</div>

 

AL: DETROIT at CHI WHITE SOX

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DETROIT (13) AT CHI WHITE SOX (3) - EVENT LOG
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Detroit Starting Lineups -- P Polanco 2B, C Granderson CF, C Guillen 1B,
M Ordonez RF, S Casey DH, M Thames LF, M Rabelo C, B Inge 3B, R Santiago SS,
N Robertson LHP.

Chi White Sox Starting Lineups -- J Owens CF, J Fields 3B, J Thome DH,
P Konerko 1B, J Dye RF, S Podsednik LF, J Uribe SS, D Richar 2B, T Hall C,
J Contreras RHP.

Umpires -- Kerwin Danley (HP), Doug Eddings (1B), Mike Everitt (2B),
Chris Guccione (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 12 mph.


DETROIT 1ST: P Polanco fouled out to first. C Granderson singled to left.
C Granderson stole second. C Guillen flied out to right, C Granderson to third.
M Ordonez doubled to deep left, C Granderson scored. S Casey flied out to
right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 1ST: J Owens grounded out to second. J Fields struck out
looking. J Thome singled to right center. L Terrero ran for J Thome.
P Konerko popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

DETROIT 2ND: M Thames fouled out to first. M Rabelo singled to right.
B Inge grounded out to third, M Rabelo to second. R Santiago grounded out to
pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 2ND: J Dye popped out to shortstop. S Podsednik grounded out
to shortstop. J Uribe grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 1, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

DETROIT 3RD: P Polanco singled to left. C Granderson popped out to
shortstop. C Guillen homered to right, P Polanco scored. M Ordonez popped out
to first. S Casey flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD: O Infante at second base. D Richar grounded out to
second. T Hall popped out to second. J Owens lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

DETROIT 4TH: M Thames popped out to shortstop. M Rabelo grounded out to
second. B Inge doubled to left. R Santiago grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3, CHI WHITE SOX 0.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH: J Fields singled to center. L Terrero flied out to
center. P Konerko singled to center, J Fields to second. J Dye singled to
center, J Fields scored, P Konerko to second. S Podsednik popped out to third.
J Uribe grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 3,
CHI WHITE SOX 1.

DETROIT 5TH: O Infante grounded out to third. C Granderson reached on
infield single to third. C Granderson stole second. C Guillen walked.
M Ordonez singled to left, C Granderson scored, C Guillen to second. S Casey
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Ordonez out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4, CHI WHITE SOX 1.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH: D Richar grounded out to first. T Hall flied out to
left. J Owens reached on infield single to first. J Fields homered to right
center, J Owens scored. L Terrero struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) DETROIT 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

DETROIT 6TH: M Thames struck out looking. M Rabelo struck out swinging.
B Inge grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 4,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 6TH: P Konerko grounded out to third. J Dye grounded out to
shortstop. S Podsednik grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 4, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

DETROIT 7TH: R Santiago reached on bunt single to second. O Infante
sacrificed to pitcher, R Santiago to second. M Myers relieved J Contreras.
C Granderson hit by pitch. R Santiago stole third, C Granderson stole second.
C Guillen doubled to right center, R Santiago and C Granderson scored. M Ordonez
intentionally walked. S Casey singled to right, C Guillen scored, M Ordonez to
third. M MacDougal relieved M Myers. C Maybin ran for S Casey. M Thames
doubled to right, M Ordonez and C Maybin scored. B Clevlen ran for M Thames.
M Rabelo homered to right, B Clevlen scored. B Inge grounded out to second.
R Santiago safe at first on error by third baseman J Fields. O Infante doubled
to left, R Santiago to third. A Gonzalez at first base. H Phillips relieved
M MacDougal. C Granderson walked. C Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, C Granderson out at second. (7 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) DETROIT 11,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 7TH: B Clevlen in left field. J Uribe flied out to center.
D Richar flied out to center. T Hall doubled to left. J Owens singled to
center, T Hall to third. J Grilli relieved N Robertson. J Fields struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 11, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

DETROIT 8TH: L Terrero in right field. M Ordonez singled to right.
R Raburn ran for M Ordonez. C Maybin flied out to right. B Clevlen struck out
swinging. M Rabelo walked, R Raburn to second. B Inge singled to left,
R Raburn scored, M Rabelo to second. R Santiago flied out to left. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 12, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH: R Raburn in right field. L Terrero fouled out to first.
A Gonzalez struck out swinging. D Lucy hit for J Dye. D Lucy fouled out to
first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 12, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

DETROIT 9TH: M Thornton relieved H Phillips. O Infante walked. C Granderson
singled to right, O Infante to second. M Hessman hit for C Guillen.
M Hessman grounded out to pitcher, O Infante to third, C Granderson to second.
R Raburn reached on infield single to second, O Infante scored, C Granderson to
third. R Raburn to second on wild pitch by M Thornton. C Maybin struck out
swinging. B Clevlen struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) DETROIT 13,
CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 9TH: M Hessman at first base. S Podsednik grounded out to
shortstop. J Uribe struck out swinging. D Richar singled to center. T Hall
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) DETROIT 13, CHI WHITE SOX 3.</div>

 

Ordonez, Guillen fuel White Sox in rout

<h3>DETROIT 13, CHI WHITE SOX 3</h3>By Rob Czajkowskyj
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHICAGO (Ticker) - Magglio Ordonez and Carlos Guillen poweredthe Detroit Tigers to a 13-3 victory over the Chicago White Soxon Sunday in the season finale for both teams.


Ordonez went 3-for-4 with two RBI and Guillen belted a pair oftwo-run doubles as the Tigers scored seven runs in the seventhinning to salt the game.


"Perfect day. Absolutely perfect. It couldn't have worked outbetter," Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "Everyone didwhat they were supposed to do. It couldn't have been a betterday. It was a great day for the Tigers fans who came here. Itwas a great way to end the season."


Curtis Granderson went 3-for-4 with three stolen bases forDetroit.


Guillen doubled to right field to plate Ramon Santiago andGranderson to start the seventh-inning onslaught.


Marcus Thames also plated a pair with his double before MikeRabelo smashed his first career home run to extend the lead to11-3.


Ordonez started the scoring when he hit a double to left fieldto score Granderson in the first inning. Ordonez entered thegame with a .360 batting average, tops in the American League.

"I stayed focused. You always have your goals, but this time Isurpassed my goals," Tigers outfielder Ordonez said. "I try toplay hard and do my best."


Guillen belted a two-run homer in the third to extend theTigers' lead to 3-0.


The blast plated Placido Polanco, who reached 200 hits on theseason after his single off White Sox starter Jose Contreras.

"My friends and teammates showed that they really wanted me toget it (200th hit) so bad," Polanco said. "It makes me happy."

Brandon Inge added to the rout with a single in the eighthinning which scored Ryan Raburn, who came in to pinch-run forOrdonez.


Jermaine Dye helped the White Sox get on the board with a singleto center field which scored Josh Fields, cutting the lead 3-1during the fourth inning.


Fields deposited a shot into the center field seats just out ofreach of Granderson's glove, scoring Jerry Owens to bring theWhite Sox within a run during the fifth inning at 4-3.

Nate Robertson (9-13) earned the win allowing eight hits, twostrikeouts and three runs over 6 2/3 innings.


Contreras (10-17), who earned the loss went 6 1/3 innings,giving up five runs and nine hits with two strikeouts.

"It was a tough season," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said."We finished off the season the way we started, real bad. I takefull responsibility for what happened.


"I feel proud of my players. They played real bad, theyperformed poorly but they showed up with the same attitude.Unfortunately, we didn't get it done."