August 7, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 8
@CHW 3 SEA 2
TBR 1 NYY 3
@TEX 0 TOR 6
OAK 4 ATL 6
@ARI 4 HOU 7
@CIN 4 WSN 6
@COL 3 WSN 6
@COL 3 NYM 5
SDP 3 FLA 3
@PHI 0 LAD 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park II, Attendance: 36,383

Thursday, August 7, 2008, 8:11pm
Time of Game: 3:08

Tigers

56-58

Won 1

3rd, 7 GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  2   0  2  0   1  0  3    8 11  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  1   0  1  0    3 10  0

W: Z Miner (6-4), L: J Vazquez (8-10), S: F Rodney (2)

White Sox

63-51

Lost 1

1st

Ozzie Guillen

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   2   2   1    0   2  .302  .866   15    0   0   HR
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .313  .787   21    0   1   2B,SH
C Guillen 3B                  2   3   2   1    3   0  .286  .810   19    2   3   3B,2B,IW
M Ordonez DH                  5   1   1   2    0   0  .318  .868   16    0   0   3B
M Cabrera 1B                  3   1   3   3    2   0  .298  .873   16    8   0   HR,IW
M Joyce RF                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .272  .911   21    1   0   2B
M Thames LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .842   11    6   0   
  R Raburn LF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .732    7    1   1   
B Inge C                      5   0   1   0    0   2  .216  .741   10    6   1   
R Santiago SS                 3   0   0   0    1   3  .328  .940   23    3   4   

Z Miner P                                                                0   0
  J Zumaya P                                                             0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   8  11   8    6  10              159   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Joyce (11, off E Wassermann); P Polanco (27, off J Vazquez); C Guillen (26, off J Vazquez).

3B: M Ordonez (1, off E Wassermann); C Guillen (2, off J Vazquez).

HR: C Granderson (14, off J Vazquez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Cabrera (21, off J Vazquez; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: P Polanco (3, off A Russell).

IBB: C Guillen (3, by A Russell); M Cabrera (4, by J Vazquez).

TB: M Cabrera 6; C Granderson 5; C Guillen 5; M Ordonez 3; P Polanco 2; M Joyce 2; B Inge.

RBI: M Cabrera 3 (85); M Ordonez 2 (67); C Guillen (53); C Granderson (41); M Joyce (26).

2-out RBI: M Cabrera 3.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Santiago-M Cabrera.

E: R Santiago (3).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Cabrera SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .667   20    0   4   
A Pierzynski C                5   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .747   13   10   0   
C Quentin LF                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .288  .943   11    2   0   HR,HBP
J Thome DH                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .895   14    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .221  .695   20    8   1   2B
K Griffey RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .780   26    1   0   HBP
  B Anderson PR-CF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .721         0   0   SB
A Ramirez 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .310  .804   19    3   1   CS
N Swisher CF-RF               3   1   2   0    1   0  .232  .761   20    2   0   2·2B
J Uribe 3B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .221  .631   11    0   1   2B,GDP
  D Wise PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .828    3    0   0   

J Vazquez P                                                              1   2
  A Russell P                                                            0   1
  E Wassermann P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   3  10   2    2   5              157   27  10

BATTING

2B: P Konerko (12, off B Seay); J Uribe (13, off Z Miner); N Swisher 2 (17, off F Rodney, off Z Miner).

HR: C Quentin (30, off B Seay; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

HBP: K Griffey (3, by B Seay); C Quentin (15, by Z Miner).

TB: C Quentin 4; N Swisher 4; P Konerko 4; J Uribe 3; J Thome; A Ramirez.

GIDP: J Uribe (4).

RBI: J Uribe (20); C Quentin (87).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Anderson (3, 2nd base off F Rodney/B Inge).

CS: A Ramirez (6, 2nd base by Z Miner/B Inge).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
Z Miner, W (6-4)               6     7   2   1    0   3   0   3.57   25   98-60   42· 7·11    6·10· 5· 0     55    -     1.25   0.19
J Zumaya, H (5)                1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.82    3   11-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.19   0.06
B Seay, H (7)                  0.2   2   1   1    1   0   1   2.54    5   14-7     5· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.53  -0.08
F Rodney, S (2)                1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   5.16    5   24-17   10· 3· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          2-0    1.45   0.10
Totals                         9    10   3   2    2   5   1          38  147-89   60·10·19   11·11· 7· 0          2-0

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Vazquez, L (8-10)            7     8   5   5    4   8   2   4.74   33  122-82   57·11·14   10· 8· 3· 0     45    -     0.81  -0.18
A Russell                      1.1   1   2   2    1   1   0   6.17    6   21-11    7· 1· 3    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.34   0.01
E Wassermann                   0.2   2   1   1    1   1   0   9.00    5   16-12    8· 1· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          2-2    0.22  -0.06
Totals                         9    11   8   8    6  10   2          44  159-105  72·13·20   14·11· 3· 0          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: Z Miner (4).

IBB: J Vazquez (1; M Cabrera); A Russell (1; C Guillen).

HBP: B Seay (2; K Griffey); Z Miner (4; C Quentin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - James Hoye, 3B - Tom Hallion.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 36,383.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 12mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Granderson         CF    1. O Cabrera            SS 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. A Pierzynski         C  
3. C Guillen            3B    3. C Quentin            LF 
4. M Ordonez            DH    4. J Thome              DH 
5. M Cabrera            1B    5. P Konerko            1B 
6. M Joyce              RF    6. K Griffey            RF 
7. M Thames             LF    7. A Ramirez            2B 
8. B Inge               C     8. N Swisher            CF 
9. R Santiago           SS    9. J Uribe              3B 

   Z Miner              P        J Vazquez            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-0  -2-  1   20%  68% M Cabrera       J Vazquez       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Guillen Scores
   b 8   2  5-3  -23  5   13%  92% A Ramirez       F Rodney        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
   t 5   1  0-2  -2-  1   10%  86% C Guillen       J Vazquez       Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores
   b 7   0  5-2  1--  1   10%  92% J Uribe         J Zumaya        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   b 4   2  2-0  123  5   10%  75% A Ramirez       Z Miner         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  C Granderson    Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  2   46%  P Polanco       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  C Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Miner facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  O Cabrera       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   49%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   50%  C Quentin       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   54%  M Cabrera       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   50%  M Joyce         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   47%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          1--  1   49%  B Inge          Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Cabrera to 2B
          12-  9   52%  R Santiago      Walk; Cabrera to 3B; Inge to 2B
   O      123  5   45%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  J Thome         Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   49%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   50%  K Griffey       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   47%  P Polanco       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   52%  C Guillen       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  5   48%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   RR     -2-  1   68%  M Cabrera       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Guillen Scores
   O      ---  4   67%  M Joyce         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Zach Miner facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   69%  A Ramirez       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   71%  N Swisher       Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   70%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   73%  O Cabrera       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   71%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   69%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   68%  R Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Zach Miner facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   71%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   68%  C Quentin       Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   63%  J Thome         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Quentin to 2B
          12-  3   56%  P Konerko       Single to RF (Line Drive); Quentin to 3B; Thome to 2B
   O      123  5   65%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   75%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   73%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   76%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  1   86%  C Guillen       Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Polanco Scores
   O      --3  3   83%  M Ordonez       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  1   88%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Guillen Scores
   O      1--  3   87%  M Joyce         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   82%  N Swisher       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  6   74%  J Uribe         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Swisher Scores
   O      -2-  3   76%  O Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Uribe to 3B
   O      --3  2   82%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      --3  2   86%  C Quentin       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   85%  M Thames        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   84%  B Inge          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   83%  R Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   86%  J Thome         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  9   83%  P Konerko       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      81%  K Griffey       Wild Pitch; Konerko to 2B
   O      -2-  7   86%  " "             Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  5   78%  A Ramirez       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Konerko Scores/Adv on E6 (throw)/unER/No RBI
   O      1--  3   81%  N Swisher       Ramirez Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   89%  C Granderson    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   88%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  8   89%  C Guillen       Walk
   O      1--  2   88%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Guillen to 2B
          -2-  4   89%  M Cabrera       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  7   87%  M Joyce         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Joel Zumaya facing 8-9-1
                  Joel Zumaya replaces Zach Miner pitching; Ryan Raburn replaces Marcus Thames playing LF batting 7th
          ---  6   82%  N Swisher       Walk
   OO     1--  1   92%  J Uribe         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   93%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Adam Russell facing 7-8-9
                  Adam Russell replaces Javier Vazquez pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  R Raburn        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   91%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   91%  R Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bobby Seay facing 2-3-4
                  Bobby Seay replaces Joel Zumaya pitching
   O      ---  3   94%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   R      ---  3   87%  C Quentin       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  4   82%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  P Konerko       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Thome out at Hm/LF-SS-C; Konerko to 3B/Adv on throw
          --3  3   83%  K Griffey       Hit By Pitch
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Bobby Seay pitching; Brian N. Anderson pinch runs for Ken Griffey batting 6th
          1-3      79%  A Ramirez       Anderson Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   92%  " "             Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, White Sox 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Adam Russell facing 1-2-3
                  Brian N. Anderson moves to CF; Nick Swisher moves to RF
          ---  3   93%  C Granderson    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   93%  P Polanco       Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Granderson to 2B
          -2-  4   93%  C Guillen       Intentional Walk
                  Ehren Wassermann replaces Adam Russell pitching
   RR     12-  3   99%  M Ordonez       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Granderson Scores; Guillen Scores
          --3  7   99%  M Cabrera       Walk
   R      1-3  1  100%  M Joyce         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ordonez Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   O      -23  2   99%  R Raburn        Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      -23  3   99%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Fernando Rodney facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   98%  N Swisher       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Dewayne Wise pinch hits for Juan Uribe batting 9th
   O      -2-  3   99%  D Wise          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4  100%  O Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Swisher to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, White Sox 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation