2006 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 July 20, 2006

  The Chicago White Sox took the 3rd game of it's 3 game series against the 1st place Detroit Tigers today, winning in a breeze 12-6. After dropping the first 2 games in extra innings the Sox pounded Tiger starter Kenny Rogers in this one for 9 runs in his 4 2/3 innings of work. Jermaine Dye had a great day at the plate for Chicago going 3 for 4 with a homerun and 7 RBI. The 7 RBI ties Dye with 5 others for most RBI in a game this season in the AL. 

BOXSCORE: 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 2006 Detroit Tigers        7/20/2006
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Ozuna LF          4  2  0  0 .219     C.Granderson CF     5  3  3  2 .324  
  T.Iguchi 2B         5  2  3  0 .276     P.Polanco 2B        5  1  1  0 .284  
  J.Thome DH          4  3  2  1 .288     I.Rodriguez C       5  1  2  3 .307  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  3  2  1 .299     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  0 .299  
  J.Dye RF            4  1  3  7 .318     C.Guillen SS        4  0  2  1 .339  
  J.Crede 3B          5  1  2  2 .327     C.Monroe LF         3  0  0  0 .309  
  J.Uribe SS          5  0  1  1 .225     M.Thames DH         3  0  1  0 .275  
  C.Widger C          3  0  0  0 .125     C.Shelton 1B        4  0  0  0 .252  
  B.Anderson CF       4  0  0  0 .248     B.Inge 3B           4  1  1  0 .271  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 12 13 12                 Totals      37  6 11  6
 
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  5 4 0  3 0 0  - 12 13  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  4 0 1  -  6 11  1
 
White Sox (56-38)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Contreras WIN(9-4)      6 2/3   7   4   4   2   4   0 111   3.59
B.McCarthy                2 1/3   4   2   2   1   0   2  44   4.77
Totals                    9      11   6   6   3   4   2
 
Tigers (63-32)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers LOSS(12-5)       4 2/3   7   9   8   1   1   2  73   3.97
J.Grilli                  1 1/3   3   3   3   2   0   0  31   5.57
W.Ledezma                 1       1   0   0   0   1   0  17   1.46
R.Colon                   2       2   0   0   0   1   0  29   7.11
Totals                    9      13  12  11   3   3   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,094 DATE- Thursday, July 20th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez
T- 3:19
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 4  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- C.Shelton
DOUBLES- P.Konerko(19th), J.Dye(21st), C.Granderson(29th), M.Ordonez(19th)
TRIPLES- I.Rodriguez(4th)
HOME RUNS- J.Dye(31st), J.Crede(22nd), C.Granderson(15th), I.Rodriguez(10th)
RBIs- J.Thome(74th), P.Konerko(60th), J.Dye-7(85th), J.Crede-2(54th),
      J.Uribe(44th), C.Granderson-2(50th), I.Rodriguez-3(56th), C.Guillen(52nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Dye
WALKS- J.Thome, P.Konerko, C.Widger, M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, M.Thames
HIT BY PITCH- P.Ozuna
STRIKE OUTS- P.Konerko, J.Dye, C.Widger, C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, C.Monroe,
             B.Inge
GIDP- P.Ozuna, C.Widger, C.Shelton
2-out RBI- J.Dye-4, C.Guillen, C.Granderson, I.Rodriguez-3
RLISP 2-out- C.Shelton, C.Monroe, C.Widger, M.Ordonez
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 6 for 9  Tigers: 3 for 10
 
Right fielder Jermaine Dye smacked a grand slam at Comerica Park where the
Chicago (AL) White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by the score of 12 to 6.
 
Dye was really in 'the zone'.  He blasted a Grand Slam homerun in the 5th
inning, doubled scoring two baserunners in the 7th inning and lined a
one-base hit in the 9th inning.  Chicago (AL) had a total of 13 hits for the
game.  
 
Jose Contreras(9-4) went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 4 runs for the victory.
The losing pitcher was Kenny Rogers(12-5).  He gave up 9 runs in 4 and 2/3
innings of work.  
 
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Dye said. 'You try to hit in your own capacity and not
do too much. I just try to have a good approach, day after day, game by game,
and pitch by pitch.'

2006 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 July 19, 2006

     In another exciting extra inning game the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-8 in 15 innings. Game 1 of the 3 game series between these teams went 13 innings before the Tigers pulled out a win. In tonight's game Detroit starter Jeremey Bonderman didn't have his best stuff and the defense let him down. Bonderman was chased in the 4th inning with Chicago leading 7-1. 3 of the runs allowed were unearned. 

     Detroit trailed 7-4 in the bottom of the 9th when Marcus Thames thrilled the crowd by launching a 2 out 3 run homer, sending the game into extra innings. Chicago scored a run in the 10th but Curtis Granderson hit his 2nd homer of the game in the bottom of the frame, tying things up at 8. Finally, in the bottom of the 15th after 2 were out Carlos Guillan singled. Craig Monroe came to the plate and doubled into centerfield scoring Guillen all the way from 1st base. Joel Zumaya pitched 3 innings of shutout ball for the Win and for the 2nd night in a row the packed stadium roared in jubilation for a Tiger victory.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 2006 Detroit Tigers        7/19/2006
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Podsednik LF      5  0  2  3 .235     C.Granderson CF     8  2  3  3 .320  
A-B.Anderson CF       2  0  0  0 .252     P.Polanco 2B        7  1  1  0 .285  
  A.Cintron 2B        6  1  0  0 .197     I.Rodriguez C       8  1  2  0 .305  
  J.Thome DH          6  1  2  0 .285     M.Ordonez RF        8  1  3  0 .300  
C-P.Ozuna PR,DH       0  0  0  0 .228     C.Guillen SS        4  2  1  1 .337  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  3  3  3 .296     C.Monroe DH         7  0  4  2 .312  
B-R.Gload 1B          2  0  1  0 .426     M.Thames LF         6  1  2  3 .274  
  J.Dye RF            6  1  1  1 .313     C.Shelton 1B        6  0  1  0 .255  
  A.Pierzynski C      6  1  1  1 .329     B.Inge 3B           6  1  1  0 .271  
  J.Crede 3B          7  0  0  0 .326                                          
  R.Mackowiak CF,LF   7  0  2  0 .269                                          
  J.Uribe SS          6  1  0  0 .226                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      57  8 12  8                 Totals      60  9 18  9
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Podsednik In 10th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Konerko In 10th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Thome In 14th Inning
 
White Sox....... 3 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  8 12  0
Tigers.......... 1 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 3  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  9 18  1
 
White Sox (55-38)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Vazquez                 6 1/3   9   4   4   3   8   1 126   3.73
N.Cotts HOLD(5th)         1       1   0   0   1   0   0  18   4.62
B.Jenks BS(8th)           2 2/3   3   4   4   1   3   2  43   4.88
S.Tracey                  0 1/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  14   3.24
M.Thornton                2 1/3   1   0   0   1   3   0  32   1.58
D.Riske LOSS(1-1)         2       3   1   1   1   3   0  35   6.62
Totals                   14 2/3  18   9   9   8  17   3
 
Tigers (63-31)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Bonderman               3 2/3   5   7   4   2   5   1  65   3.25
W.Ledezma                 2 1/3   2   0   0   2   0   0  48   1.59
J.Grilli                  2       0   0   0   0   0   0  15   5.09
J.Walker                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0  13   2.93
F.Rodney                  1       3   1   1   0   0   0  22   1.91
T.Jones                   2       1   0   0   0   1   0  30   2.45
J.Zumaya WIN(3-1)         3       1   0   0   1   2   0  35   2.50
Totals                   15      12   8   5   5   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,301 DATE- Wednesday, July 19th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Paul Schrieber, Doug Eddings, Dana Demuth
T- 5:28
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 9  Tigers:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- P.Polanco
DOUBLES- S.Podsednik(17th), J.Thome(18th), P.Konerko(18th), J.Dye(20th),
         M.Ordonez(18th), C.Monroe-2(33rd)
HOME RUNS- P.Konerko(19th), C.Granderson-2(14th), M.Thames(25th)
RBIs- S.Podsednik-3(25th), P.Konerko-3(59th), J.Dye(78th), A.Pierzynski(32nd),
      C.Granderson-3(48th), C.Guillen(51st), C.Monroe-2(75th), M.Thames-3(64th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Mackowiak(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Guillen
WALKS- A.Cintron, J.Thome, P.Konerko, J.Dye, A.Pierzynski, P.Polanco,
       C.Guillen-3, C.Monroe, M.Thames, C.Shelton, B.Inge
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cintron, R.Gload, J.Dye-2, A.Pierzynski-2, J.Crede, R.Mackowiak,
             C.Granderson-3, P.Polanco, I.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez-3, C.Monroe,
             M.Thames-3, C.Shelton-3, B.Inge-2
GIDP- J.Uribe, P.Polanco
2-out RBI- C.Monroe-2, S.Podsednik-3, M.Thames-3
RLISP 2-out- M.Thames-2, A.Cintron, J.Crede-2, C.Granderson, A.Pierzynski,
             C.Monroe, P.Polanco, J.Uribe-2, C.Shelton-2
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 4 for 16  Tigers: 2 for 13
 
Center fielder Curtis Granderson smashed 2 homeruns and had 3 RBI as the
Detroit Tigers bested the Chicago (AL) White Sox in 15 innings 9 to 8 at
Comerica Park.
 
The game was deadlocked at 7 after nine full innings. Detroit was victorious
in the 15th inning.  After two were out Carlos Guillen drew a walk.  Craig
Monroe followed and he doubled making Detroit the victor and beginning a
joyous home town celebration.  Detroit had 18 hits for the night while
Chicago (AL) had 12.  
 
Joel Zumaya(3-1) went 3 innings allowing no runs for the win. David Riske(1-1)
was the losing pitcher in relief.  With this win, Detroit has a division
leading 63-31 record.  They have been 6-4 lately.  With the loss, the Chicago
(AL) ballclub's record is 55-38.

2006 AL Game: Chi @ Det.

 July 18, 2006

    The 2nd place Chicago White Sox came into Detroit tonight for a 3 game series against the 1st place Tigers. In a tense well pitched game by both clubs, Detroit came away with a 2-1 13 inning victory over the White Sox. Nate Robertson was stellar on the mound for Detroit, going 10 innings and giving up just 2 hits. But one of those hits was a homerun to T. Iguchi. The Tigers won it in the 13th when Curtis Granderson doubled with 1 out. Placido Polanco was up next and he doubled to center for the walk-off victory, sending the 40,063 home town fans into a wild celebration.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 2006 Detroit Tigers        7/18/2006
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Podsednik LF      5  0  0  0 .232     C.Granderson CF     6  1  2  1 .319  
  T.Iguchi 2B         5  1  1  1 .271     P.Polanco 2B        6  0  1  1 .288  
  J.Thome DH          5  0  0  0 .284     I.Rodriguez C       4  0  0  0 .307  
  P.Konerko 1B        5  0  0  0 .291     M.Ordonez RF        5  0  2  0 .298  
  J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .316     C.Guillen SS,1B     5  0  2  0 .338  
  A.Pierzynski C      5  0  0  0 .332     M.Thames LF         5  0  0  0 .272  
  J.Crede 3B          5  0  1  0 .333     O.Infante DH        5  0  0  0 .214  
  J.Uribe SS          3  0  0  0 .231     C.Shelton 1B        3  1  2  0 .257  
B-P.Ozuna PR          0  0  0  0 .228   A-R.Santiago PR,SS    1  0  0  0 .255  
C-A.Cintron SS        0  0  0  0 .205     B.Inge 3B           5  0  1  0 .273  
  B.Anderson CF       4  0  0  0 .255                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41  1  2  1                 Totals      45  2 10  2
 
A-Pinch Ran For Shelton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Uribe In 11th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ozuna In 11th Inning
 
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  1  2  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  1 -  2 10  1
 
White Sox (55-37)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Garland                 5       3   1   1   0   3   0  60   2.99
B.McCarthy BS(5th)        3 2/3   4   0   0   0   4   0  57   4.67
D.Riske                   1       1   0   0   1   1   0  13   6.75
M.Thornton LOSS(3-2)      2 2/3   1   1   1   1   2   0  36   1.66
N.Cotts                   0       1   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.74
Totals                   12 1/3  10   2   2   2  10   0
 
Tigers (62-31)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson              10       2   1   1   1   5   1 111   3.52
F.Rodney WIN(6-4)         3       0   0   0   1   3   0  34   1.76
Totals                   13       2   1   1   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,063 DATE- Tuesday, July 18th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 3  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 1
ERRORS- P.Polanco
DOUBLES- C.Granderson(28th), P.Polanco(19th), C.Guillen(31st), C.Shelton(17th),
         B.Inge(25th)
HOME RUNS- T.Iguchi(9th)
RBIs- T.Iguchi(31st), C.Granderson(45th), P.Polanco(43rd)
WALKS- J.Dye, J.Uribe, I.Rodriguez, R.Santiago
STRIKE OUTS- T.Iguchi-2, J.Thome-2, P.Konerko, J.Dye, A.Pierzynski, B.Anderson,
             C.Granderson, I.Rodriguez-2, M.Ordonez, M.Thames-4, O.Infante,
             B.Inge
GIDP- J.Thome, O.Infante
WILD PITCHES- B.McCarthy
2-out RBI- T.Iguchi
RLISP 2-out- I.Rodriguez, M.Thames-2, C.Granderson
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 0 for 0  Tigers: 2 for 8
 
Nate Robertson had an impressive outing as the very talented Detroit Tigers
defeated the Chicago (AL) White Sox in 13 innings 2 to 1 at Comerica
Park.
 
The score was knotted at 1 after nine innings.  Detroit ended up winning it in
the 13th inning.  After an out was recorded, Curtis Granderson doubled.
Placido Polanco stepped up next and he doubled giving Detroit the victory and
sending the 40,063 home-town fans home happy.  Neither team was able to score
until the 6th inning.  
 
Fernando Rodney(6-4) got the win allowing no runs in 3 innings. Matt
Thornton(3-2) ended up with the loss in relief.  He pitched 2 and 2/3 innings
allowing 1 hit and 1 walk.
 

2006 AL Game: Oak. @ Bal

 July 17, 2006

     Oakland's Milton Bradley had a big game against the Baltimore Orioles tonight, leading the A's to a 11-9 victory. Bradley launched 2 homeruns and had 7 RBI in the slugfest. The 7 RBI ties Bradley with 5 others for most in a game in the AL so far this season.

 

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Oakland A's At 2006 Baltimore Orioles                7/17/2006
 
  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Kendall C         4  2  2  0 .318     B.Roberts 2B        5  1  1  1 .264  
  N.Swisher 1B        5  0  2  1 .251     B.Fahey LF          5  1  1  0 .224  
  B.Kielty LF         4  0  2  1 .265     M.Mora 3B           5  1  1  1 .280  
  E.Chavez 3B         3  2  1  0 .289     M.Tejada SS         4  1  1  1 .373  
  F.Thomas DH         4  1  1  1 .241     J.Conine DH         2  1  1  0 .342  
  J.Payton CF         4  3  3  1 .278     R.Hernandez C       4  1  2  4 .268  
  M.Bradley RF        5  2  3  7 .250     C.Patterson CF      4  1  2  0 .315  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .206     K.Millar 1B         3  1  0  0 .298  
  M.Ellis 2B          5  1  1  0 .227     N.Markakis RF       4  1  3  2 .331  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38 11 15 11                 Totals      36  9 12  9
 
 
A's............. 0 0 5  2 2 1  0 0 1  - 11 15  0
Orioles......... 0 0 7  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  9 12  1
 
A's (39-54)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Windsor                 2 2/3   6   7   7   1   0   2  69  23.63
K.Saarloos WIN(3-6)       2 1/3   3   2   2   2   1   0  45   4.99
C.Gaudin                  0       1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.60
B.Halsey HOLD(2nd)        1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  15   4.25
J.Duchschere SAVE(2nd)    2 1/3   1   0   0   0   2   0  23   2.79
Totals                    9      12   9   9   3   4   2
 
Orioles (45-50)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Loewen                  2 2/3   3   5   5   4   5   1  68   6.41
T.Williams                1 1/3   3   2   2   0   0   0  24   5.74
K.Birkins LOSS(1-3)       0 2/3   3   2   2   0   0   1  19   3.20
B.Chen                    0 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  14   4.54
C.Britton                 4       4   1   1   1   3   0  44   4.53
Totals                    9      15  11  11   5   9   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,259 DATE- Monday, July 17th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Mark Wagner, Marvin Hudson, Ed Montague, Jerry Layne
T- 3:38
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 9  Orioles: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 1  Orioles: 1
ERRORS- R.Hernandez
DOUBLES- N.Swisher(11th), B.Kielty(12th), M.Ellis(8th), M.Tejada(24th)
HOME RUNS- M.Bradley-2(6th), R.Hernandez(12th), N.Markakis(6th)
RBIs- N.Swisher(72nd), B.Kielty(27th), F.Thomas(49th), J.Payton(26th),
      M.Bradley-7(20th), B.Roberts(39th), M.Mora(62nd), M.Tejada(83rd),
      R.Hernandez-4(40th), N.Markakis-2(37th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Payton(4th), N.Markakis(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Swisher, B.Crosby
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Kielty, M.Tejada
WALKS- J.Kendall-2, E.Chavez-2, F.Thomas, J.Conine-2, K.Millar
HIT BY PITCH- J.Payton
STRIKE OUTS- N.Swisher, B.Kielty-2, M.Bradley-2, B.Crosby, M.Ellis-3,
             B.Roberts-2, M.Mora-2
GIDP- E.Chavez, C.Patterson
WILD PITCHES- K.Birkins
2-out RBI- F.Thomas, M.Bradley-4, R.Hernandez-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Payton-2, F.Thomas, B.Kielty, B.Crosby, N.Swisher
TEAM RISP- A's: 7 for 16  Orioles: 3 for 5
 
Milton Bradley launched 2 homeruns as the Oakland A's defeated the Baltimore
Orioles by a score of 11 to 9 at Camden Yards.
 
Bradley had a big evening at the plate.  He blasted a Grand Slam homerun in
the 3rd inning, blasted a two-run home run in the 5th inning and stroked a
single plating a run in the 9th inning.  Overall Oakland out-hit Baltimore 15
to 12.  
 
Kirk Saarloos(3-6) was the winner allowing 2 runs in 2 and 1/3 innings. Justin
Duchscherer recorded the save, his 2nd.  Kurt Birkins(1-3) ended up with the
loss in relief.  By surrending 2 runs in 2/3 of an inning his ERA jumped from
2.55 to 3.20.  
 
The Oakland ballclub's record now stands at 39-54. Baltimore has a record of
45-50 after the loss.