2006 AL Games: Detroit clinches the AL Central

 October 1, 2006

The Detroit Tigers clinched the pennant in the AL Central on the last day of the regular season. Detroit defeated the KC Royals 5-2 while the Chicago White Sox were defeating the Minnesota Twins 7-4. Jeremy Bonderman won his 19th game of the season while striking out 8 batters. The Twins are the Wild Card winners in the AL.

KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Royals.......... 1 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Tigers.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  3 0    -  5  7  0
Win:Bonderman(19-10) Loss:Peralta(3-4) Save:Jones(15th)
 

CHICAGO (AL) AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 2 0 0  1 0 0  0 4 0  -  7 11  0
Twins........... 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 1 0  -  4  5  1
Win:Haeger(3-0) Loss:Silva(7-9) Save:Jenks(43rd)
Homeruns- J.Thome(53rd), R.Mackowiak(5th), R.White(7th), J.Bartlett(4th)

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             96  66  .593 ----  *WON*   95  67 .586   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           94  68  .580  2.0          96  66 .593   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        93  69  .574  3.0          90  72 .556   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           70  92  .432 26.0          78  84 .481   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         60 102  .370 36.0          62 100 .383   62 100 .383

2006 AL Games and Central Division Standings

 September 30, 2006

    The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 8-2 tonight while the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-4. Detroit and Minnesota are guaranteed at least the Wild Card spot. Because both Detroit and Minnesota are guaranteed playoff spots, if they end up tied for 1st place, the Twins will get the AL Central title due to their 12-7 record against the Tigers this season. The Chicago White Sox are out of the playoff picture. They can only be spoilers now.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             95  66  .590 ----    1     95  66 .590   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           94  67  .580   1.0         96  65 .593   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  69  .574   3.0         90  71 .556   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           69  92  .432  26.0         77  84 .481   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         60 101  .373  35.0         61 100 .379   62 100 .383

AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Minnesota MNA           94  67  .580 ----    1
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  69  .574  2.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             83  78  .512 11.0        
2006 Seattle SEA             80  81  .494 14.0        
2006 Oakland OAA             77  84  .481 17.0        
2006 Boston BOA              76  85  .475 18.0        

2006 AL Central Games and Standings: Chi. @ Min , KC @ Det.

 September 29, 2006

  The Detroit Tigers won their game tonight against the Kansas City Royals while the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins in extra innings. With 2 games left in the regular season (baring a tie) the Tigers have assured themselves at least the Wild Card spot.

CHICAGO (AL) AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 1  2 -  6 12  0
Twins........... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 1 0  0 -  4 13  0
Win:Thornton(6-3) Loss:Guerrier(4-1) Save:Jenks(42nd)
Homeruns- P.Konerko(37th), T.Hunter(32nd)
 
Paul Konerko left the yard and had 3 RBI at Metrodome where the Chicago (AL)
White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins in 10 innings by the score of 6 to 4.
 
The game was deadlocked at 4 after nine full innings.  Chicago (AL) won the
hard fought contest in the 10th inning.  After an out was recorded, Jim Thome
started the attack as he lined a single.  Konerko stepped up next and he
clubbed a two-run home run.  Chicago (AL) banged out 12 hits on the night.
 
The winning pitcher was Matt Thornton(6-3) who allowed no runs in 1 and 2/3
innings. Bobby Jenks earned the save, his 42nd.  Matt Guerrier(4-1) was the
losing pitcher in relief.  
 

 
KANSAS CITY AT DETROIT
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  7  1
Tigers.......... 1 4 1  0 1 1  1 1    - 10 13  1
Win:Ledezma(4-3) Loss:Hernandez(4-14)
Homeruns- C.Granderson(28th)
 
The league door-mat Kansas City Royals pitching coach might be looking for a
new job soon.  His team allowed 10 runs while Wil Ledezma(4-3)with help from
the bullpen surrendered 2 runs to Kansas City in a laugher.
 
Kansas City fell behind quickly as the Detroit offense came through in the
first inning plating one baserunner.  The Detroit offense was great, scoring
in 7 of the 9 innings.  
 
Runelvys Hernandez(4-14) was given the loss.  He allowed 4 hits and 2 walks in
1 and 1/3 innings.
 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             94  66  .588 ----     2    95  65 .594   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           93  67  .581  1.0          95  65 .594   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  68  .575  2.0          89  71 .556   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           69  91  .431 25.0          76  84 .475   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         60 100  .375 34.0          60 100 .375   62 100 .383

AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Minnesota MNA           93  67  .581 ----     2  
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        92  68  .575  1.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             83  77  .519 10.0        
2006 Seattle SEA             79  81  .494 14.0        
2006 Oakland OAA             76  84  .475 17.0        
2006 Boston BOA              75  85  .469 18.0        

2006 Game and Standings: Det. @ KC. Rogers wins 20th

 September 23, 2006

  Kenny Rogers won his 20th game of the season as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3. Rogers didn't have his best stuff, leaving after 5 innings and a 4-1 lead. 3 Tiger double plays got him out of big jams and the bullpen was able to hang on to the lead for the victory despite some very tense moments.

  The Tigers have now won 7 in a row and are 9-1 their last 10 games. Minnesota lost tonight while Chicago won, so Detroit holds a 1.5 games lead over Minnesota.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Kansas City Royals            9/23/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     5  0  1  0 .309     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  2  0 .321  
  P.Polanco 2B        4  0  1  1 .280     E.German 2B         4  0  1  0 .302  
  I.Rodriguez C       5  0  1  0 .308     M.Sweeney DH        5  1  3  3 .273  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  1  2  0 .291     E.Brown RF          2  0  0  0 .318  
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  2  0 .329     R.Shealy 1B         4  0  0  0 .241  
  C.Monroe LF         4  1  1  2 .292     J.Buck C            3  0  2  0 .215  
  M.Thames DH         3  1  1  0 .269   B-P.Bako PH,C         1  0  0  0 .202  
  C.Shelton 1B        4  0  1  0 .259     A.Berroa SS         3  0  0  0 .248  
A-S.Casey 1B          0  0  0  0 .209   C-A.Blanco PH,SS      1  0  0  0 .346  
  B.Inge 3B           4  0  1  0 .275     J.Keppinger 3B      3  0  0  0 .353  
                                          J.Gathright CF      2  1  0  0 .241  
                                        D-S.Costa PH          1  0  1  0 .225  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4 11  3                 Totals      33  3  9  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Shelton In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Buck In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Berroa In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Gathright In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 1  3 0 0  0 0 0  -  4 11  0
Royals.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  2 0 0  -  3  9  2
 
Tigers (91-64)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers WIN(20-6)        5       6   1   1   4   1   1  97   3.94
J.Grilli HOLD(3rd)        1 1/3   1   2   2   1   1   0  24   5.43
J.Zumaya HOLD(15th)       0 2/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   2.75
F.Rodney HOLD(12th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.09
T.Jones SAVE(14th)        1       1   0   0   0   0   0  15   4.21
Totals                    9       9   3   3   6   3   1
 
Royals (58-96)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Redman LOSS(6-13)       5 1/3  10   4   3   1   5   1 101   5.11
S.Dohmann                 3       0   0   0   1   2   0  37   6.91
A.Sisco                   0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   4.38
Totals                    9      11   4   3   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 17,478 DATE- Saturday, September 23rd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson, Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 8  Royals: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 3  Royals: 2
ERRORS- A.Berroa, M.Redman
DOUBLES- D.Dejesus-2(48th), M.Sweeney(13th), J.Buck(11th), S.Costa(17th)
HOME RUNS- C.Monroe(34th), M.Sweeney(11th)
RBIs- P.Polanco(53rd), C.Monroe-2(115st), M.Sweeney-3(37th)
WALKS- P.Polanco, M.Thames, D.Dejesus, E.German, E.Brown-2, J.Keppinger,
       J.Gathright
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, I.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, C.Shelton-2,
             B.Inge, E.German, R.Shealy, J.Gathright
GIDP- M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, E.German, R.Shealy, J.Keppinger
WILD PITCHES- M.Redman
2-out RBI- P.Polanco, M.Sweeney-2
RLISP 2-out- I.Rodriguez, P.Polanco, A.Berroa, E.Brown-2, R.Shealy, M.Sweeney
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 7  Royals: 1 for 10
 
Magglio Ordonez had 2 base hits as the Detroit Tigers defeated the dreadful
Kansas City Royals 4 to 3 at Kauffman Stadium.
 
Detroit jumped on top of Kansas City in the 3rd inning scoring a single run on
2 hits.  Marcus Thames lined a single.  Chris Shelton dug into the batters
box next, but he struck out.  Brandon Inge then reached on an error.  After
another out, Placido Polanco came up and he ripped a one-base hit scoring the
run.  Kansas City had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
Kenny Rogers(20-6) went 5 innings allowing 1 run for the victory. Todd Jones
earned the save, his 14th.  Mark Redman(6-13) ended up with the loss. 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             91  64  .587 ----     7    93  62 .600   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           89  65  .578  1.5          91  63 .591   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        89  66  .574  2.0          86  69 .555   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           65  89  .422 25.5          71  83 .461   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         58  96  .377 32.5          58  96 .377   62 100 .383

2006 AL Game and Standings: Det. @ Bal.

 September 21, 2006

  The Detroit Tigers staged a 9th inning rally and went on to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 today at Camden Yards. The score was tied at 2 when Ivan Rodriguez came up to pinch hit in the top of the 9th with 2 outs and a man on 2nd. Rodriguez came through for Detroit with a 2-run homer and the Tigers exploded for 3 more runs after that for their 7-2 margin of victory.

  The Win left Detroit with sole possession of 2nd place in the AL Central, .5 game behind the Minnesota Twins. Detroit also now holds the top spot in AL Wild Card race.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Baltimore Orioles             9/21/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     5  1  2  1 .308     C.Gomez 2B          4  1  2  1 .400  
  A.Gomez LF          5  2  2  1 .214     M.Mora 3B           4  0  0  0 .277  
  C.Guillen SS        5  1  2  1 .326     N.Markakis RF       4  0  1  0 .314  
  M.Ordonez RF        3  0  0  0 .287     M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .347  
  M.Stairs DH         3  0  0  1 .246     R.Hernandez C       3  1  1  0 .275  
  B.Inge 3B           4  1  1  0 .276     K.Millar 1B         4  0  0  0 .301  
  S.Casey 1B          4  0  1  0 .209     C.Patterson CF      3  0  1  1 .309  
  N.Perez 2B          2  0  0  0 .208     F.Tatis DH          2  0  1  0 .163  
A-I.Rodriguez PH,C    1  1  1  2 .309     D.Newhan LF         3  0  0  0 .281  
  V.Wilson C          4  0  1  0 .211                                          
B-R.Santiago PR,2B    0  1  0  0 .214                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  7 10  6                 Totals      31  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Wilson In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 5  -  7 10  0
Orioles......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  2  6  3
 
Tigers (89-64)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
N.Robertson WIN(12-8)     8       6   2   2   1   3   1  98   3.88
J.Grilli                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0  10   5.26
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2   3   1
 
Orioles (69-84)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Benson                  5       3   2   2   1   1   0  81   4.30
R.Lopez LOSS(7-15)        3 2/3   4   2   2   0   3   1  57   6.34
L.Hawkins                 0       3   3   1   0   0   0  11   3.82
B.Chen                    0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5.37
Totals                    9      10   7   5   1   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,039 DATE- Thursday, September 21st 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 5  Orioles: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  Orioles: 0
ERRORS- C.Gomez-2, C.Patterson
DOUBLES- A.Gomez(2nd), C.Guillen(45th), B.Inge(41st), V.Wilson(7th),
         N.Markakis(24th), R.Hernandez(30th)
TRIPLES- A.Gomez(3rd), F.Tatis(2nd)
HOME RUNS- I.Rodriguez(12th), C.Gomez(2nd)
RBIs- C.Granderson(80th), A.Gomez(12th), C.Guillen(86th), M.Stairs(54th),
      I.Rodriguez-2(76th), C.Gomez(18th), C.Patterson(70th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Patterson(35th)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Perez
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Stairs, C.Patterson
WALKS- M.Ordonez, R.Hernandez, F.Tatis
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, A.Gomez, M.Ordonez, B.Inge, M.Tejada, C.Patterson,
             F.Tatis
GIDP- K.Millar
WILD PITCHES- K.Benson-2
2-out RBI- I.Rodriguez-2, C.Granderson, A.Gomez
RLISP 2-out- M.Tejada, A.Gomez, S.Casey, C.Gomez, B.Inge, C.Granderson,
             D.Newhan
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 3 for 12  Orioles: 0 for 5
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Curtis Granderson robbed Corey Patterson of an extra base hit.
 
The Detroit Tigers broke up a 2-2 tie at Camden Yards in the 9th inning, downing
the Baltimore Orioles.  The final score was 7 to 2.
 
Detroit came through with the game-winning runs in the 9th inning when they
scored 5 runs on 5 hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Ivan
Rodriguez who disappointed the partisan crowd when he popped a two-run clout
over the fence.  Detroit had 10 hits overall, while Baltimore had 6.  
 
Nate Robertson(12-8) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 8 innings.
Rodrigo Lopez(7-15) was given the loss in relief.  He allowed 2 runs and 4
hits in 3 and 2/3 innings.  

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Minnesota MNA           89  63  .586 ----    10    90  62 .592   96  66 .593
2006 Detroit DEA             89  64  .582   .5          91  62 .595   95  67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        88  65  .575  1.5          85  68 .556   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           65  87  .428 24.0          70  82 .461   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         58  94  .382 31.0          58  94 .382   62 100 .383

AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2006 Detroit DEA             89  64  .582 ----     9  
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        88  65  .575  1.0        
2006 Toronto TOA             80  72  .526  8.5        
2006 Seattle SEA             76  77  .497 13.0        
2006 Oakland OAA             73  79  .480 15.5        
2006 Boston BOA              73  80  .477 16.0        

 

2006 AL Game and Standings: Det. @ Chi.

 September 20, 2006

  The Detroit Tigers took the 3rd game of the series tonight against the Chicago White Sox 13-3, tightening up the AL Central race even more. Detroit actually trailed Chicago 3-2 heading into the 7th inning when they scored 3 runs for a 4-3 lead. The Tigers then exploded for 2 runs in the 8th and 7 in the 9th for the large margin of victory. With the Minnesota Twins losing today both Detroit and Chicago are only .5 game out of 1st place.

DETROIT AT CHICAGO (AL)
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  3 2 7  - 13 16  0
White Sox....... 0 0 0  2 1 0  0 0 0  -  3 10  2
Win:Bonderman(17-10) Loss:Thornton(5-3)
Homeruns- C.Granderson(27th), M.Thames(33rd), J.Thome(51st)
 
They almost ran out of baseballs at US Cellular Field as Detroit Tigers
clobbered the Chicago (AL) White Sox pitching staff, scoring 13 runs while
Jeremy Bonderman(17-10)with the help of the bullpen surrendered 3 runs to
Chicago (AL).
 
Curtis Granderson was a seemingly constant irritant to the hometown fans as he
provided much of the offense for the visitors.  He laced a one-base hit
scoring two baserunners in the 8th inning and cleared the fences for a
two-run home run in the 9th inning.  Detroit had 16 hits for the game and
Chicago (AL) had 10.  
 
Matt Thornton(5-3) suffered the loss in relief.  He gave up 3 runs and 2 hits
in 1 and 1/3 innings.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Minnesota MNA           88  63  .583 ----    11    90  61 .596   96  66 .593
2006 Detroit DEA             88  64  .579   .5          91  61 .599   95  67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        88  64  .579   .5          85  67 .559   90  72 .556
2006 Cleveland CLA           64  87  .424 24.0          70  81 .464   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         58  94  .382 30.5          58  94 .382   62 100 .383

2006 AL Game and Standings: Det. @ Chi.

 September 19, 2006

  The Detroit Tigers took the 2nd game in the 3 game series against the Chicago White Sox 7-3 tonight. Justin Verlander pitched a fine game and won his 15th of the season. It was a tight game until Detroit blew it open in the 9th. Jim Thome hit his 50th homer of the season for Chicago. With a Minnesota loss today, Detroit closed the gap on 1st place in the AL Central.

DETROIT AT CHICAGO (AL)
Tigers.......... 0 2 1  0 1 0  0 0 3  -  7  9  1
White Sox....... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  3  7  0
Win:Verlander(15-11) Loss:Garcia(15-5)
Homeruns- C.Granderson(26th), I.Rodriguez(11th), J.Thome(50th)
 
The Detroit Tigers bested the Chicago (AL) White Sox by a 7 to 3 score at US
Cellular Field.
 
Chicago (AL) was unable to claim the lead after Detroit went ahead in the top
of the 2nd inning scoring 2 runs using 2 hits.  Craig Monroe opened up the
inning nicely when he drew a walk.  Chris Shelton came next and he lashed a
single.  Shelton took second on the throw.  After an out was recorded, Neifi
Perez then doubled knocking home two runners.  Detroit totaled 9 hits on the
night.  
 
Justin Verlander(15-11) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and
allowing 2 runs. Freddy Garcia(15-5) was the loser.  He gave up 4 runs and 6
hits in 8 innings.  
 
Wth the win Detroit now has a record of 87-64.  With the loss, the Chicago
(AL) ballclub's record is 88-63.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Minnesota MNA           88  62  .587 ----    12    89  61 .593   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        88  63  .583   .5          85  66 .563   90  72 .556
2006 Detroit DEA             87  64  .576  1.5          90  61 .596   95  67 .586
2006 Cleveland CLA           64  86  .427 24.0          70  80 .467   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         58  93  .384 30.5          58  93 .384   62 100 .383

2006 AL Game and Standings: Det. @ Chi.

 September 18, 2006

  In a big game in the race for the AL Central Championship my Detroit Tigers dropped a 2-1 decision to the Chicago White Sox tonight. The 1st of 3 games in the series, Detroit took an early lead in the 2nd inning on a Carlos Guillen homerun, but that would be all the runs the Tigers would score. Chicago came right back in the bottom of the 2nd with an unearned run to tie it up at 1-1.  The White Sox added a run in the bottom of the 4th for a 2-1 lead and would hold on the rest of the game for the 2-1 victory.

  Mark Buehrle and Kenny Rogers both pitched well with Buehrle getting the Win and Rogers taking the tough Loss. Bobby Jenks came on in the 8th inning to get Chicago out of a jam then pitched a perfect 9th for his 40th Save of the season. 

  The Win moved Chicago within a .5 game of the 1st place Minnesota Twins and Detroit dropped back to 2.5 GB.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox        9/18/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  0  0  0 .307     P.Ozuna LF          4  0  2  0 .287  
  M.Thames DH         4  0  2  0 .270     T.Iguchi 2B         4  0  1  0 .282  
B-A.Gomez PR,DH       0  0  0  0 .200     J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .301  
  I.Rodriguez C       4  0  1  0 .307     J.Thome DH          3  1  1  0 .307  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  1  0 .287     P.Konerko 1B        3  1  1  0 .311  
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  1  1 .325   A-R.Gload 1B          1  0  0  0 .368  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .292     J.Crede 3B          4  0  1  1 .295  
  C.Shelton 1B        3  0  2  0 .260     A.Pierzynski C      3  0  1  0 .317  
C-M.Stairs PH         1  0  0  0 .249     B.Anderson CF       4  0  1  1 .238  
  B.Inge 3B           3  0  1  0 .278     J.Uribe SS          3  0  0  0 .234  
  N.Perez 2B          2  0  1  0 .209                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  1  9  1                 Totals      33  2  8  2
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Konerko In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Thames In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Shelton In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  1
White Sox....... 0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0    -  2  8  0
 
Tigers (86-64)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers LOSS(19-6)       7       7   2   1   2   5   0 122   3.99
J.Walker                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0  17   3.44
Totals                    8       8   2   1   2   5   0
 
White Sox (88-62)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Buehrle WIN(9-9)        7 1/3   9   1   1   0   3   1  81   5.54
B.Jenks SAVE(40th)        1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0  16   4.46
Totals                    9       9   1   1   0   5   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,043 DATE- Monday, September 18th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Larry Poncino, Bruce Dreckman, Mike Dimuro, Gary Darling
T- 2:39
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 6  White Sox: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 0  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- K.Rogers
DOUBLES- J.Crede(30th)
HOME RUNS- C.Guillen(25th)
RBIs- C.Guillen(85th), J.Crede(81st), B.Anderson(42nd)
STOLEN BASES- A.Gomez(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Perez
WALKS- J.Thome, A.Pierzynski
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, C.Guillen, C.Monroe-2, J.Dye, J.Thome,
             P.Konerko, B.Anderson, J.Uribe
GIDP- M.Thames, I.Rodriguez
WILD PITCHES- K.Rogers
2-out RBI- B.Anderson
RLISP 2-out- J.Uribe-3, M.Thames-2, P.Konerko, J.Thome, M.Ordonez
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 0 for 3  White Sox: 2 for 11
 
In a game for the baseball purist, Mark Buehrle(9-9) and Kenny Rogers(19-6)
squared off in a tense pitching duel with the very strong Chicago (AL) White Sox
finally emerging victorious over Detroit Tigers, 2 to 1.
 
Buehrle pitched well for Chicago (AL) in their victory.  He went 7 and 1/3
innings and surrended up 9 hits and no walks.  Both teams' bats went to sleep
after the 4th inning with no runs scored after that point.  
 
Bobby Jenks gained credit for his 40th save.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Minnesota MNA           88  61  .591 ----    13    88  61 .591   96  66 .593
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        88  62  .587   .5          84  66 .560   90  72 .556
2006 Detroit DEA             86  64  .573  2.5          90  60 .600   95  67 .586
2006 Cleveland CLA           64  85  .430 24.0          70  79 .470   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         57  93  .380 31.5          58  92 .387   62 100 .383

2006 AL Game : NY @ BAL.

 September 8, 2021

   The red-hot New York Yankees came from behind tonight to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 11-9. The Yankees scored 5 runs in the 9th inning to come away with the Win, their 90th of the season. It was NY's 7th Win in a row and 9th in their last 10. Baltimore's Jay Gibbons hit 3 homeruns in the game, driving in 5 runs in a losing effort. 

Event Codes:  G I
BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (AL) Yankees At 2006 Baltimore Orioles       9/8/2006
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          5  1  2  2 .258     B.Roberts 2B        3  1  1  2 .281  
  D.Jeter SS          5  1  2  0 .346     M.Mora 3B           4  0  0  0 .282  
  B.Abreu RF          3  1  0  0 .292     N.Markakis RF       5  1  1  1 .315  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  0  1  1 .317     M.Tejada SS         5  2  2  1 .351  
  J.Giambi DH         4  2  1  1 .257     J.Gibbons DH        5  3  3  5 .289  
  J.Posada C          4  2  2  0 .274     K.Millar 1B         3  1  1  0 .302  
  R.Cano 2B           4  2  2  1 .360     D.Newhan CF         5  1  1  0 .292  
  C.Wilson 1B         5  1  3  5 .220     R.Hernandez C       4  0  1  0 .268  
  M.Cabrera LF        4  1  3  1 .298     B.Fahey LF          3  0  1  0 .246  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39 11 16 11                 Totals      37  9 11  9
 
 
Yankees......... 0 2 0  2 2 0  0 0 5  - 11 16  1
Orioles......... 3 1 0  1 0 0  3 0 1  -  9 11  1
 
Yankees (90-49)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Lidle                   6      10   8   7   3   6   3 129   6.10
D.Rasner WIN(3-0)         2       0   0   0   1   1   0  31   3.75
M.Rivera SAVE(39th)       1       1   1   1   1   0   1  16   2.91
Totals                    9      11   9   8   5   7   4
 
Orioles (65-75)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Bedard                  4      11   6   6   1   3   0  75   5.10
S.Rleal                   1 2/3   0   0   0   3   1   0  23   5.14
T.Williams                0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  14   5.14
C.Britton                 0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   9   4.18
C.Ray LOSS(2-3) BS(7th)   2       4   5   0   1   0   2  33   4.35
Totals                    9      16  11   6   7   4   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 10,569 DATE- Friday, September 8th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Jerry Meals
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 9  Orioles: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 1  Orioles: 3
ERRORS- R.Cano, C.Ray
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(32nd), A.Rodriguez(25th), J.Posada-2(24th), R.Cano(33rd),
         C.Wilson(6th), M.Cabrera(24th)
HOME RUNS- J.Damon(26th), C.Wilson(3rd), N.Markakis(14th), J.Gibbons-3(15th)
RBIs- J.Damon-2(88th), A.Rodriguez(117st), J.Giambi(93rd), R.Cano(66th),
      C.Wilson-5(18th), M.Cabrera(63rd), B.Roberts-2(56th), N.Markakis(59th),
      M.Tejada(111st), J.Gibbons-5(56th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Jeter(32nd), B.Roberts(22nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Giambi, B.Roberts
WALKS- J.Damon, D.Jeter, B.Abreu-2, J.Posada, R.Cano, M.Cabrera, B.Roberts,
       K.Millar-2, R.Hernandez, B.Fahey
HIT BY PITCH- M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abreu, A.Rodriguez, J.Giambi, C.Wilson, B.Roberts, M.Mora-2,
             K.Millar-2, D.Newhan, R.Hernandez
GIDP- D.Jeter-2, B.Abreu, D.Newhan
WILD PITCHES- C.Lidle
2-out RBI- M.Tejada, J.Gibbons-2, C.Wilson-5, M.Cabrera, J.Damon-2
RLISP 2-out- J.Damon-2, N.Markakis-2, C.Wilson, A.Rodriguez, B.Abreu
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 5 for 14  Orioles: 3 for 7
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Derek Jeter robbed Jay Gibbons of a base hit.
 
In a great finish the blistering-hot New York (AL) Yankees came back in the
top of the ninth and held on to win over the Baltimore Orioles by a score of
11 to 9 at Camden Yards.
 
New York (AL) came up with the deciding runs in the top of the 9th inning when
they scored 5 runs on 4 hits.  The key at-bat was by Craig Wilson who
deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he lofted a three-run bomb.
This was a game of many highs and lows for the home town fans, as the lead
kept changing - 5 times in all.  
 
The win went to Darrell Rasner(3-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Mariano
Rivera got the save, his 39th.  Chris Ray(2-3) was given the loss in relief.
He was a hard-luck loser as he did not allow an earned run in his 2 innings
of work.  
 
'The only way this one could have been better', said Rasner, 'was if we had
played it at home.'

2006 AL Game: NY @ KC

 September 5, 2006

  The New York Yankees pounded the Kansas City Royals 23-8 tonight at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Robinson Cano led the NY attack by going 4 for 5 with 6 RBI. KC used 9 pitchers in the game trying to stop the brutal assault by the Yankees. The 23 runs scored by NY is 2nd most in a game by any team in the AL this season. The 31 combined runs scored in the game is the most by 2 teams.

Event Codes:  G
BOXSCORE: 2006 New York (AL) Yankees At 2006 Kansas City Royals      9/5/2006
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon CF          6  2  1  2 .258     D.Dejesus CF        6  0  2  2 .320  
  D.Jeter DH          5  5  3  2 .348     M.Grudzielanek 2B   5  1  3  0 .355  
  B.Abreu RF          4  4  2  3 .299     M.Teahen 3B         4  0  0  1 .293  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      5  3  3  1 .314     M.Sweeney DH        5  0  1  1 .253  
  J.Posada C          6  1  1  1 .272     E.Brown LF          4  2  2  0 .315  
  R.Cano 2B           5  2  4  6 .354     R.Shealy 1B         4  1  0  0 .239  
  C.Wilson 1B         6  2  2  4 .198     S.Costa RF          3  0  0  0 .222  
  M.Cabrera LF        6  2  2  0 .293   A-P.Bako PH,C         1  0  1  0 .198  
  N.Green SS          5  2  2  2 .136   D-J.Keppinger PH      0  1  0  0 .250  
                                          J.Buck C            3  2  2  2 .214  
                                        B-A.Berroa PH         1  0  1  1 .254  
                                        C-E.German RF         1  0  1  0 .297  
                                          A.Blanco SS         5  1  2  1 .365  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      48 23 20 21                 Totals      42  8 15  8
 
A-Pinch Hit For Costa In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Buck In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Berroa In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bako In 9th Inning
 
Yankees......... 5 4 4  0 9 0  0 1 0  - 23 20  1
Royals.......... 1 1 0  2 2 0  1 0 1  -  8 15  3
 
Yankees (88-49)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Mussina WIN(12-4)       6 1/3  13   7   5   2   2   1 132   3.46
R.Villone                 2 1/3   2   1   1   1   4   0  42   4.50
B.Bruney                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   5.79
Totals                    9      15   8   6   3   7   1
 
Royals (55-85)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.De La Rosa LOSS(2-3)    0 2/3   3   5   5   2   1   1  31   6.07
R.Braun                   1 1/3   5   5   5   1   0   2  40  33.00
J.Diaz                    0 1/3   1   3   3   2   0   1  20  81.00
M.Wood                    1 2/3   5   3   2   0   0   0  42   6.24
J.Gobble                  0 2/3   1   2   0   0   1   0  16   5.36
A.Sisco                   0       1   3   3   2   0   0  12   4.33
S.Dohmann                 0       1   1   1   0   0   1   2   8.46
J.Nelson                  3       1   1   0   0   4   0  38   3.25
T.Wellemeyer              1 1/3   2   0   0   0   2   0  15   8.50
Totals                    9      20  23  15   7   8   5
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,248 DATE- Tuesday, September 5th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt
T- 3:24
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  Royals:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Royals: 0
ERRORS- R.Cano, M.Teahen, E.German, A.Blanco
DOUBLES- D.Jeter(31st), J.Posada(22nd), M.Cabrera-2(23rd), N.Green(5th),
         M.Sweeney(10th), E.Brown(44th), A.Blanco(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Damon(25th), B.Abreu(5th), R.Cano(17th), C.Wilson(2nd),
           N.Green(1st), J.Buck(9th)
RBIs- J.Damon-2(86th), D.Jeter-2(47th), B.Abreu-3(32nd), A.Rodriguez(116st),
      J.Posada(78th), R.Cano-6(62nd), C.Wilson-4(13th), N.Green-2(8th),
      D.Dejesus-2(49th), M.Teahen(68th), M.Sweeney(30th), J.Buck-2(37th),
      A.Berroa(63rd), A.Blanco(10th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Cano, M.Teahen
WALKS- J.Damon, D.Jeter-2, B.Abreu-2, A.Rodriguez, N.Green, E.Brown, R.Shealy,
       J.Keppinger
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jeter, B.Abreu, J.Posada-3, R.Cano, C.Wilson, M.Cabrera,
             D.Dejesus, M.Grudzielanek, M.Teahen-2, M.Sweeney, R.Shealy,
             A.Blanco
WILD PITCHES- J.Diaz-2
2-out RBI- R.Cano-5, C.Wilson-4, M.Sweeney, J.Posada, D.Dejesus, J.Damon,
           D.Jeter-2, B.Abreu-3, J.Buck-2, A.Blanco
RLISP 2-out- N.Green, E.Brown, M.Teahen-2, C.Wilson-2, J.Posada, D.Dejesus-3,
             D.Jeter
TEAM RISP- Yankees: 10 for 20  Royals: 7 for 16
 
Robinson Cano had 4 hits and 6 RBI as the indomitable New York (AL) Yankees
destroyed the lifeless Kansas City Royals by a score of 23 to 8 at Kauffman
Stadium.
 
Cano was really in 'the zone'.  He delivered a base-hit plating two runs in
the 1st inning, smashed a two-run homer in the 2nd inning, ripped a single
which brought home a run in the 3rd inning and slapped a one-base hit in the
8th inning.  New York (AL) bats were very productive in the 1st inning when
they had 5 runs on 4 hits and the 5th inning which saw them score 9 runs on 6
hits.  Due to a poorly pitched ballgame, scoring in 6 different innings was
still not enough for Kansas City to come away with the victory.  
 
Mike Mussina(12-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 7 runs. Jorge De La Rosa(2-3) was given the loss.  He surrendered 3
hits and 2 walks in 2/3 of an inning.  
 
New York (AL) continued their winnings ways improving their record to a
division leading 88-49.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games.  Buddy Bell
was unhappy with his club's recent performance.  'We can't keep losing games'
he said.  'It gets to be embarrassing after a while.'

2006 AL Game: Bsn. @ Oak.

 July 28, 2006

   The Oakland A's may be the biggest disappointment in the AL this season, but they didn't disappoint the hometown fans tonight. The A's pounded the Red Sox 25-3, the most runs scored in a game by any team in the AL this year. Frank Thomas blasted 2 homeruns good for 6 RBI and Marco Scutaro drove in 7 runs for Oakland. After scoring 9 runs in the first 2 innings, the A's put up a 10 spot in the 3rd. 

Event Codes:  F G
BOXSCORE: 2006 Boston Red Sox At 2006 Oakland A's                   8/28/2006
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  1  2  0 .269     J.Kendall C         6  2  2  0 .322  
  A.Cora SS           5  0  1  0 .254     B.Kielty LF         6  3  2  3 .265  
  M.Loretta DH        4  0  3  0 .303     M.Bradley RF        4  2  0  0 .242  
  K.Youkilis LF       4  1  1  0 .271     F.Thomas DH         6  5  5  6 .252  
  E.Hinske RF         4  0  3  1 .294     J.Payton CF         6  4  4  4 .297  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  1  1  2 .255     E.Chavez 3B         6  4  4  1 .313  
  J.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .269     N.Swisher 1B        3  4  2  1 .263  
  C.Pena 1B           4  0  1  0 .250     M.Scutaro SS        4  1  3  7 .290  
  D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  1  0 .143     M.Ellis 2B          3  0  0  2 .217  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      38  3 14  3                 Totals      44 25 22 24
 
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  3 14  1
A's............. 6 310  0 0 2  3 1    - 25 22  0
 
Red Sox (61-70)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Gabbard LOSS(1-1)       0       4   6   6   4   0   0  38  18.00
M.Timlin                  1 2/3   2   3   3   1   0   0  33   5.89
M.Delcarmen               1       9  10  10   2   1   1  63   7.51
K.Foulke                  2       3   0   0   1   0   0  39   5.60
B.Corey                   3 1/3   4   6   5   3   0   1  57   4.15
Totals                    8      22  25  24  11   1   2
 
A's (61-70)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
E.Loaiza WIN(5-12)        7       9   2   2   0   2   1 103   8.09
B.Halsey                  2       5   1   1   0   1   0  46   4.95
Totals                    9      14   3   3   0   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 43,853 DATE- Monday, August 28th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh, Angel Hernandez
T- 3:43
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 8  A's:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  A's: 2
ERRORS- A.Cora
DOUBLES- E.Hinske(12th), E.Chavez-2(29th), M.Scutaro(19th)
TRIPLES- J.Payton(2nd), M.Scutaro(7th)
HOME RUNS- M.Lowell(15th), F.Thomas-2(27th)
RBIs- E.Hinske(32nd), M.Lowell-2(68th), B.Kielty-3(48th), F.Thomas-6(75th),
      J.Payton-4(48th), E.Chavez(69th), N.Swisher(102nd), M.Scutaro-7(44th),
      M.Ellis-2(40th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Cora
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Ellis-2
WALKS- B.Kielty, M.Bradley-2, F.Thomas, J.Payton, N.Swisher-3, M.Scutaro-2,
       M.Ellis
HIT BY PITCH- J.Kendall, M.Bradley
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crisp, J.Lopez, C.Pena, M.Ellis
GIDP- A.Cora, M.Lowell, M.Scutaro
2-out RBI- N.Swisher, M.Scutaro-2, F.Thomas-2, J.Payton-2, M.Lowell-2, E.Hinske
RLISP 2-out- B.Kielty-2, C.Pena, J.Kendall-2, E.Chavez, J.Payton, M.Bradley,
             M.Lowell, A.Cora
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 1 for 8  A's: 12 for 25
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Carlos Pena robbed Bobby Kielty of a base hit.
 
Frank Thomas smacked 2 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Oakland A's crushed the
Boston Red Sox 25 to 3.
 
Thomas enjoyed a big evening at the plate.  He ripped a single which plated a
run in the 1st inning, lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 3rd inning,
slapped a one-base hit plating a run in the 3rd inning, stroked a single in
the 5th inning and hit a bases-empty home run in the 8th inning.  Oakland
bats were hot in the 1st inning which saw them plate 6 runs on 4 hits and the
3rd inning which saw them score 10 runs on 9 hits.  Offensively, Oakland was
a juggernaut.  They scored in 6 separate innings.  
 
The win went to Esteban Loaiza(5-12) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Kason
Gabbard(1-1) was the losing pitcher.  Oakland continued their winnings ways
improving their record to 61-70.  They are 8-2 in their last ten games.  With
the loss, Boston has a record of 4-6 lately, 61-70 overall.

2006 NL Game of Note: Chi. @ Min.

 July 25, 2006

 Minnesota's Johan Santana (20-6) became MLB's first 20 game winner when the Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 tonight. Santana pitched a no-hitter into the 6th inning and only allowed 1 unearned run while getting his 20th Win. 

MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO (AL)
Twins........... 0 0 1  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  3  9  2
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  1  0
Win:Santana(20-6) Loss:Contreras(11-8) Save:Nathan(37th)
Homeruns- L.Castillo(3rd), J.Morneau(34th)
 
Johan Santana carried a no-hitter into the 6th inning as the Minnesota Twins
defeated the Chicago (AL) White Sox by a score of 3 to 1 at US Cellular
Field.
 
Santana(20-6) looked very much in control throughout the night.  He was stingy
on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 3 walks in 7 innings.  The left-handed
Santana lost his chance for a no-hitter when Pablo Ozuna singled with nobody
out in the 6th inning.  Minnesota managed 9 hits in their victory.  
 
Joe Nathan recorded his 37th save.  The losing pitcher was Jose
Contreras(11-8).  Minnesota now has a record of 74-54.  With the loss,
Chicago (AL) has a record of 7-3 lately, 77-52 overall.
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Castillo-G, Punto-F, Mauer-Si, Cuddyer-Si, Morneau-K
BOT 1- Ozuna-G, Iguchi-G, Dye-G
TOP 2- Hunter-K, White-Si, Tyner-F, Bartlett-G
BOT 2- Konerko-F, Crede-K, Gload-E-P , Uribe-K
TOP 3- Castillo-HR, Punto-K, Mauer-L, Cuddyer-Si, PkOff
BOT 3- Mackowiak-F, Alomar-K, Ozuna-F
TOP 4- Morneau-HBP, Hunter-K, White-P, Tyner-Si, Bartlett-G
BOT 4- Iguchi-W, Dye-W, Konerko-F, Crede-P, Gload-G
TOP 5- Castillo-G, Punto-L, Mauer-F
BOT 5- Uribe-L, Mackowiak-F, Alomar-P
TOP 6- Cuddyer-W, Morneau-HR, Hunter-G, White-F, Tyner-K
BOT 6- Ozuna-Si, Iguchi-G, Dye-E-SS, Konerko-G, Crede-K
TOP 7- Bartlett-F, Castillo-F, Punto-K
BOT 7- Gload-K, Cintron-L, Mackowiak-F
TOP 8- Mauer-F, Cuddyer-Si, Morneau-L, Hunter-F
BOT 8- Anderson-W, Pierzynski-F, Iguchi-K, Dye-G
TOP 9- White-G, Tyner-G, Bartlett-Si, SB(Bartlett), Castillo-K
BOT 9- Konerko-W, WP, Crede-F, Gload-G, Podsednik-K

2006 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 August 24, 2006

   Detroit's August woes continued today at Comerica Park. The Chicago White Sox had a big 9th inning comeback and defeated the Tigers 8-5. Detroit led 5-4 going into the 9th but Tiger closer Todd Jones was hammered for 4 runs while the hometown crowd booed him mercilessly. The big blow came from Jermaine Dye who hit his 43rd homerun of the season, a 2 run blast. So Chicago takes 3 games of the 4 game series against Detroit and leaves town with a 2.5 game lead in the AL Central. The Tigers have now gone 5-17 in August.

CHICAGO (AL) AT DETROIT
White Sox....... 0 0 0  0 0 4  0 0 4  -  8 15  0
Tigers.......... 0 3 0  0 1 0  1 0 0  -  5 11  0
Win:Riske(2-2) Loss:Jones(4-4) Save:Jenks(36th)
Homeruns- J.Dye(43rd), P.Konerko(28th), R.Gload(5th), V.Wilson(2nd)
 
In a great finish the Chicago (AL) White Sox came back in the top of the ninth
and held on to win over the Detroit Tigers by a score of 8 to 5 at Comerica
Park.
 
Chicago (AL) won the game with a rally in the 9th inning when they tallied 4
runs on 6 hits.  The critical plate appearance was by Jermaine Dye who
deflated the spirits of the home town crowd when he popped a two-run clout
over the fence.  Chicago (AL) ended up with 15 hits for the game while
Detroit had 11.  
 
David Riske(2-2) was the winner allowing no runs in 1 and 2/3 innings. Bobby
Jenks earned the save, his 36th.  Todd Jones(4-4) took the loss in relief.
He saw his ERA jump from 3.35 to 4.23 as gave up 4 runs in 2/3 of an inning.
 
'I pin this one on my own shoulders,' Jones said. 'The bottom line is I didn't
get the job done.  Our fans deserve better than this.'
 
CONDENSED PLAY LOG
TOP 1- Ozuna-Si, SB(Ozuna), Iguchi-L, Dye-G, Konerko-L
BOT 1- Granderson-K, Monroe-K, Young-G
TOP 2- Crede-G, Pierzynski-G, Uribe-F
BOT 2- Ordonez-G, Guillen-Si, Inge-Si, Casey-F, Wilson-HR, Perez-G
TOP 3- Gload-P, Anderson-Si, Ozuna-K, Iguchi-Si, Dye-W, Konerko-G
BOT 3- Granderson-Si, Monroe-G-DP, Young-K
TOP 4- Crede-P, Pierzynski-K, Uribe-Do, Gload-G
BOT 4- Ordonez-F, Guillen-F, Inge-W, Casey-Si, Wilson-G
TOP 5- Anderson-L, Ozuna-F, Iguchi-K
BOT 5- Perez-G, Granderson-Do, Monroe-Si, Young-Si, Ordonez-G-DP
TOP 6- Dye-W, Konerko-HR, Crede-Si, WP, Pierzynski-F, Uribe-G, Gload-HR
       Anderson-F
BOT 6- Guillen-F, Inge-Si, Casey-Force, Wilson-F
TOP 7- Ozuna-G, Iguchi-K, Dye-Si, Konerko-L
BOT 7- Perez-G, Granderson-Tr, Monroe-SF, Young-G
TOP 8- Crede-Si, Pierzynski-G-DP, Uribe-K
BOT 8- Ordonez-F, Guillen-F, Inge-F
TOP 9- Gload-Si, Anderson-G, Ozuna-Si, SB(Ozuna), Iguchi-L, Dye-HR
       Konerko-Si, Crede-Si, Pierzynski-Si, Uribe-G
BOT 9- Casey-K, Wilson-Si, Thames-G, Granderson-K
 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        76  51  .598 ----    34    75  52 .591   90  72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA           73  53  .579  2.5          74  52 .587   96  66 .593
2006 Detroit DEA             74  54  .578  2.5          81  47 .633   95  67 .586
2006 Cleveland CLA           55  71  .437 20.5          58  68 .460   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         52  77  .403 25.0          46  83 .357   62 100 .383

2006 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 August 23, 2006

  The Chicago White Sox took game 3 in the 4 game series against the Detroit Tigers 5-2. Detroit jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the 1st inning but Sox starter Freddie Garcia shut the door after that pitching 7 scoreless innings for his 13th Win of the season. Zack Miner couldn't get out of the 2nd inning and took the loss. Chicago increased their lead over 2nd place Detroit back to 1.5 games with the victory.

CHICAGO (AL) AT DETROIT
White Sox....... 0 3 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  5 17  0
Tigers.......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  0
Win:Garcia(13-4) Loss:Miner(3-9) Save:Jenks(35th)
Homeruns- C.Monroe(31st)
 
Freddy Garcia had a strong outing and Rob Mackowiak had 3 base hits and 2 RBI
at Comerica Park where the Chicago (AL) White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 5
to 2.
 
Chicago (AL) had 3 runs cross the plate in the top of the 2nd inning when they
came up with 5 base hits.  That was all the runs Garcia(13-4) needed.  Bobby
Jenks was great in relief and recorded his 35th save.  
 
Zach Miner(3-9) was the losing pitcher.  He allowed 7 hits and no walks in 1
and 1/3 innings.
 

2006 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 August 22, 2006

   The Detroit Tigers took game 2 of a 4 game series against the AL Central 1st place Chicago White Sox 10-8 tonight. Even when scoring 10 runs it wasn't easy for Detroit to gain the victory. Chicago kept coming back after the Tigers put runs on the board. Brandon Inge drove in 5 for Detroit. With the Win, the Tigers are now .5 game behind the Sox. 

BOXSCORE: 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 2006 Detroit Tigers        8/22/2006
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  P.Ozuna LF          4  2  3  0 .272     N.Perez 2B          5  0  1  0 .250  
  T.Iguchi 2B         4  1  1  0 .277     M.Thames DH         4  1  1  0 .258  
  J.Thome DH          3  1  1  2 .300     I.Rodriguez C       5  0  1  0 .303  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  0  1  1 .300     M.Ordonez RF        5  0  2  0 .291  
  J.Dye RF            5  0  1  1 .315     C.Guillen SS        4  2  2  2 .323  
  J.Crede 3B          4  2  2  0 .299     C.Monroe LF         3  3  2  2 .306  
  J.Uribe SS          4  2  3  2 .217     S.Casey 1B          4  2  2  0 .203  
  B.Anderson CF       4  0  0  0 .238     B.Clevlen CF        2  1  1  1 .130  
  S.Alomar C          1  0  0  1 .316   C-C.Granderson PH,CF  1  0  0  0 .313  
A-R.Mackowiak PH      1  0  0  0 .260     B.Inge 3B           3  1  2  5 .261  
B-A.Pierzynski C      1  0  0  0 .323                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  8 12  7                 Totals      36 10 14 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Alomar In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mackowiak In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Clevlen In 7th Inning
 
White Sox....... 1 0 0  0 4 2  0 0 1  -  8 12  1
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  4 3 1  1 0    - 10 14  0
 
White Sox (74-51)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
M.Buehrle                 3 1/3   6   5   5   2   2   2  72   5.80
D.Riske LOSS(1-2)         1 1/3   2   3   3   1   2   1  25   6.59
N.Cotts                   0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0  21   4.89
B.McCarthy                0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   5.28
M.Thornton                0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0   8   1.72
M.Macdougal               2       2   0   0   0   0   0  21   2.60
Totals                    8      14  10  10   4   4   3
 
Tigers (74-52)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
K.Rogers WIN(17-5)        5       7   5   5   3   0   0  67   4.42
F.Rodney HOLD(8th)        2       3   2   2   2   2   1  47   2.18
J.Grilli HOLD(2nd)        1       1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5.30
T.Jones SAVE(9th)         1       1   1   1   0   0   1  11   3.35
Totals                    9      12   8   8   5   2   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,539 DATE- Tuesday, August 22nd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Angel Hernandez, Hunter Wendelstedt, Sam Holbrook, Randy Marsh
T- 3:09
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 6  Tigers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 2
ERRORS- P.Ozuna
DOUBLES- P.Ozuna(9th), J.Crede(28th), S.Casey(2nd), B.Inge(31st)
TRIPLES- B.Clevlen(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Thome(44th), J.Uribe(12th), C.Guillen(22nd), C.Monroe(30th),
           B.Inge(23rd)
RBIs- J.Thome-2(111st), P.Konerko(83rd), J.Dye(109th), J.Uribe-2(51st),
      S.Alomar(5th), C.Guillen-2(74th), C.Monroe-2(97th), B.Clevlen(2nd),
      B.Inge-5(73rd)
STOLEN BASES- P.Ozuna(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Alomar, B.Inge
WALKS- P.Ozuna, T.Iguchi, J.Thome-2, P.Konerko, M.Thames, C.Guillen, C.Monroe,
       B.Clevlen
STRIKE OUTS- J.Crede, B.Anderson, M.Thames, I.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez, B.Clevlen
GIDP- J.Thome, J.Dye
2-out RBI- B.Inge, J.Thome, P.Konerko, J.Dye, C.Monroe-2, B.Clevlen, C.Guillen
RLISP 2-out- C.Guillen, N.Perez, B.Inge, T.Iguchi, C.Monroe-2, J.Crede
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 4 for 9  Tigers: 2 for 9
WEB GEMS- Bot 6th: Juan Uribe robbed Craig Monroe of a base hit.
 
Brandon Inge hit a homerun and had 5 RBI at Comerica Park where the Detroit
Tigers beat the Chicago (AL) White Sox 10 to 8.
 
Inge had a good evening at the plate.  He doubled bringing in a run in the 2nd
inning and lost the ball over the fence for three runs in the 4th inning.
Detroit banged out 14 hits on the night.  
 
The win was credited to Kenny Rogers(17-5) who went 5 innings allowing 5 runs.
Rogers was helped out by Todd Jones who recorded his 9th save.  David
Riske(1-2) took the loss in relief.  
 

2006 AL Game: Chi. @ Det.

 August 21, 2006

   The 1st place Chicago White Sox came into Detroit today for a big 4 game series against my 2nd place Detroit Tigers. Jose Contreras pitched a complete game 5-hitter and the Sox came away with an easy 5-1 victory in tonight's game. Alex Cintron drove in 2 runs with a single in the 2nd inning and Detroit was never able to come back from that deficit. Chicago now leads the AL Central by 1.5 games over Detroit and the Minnesota Twins are just 2.5 games back. The Tigers are now 5-15 in August as their downward spiral continues.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox At 2006 Detroit Tigers        8/21/2006
 
  White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Podsednik LF      5  1  2  1 .260     C.Granderson CF     4  0  0  0 .313  
  T.Iguchi 2B         4  0  0  0 .278     D.Young DH          3  0  0  0 .297  
  J.Thome DH          4  0  1  2 .300     C.Guillen SS        4  0  1  1 .321  
  P.Konerko 1B        4  0  1  0 .300     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  2  0 .290  
  J.Dye RF            3  1  0  0 .317     C.Monroe LF         4  0  1  0 .303  
  A.Pierzynski C      3  1  0  0 .324     I.Rodriguez C       3  0  0  0 .304  
  J.Crede 3B          3  0  0  0 .297     S.Casey 1B          3  0  0  0 .183  
  R.Mackowiak CF      4  1  1  0 .261     B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .258  
  A.Cintron SS        4  1  2  2 .226     N.Perez 2B          3  1  1  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5  7  5                 Totals      31  1  5  1
 
 
White Sox....... 0 2 0  0 2 0  1 0 0  -  5  7  0
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
 
White Sox (74-50)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Contreras WIN(11-7)     9       5   1   1   1   4   0 110   3.93
Totals                    9       5   1   1   1   4   0
 
Tigers (73-52)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Verlander LOSS(13-8)    6 1/3   7   5   5   2   4   0 105   3.52
J.Walker                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.27
J.Zumaya                  1       0   0   0   1   2   0  17   2.98
W.Ledezma                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0  12   4.73
Totals                    9       7   5   5   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,483 DATE- Monday, August 21st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Larry Young, Bill Hohn, Mike Everitt, Alfonso Marquez
T- 2:46
LEFT ON BASE- White Sox: 5  Tigers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- White Sox: 1  Tigers: 0
DOUBLES- S.Podsednik(24th), N.Perez(1st)
TRIPLES- C.Monroe(2nd)
RBIs- S.Podsednik(36th), J.Thome-2(109th), A.Cintron-2(33rd), C.Guillen(72nd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Guillen(14th)
WALKS- J.Dye, A.Pierzynski, J.Crede, D.Young
STRIKE OUTS- S.Podsednik, T.Iguchi, P.Konerko, J.Dye, A.Pierzynski,
             R.Mackowiak-2, C.Granderson, D.Young, B.Inge-2
GIDP- I.Rodriguez
2-out RBI- A.Cintron-2, J.Thome-2, C.Guillen
RLISP 2-out- S.Podsednik, B.Inge, M.Ordonez, J.Thome
TEAM RISP- White Sox: 2 for 8  Tigers: 1 for 7
 
Jose Contreras went 9 solid innings and shortstop Alex Cintron had 2 base hits
and 2 RBI as the Chicago (AL) White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers 5 to 1 at
Comerica Park.
 
Detroit never recovered after Chicago (AL) took the lead in the top of the 2nd
inning scoring 2 runs using 2 hits.  Paul Konerko led off the inning for
Chicago (AL) when he laced a base-hit.  Jermaine Dye came to the plate and
drew a walk.  After an out was recorded, Joe Crede then drew a walk to load
the bases.  Rob Mackowiak was a strikeout victim, unable to help out.
Cintron stepped into the box and banged out a single scoring two baserunners.
That was all the runs Contreras(11-7) needed.  Chicago (AL) totaled 7 hits
on the night.  
 
Justin Verlander(13-8) suffered the loss.  He allowed 5 runs and 7 hits in 6
and 1/3 innings.

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        74  50  .597 ----    37    73  51 .589   90  72 .556
2006 Detroit DEA             73  52  .584  1.5          80  45 .640   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           71  52  .577  2.5          72  51 .585   96  66 .593
2006 Cleveland CLA           53  70  .431 20.5          56  67 .455   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         51  75  .405 24.0          45  81 .357   62 100 .383

2006 AL Game Stories

 August 19, 2006

   My Detroit Tigers continue their losing ways, dropping a 6-3 decision to the Texas Rangers while the Chicago White Sox were pounding the Minnesota Twins 14-1. As a result, Chicago has moved past Detroit into 1st place in the AL Central. The Tigers had been in 1st since June 11th, but have gone 5-13 so far in August. Chicago now leads Detroit by .5 game and Minnesota by 3.

CHICAGO (AL) AT MINNESOTA
White Sox....... 1 0 4  0 1 5  1 0 2  - 14 18  0
Twins........... 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  2
Win:Garland(8-10) Loss:Radke(11-9)
Homeruns- P.Konerko(27th), J.Dye(42nd)
 
Left fielder Scott Podsednik had 4 hits and 4 RBI at Metrodome as the Chicago
(AL) White Sox, running on all cylinders, ripped the Minnesota Twins by a
large 14 to 1 margin.
 
Podsednik enjoyed a big day at the plate.  He doubled in the 1st inning,
doubled which scored a run in the 3rd inning, ripped a base-knock plating a
run in the 6th inning and laced a one-base hit bringing home two baserunners
in the 9th inning.  Chicago (AL) simply wore out the Minnesota pitching
staff, scoring in 6 different innings.  
 
The victory went to Jon Garland(8-10) who went 8 innings, allowing 1 run. Brad
Radke(11-9) was charged with the loss.  He gave up 9 runs in 5 and 1/3
innings of work.  
 
This win by Chicago (AL) continues their recent hot streak.  In their last ten
games, they have a record of 8-2.  For the season, they are 73-49.  Minnesota
has a record of 70-52 after the loss.
 

TEXAS AT DETROIT
Rangers......... 2 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  -  6  9  1
Tigers.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 0  -  3  5  0
Win:Tejeda(3-1) Loss:Robertson(9-6) Save:Otsuka(27th)
Homeruns- C.Lee(3rd), C.Guillen(20th), D.Young(4th)
 
Designated hitter Carlos Lee slammed a homerun and had 3 RBI as the Texas
Rangers bested the Detroit Tigers 6 to 3 at Comerica Park.
 
Lee enjoyed a fine evening at the plate.  He lined a single bringing in a run
in the 1st inning, slapped a base-hit bringing in a run in the 2nd inning and
hit a bases-empty home run in the 5th inning.  Texas out-hit Detroit for the
game, 9 hits to 5.  
 
The victory went to Rob Tejeda(3-1) who went 5 and 2/3 innings, allowing 2
runs. Tejeda got relief help from Akinori Otsuka who gained credit for his
27th save.  Nate Robertson(9-6) was charged with the loss.  
 

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        73  49  .598 ----    40    73  49 .598   90  72 .556
2006 Detroit DEA             73  50  .593   .5          79  44 .642   95  67 .586
2006 Minnesota MNA           70  52  .574  3.0          71  51 .582   96  66 .593
2006 Cleveland CLA           52  70  .426 21.0          55  67 .451   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         51  74  .408 23.5          45  80 .360   62 100 .383

 

2006 AL Game: Det. @ Chi.

 August 13, 2006

   The Detroit Tigers continue to struggle and dropped a 7-3 decision today against the Chicago White Sox. Jim Thome smashed 3 homeruns and drove in 5 in Chicago's win. Thome now leads the AL in homers with 41 and has 100 RBI on the season. His teammate Jermaine Dye hit his 39th homerun (2nd in the AL) and picked up his 104th RBI, tops in the AL. 

  Detroit is now 3-9 this month, allowing both Chicago and Minnesota to creep even closer in the AL Central pennant race.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Detroit Tigers At 2006 Chicago (AL) White Sox        8/13/2006
 
  Tigers             AB  R  H RBI AVG     White Sox          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Granderson CF     4  1  3  1 .319     S.Podsednik LF      5  1  1  0 .249  
  P.Polanco 2B        3  1  0  0 .282     A.Cintron 2B        3  2  2  1 .224  
  I.Rodriguez C       4  0  1  0 .302     J.Thome DH          4  3  3  5 .307  
  M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .293     P.Konerko 1B        2  0  0  0 .296  
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  2  0 .323     J.Dye RF            4  1  2  1 .319  
  D.Young DH          3  0  1  0 .294     A.Pierzynski C      4  0  1  0 .331  
A-M.Thames PH         1  0  0  1 .262     J.Crede 3B          4  0  0  0 .298  
  C.Monroe LF         4  0  0  0 .299     J.Uribe SS          4  0  1  0 .208  
  S.Casey 1B          3  0  1  0 .094     B.Anderson CF       4  0  0  0 .241  
  B.Inge 3B           3  0  0  0 .254                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  3  8  2                 Totals      34  7 10  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Young In 9th Inning
 
Tigers.......... 0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 1  -  3  8  1
White Sox....... 1 0 0  0 3 1  2 0    -  7 10  1
 
Tigers (71-46)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
Z.Miner LOSS(3-7)         6 1/3   7   5   5   2   4   3  86   4.77
W.Ledezma                 0 1/3   2   2   2   1   0   1  15   4.74
J.Zumaya                  1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   2.53
Totals                    8      10   7   7   3   4   4
 
White Sox (68-48)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
F.Garcia WIN(11-4)        8       6   2   2   0   2   1 103   3.94
B.Jenks                   0 1/3   2   1   1   1   1   0  16   4.98
M.Thornton SAVE(5th)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   1.31
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,034 DATE- Sunday, August 13th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Paul Nauert, Charlie Reliford, Larry Vanover, Greg Gibson
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Tigers: 4  White Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tigers: 1  White Sox: 2
ERRORS- S.Casey, F.Garcia
DOUBLES- C.Granderson(35th), A.Pierzynski(19th)
TRIPLES- S.Podsednik(6th)
HOME RUNS- C.Granderson(20th), J.Thome-3(41st), J.Dye(39th)
RBIs- C.Granderson(57th), M.Thames(78th), A.Cintron(30th), J.Thome-5(100th),
      J.Dye(104th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Guillen(13th)
CAUGHT STEALING- C.Granderson
WALKS- P.Polanco, A.Cintron, P.Konerko-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Granderson, M.Ordonez, D.Young, P.Konerko, J.Dye, J.Crede,
             B.Anderson
GIDP- M.Ordonez, C.Monroe, J.Thome
2-out RBI- J.Thome-5, A.Cintron
RLISP 2-out- M.Ordonez, B.Anderson, A.Pierzynski, C.Monroe
TEAM RISP- Tigers: 2 for 9  White Sox: 1 for 5
 
Designated hitter Jim Thome cracked 3 homeruns and had 5 RBI as the Chicago
(AL) White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 7 to 3.
 
Thome enjoyed a great day at the plate.  Every time he came up in the latter
innings, the crowd was on their feet cheering.  He delivered a solo blast in
the 1st inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 5th inning and popped a two-run
clout over the fence in the 7th inning.  Chicago (AL) rapped out 10 hits for
the afternoon.  
 
Freddy Garcia(11-4) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 8 innings.
Garcia was helped out by Matt Thornton who recorded his 5th save.  The loss
was charged to Zach Miner(3-7).  He surrended 3 homeruns in his 6 and 1/3
innings.  
 
'It's just about getting in a good hitting position and just going out there
and being prepared,' Thome 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.'

August 13, 2006                                        ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2006 Detroit DEA             71  46  .607 ----    44    76  41 .650   95  67 .586
2006 Chicago (AL) CHA        68  48  .586  2.5          70  46 .603   90  72 .556
2006 Minnesota MNA           68  49  .581  3.0          68  49 .581   96  66 .593
2006 Cleveland CLA           49  68  .419 22.0          53  64 .453   78  84 .481
2006 Kansas City KCA         48  70  .407 23.5          41  77 .347   62 100 .383