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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1999-04-23 · Night game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 9837 · 45°F, night · Wind 21 mph L to R · 2:30

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 5–0. Chicago White Sox put up 4 in the 3rd. Mike Sirotka earned the win. Magglio Ordonez went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
CHA	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0		5	9

W: Mike Sirotka L: Willie Blair SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Brinkman · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Brian Hunter	4	0	0	1
Gregg Jefferies	4	0	0	0
Bobby Higginson	4	1	0	1
Tony Clark	4	0	0	0
Dean Palmer	3	2	0	0
Damion Easley	3	0	0	1
Juan Encarnacion	3	0	0	0
Bill Haselman	2	1	1	0
Deivi Cruz	3	1	0	0

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ray Durham	3	1	1	1	1	0
Mike Caruso	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Thomas	3	1	2	1	1	0
Magglio Ordonez	4	1	1	2	0	0
Jeff Liefer	4	0	1	0	0	2
Greg Norton	4	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Singleton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Johnson	4	0	1	0	0	2
McKay Christensen	3	1	1	1	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Blair	5.0	9	1	3
Sean Runyan	1.1	0	0	0
Mel Rojas	1.2	0	1	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Sirotka	9.0	5	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian Hunter: K
Gregg Jefferies: 43/G4
Bobby Higginson: 9/F9S

Bot 1

Ray Durham: 8/F8LD
Mike Caruso: 343/G3
Frank Thomas: S6/G6
Magglio Ordonez: 53/G5

Top 2

Tony Clark: 3/P3F
Dean Palmer: 9/F9M
Damion Easley: 4/P6M

Bot 2

Jeff Liefer: 8/F8LXD
Greg Norton: 41/G34
Chris Singleton: 8/L8RM

Top 3

Juan Encarnacion: 53/G5L
Bill Haselman: W
Deivi Cruz: 64(1)3/GDP/G6MS

Bot 3

Mark Johnson: K
McKay Christensen: S5/BG25
Ray Durham: SB2
Ray Durham: S9/L34D.2-H
Mike Caruso: S8/L8LS.1-3
Frank Thomas: D9/L9LS.3-H;1XH(9425)
Magglio Ordonez: HR/F78XD.2-H
Jeff Liefer: S4/G4M
Greg Norton: K

Top 4

Brian Hunter: 4/P4D
Gregg Jefferies: 7/L7M
Bobby Higginson: 8/F8LM

Bot 4

Chris Singleton: 7/F78D
Mark Johnson: S8/P8LS
McKay Christensen: 7/F7LS
Ray Durham: SB2
Ray Durham: W
Mike Caruso: 7/L7LS

Top 5

Tony Clark: 43/G4
Dean Palmer: S3/G34S
Damion Easley: 5(B)3(1)/LDP/L5S

Bot 5

Frank Thomas: 9/F9LM
Magglio Ordonez: 53/G5
Jeff Liefer: K

Top 6

Juan Encarnacion: 4/L4M
Bill Haselman: S9/L34D
Deivi Cruz: S6/G6.1-2
Brian Hunter: 53/G5S.2-3;1-2
Gregg Jefferies: FC5/G5.2X3(5)

Bot 6

Greg Norton: D7/L7D
Chris Singleton: HP
Mark Johnson: WP.2-3;1-2
Mark Johnson: 3/G3L
McKay Christensen: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H;2-3
Ray Durham: 3/P3F

Top 7

Bobby Higginson: K
Tony Clark: 3/P3
Dean Palmer: S5/G5L
Damion Easley: K

Bot 7

Mike Caruso: 63/G6MS
Frank Thomas: W
Magglio Ordonez: 3/G3.1-2
Jeff Liefer: K

Top 8

Juan Encarnacion: 7/F7D
Bill Haselman: 63/G6
Deivi Cruz: 63/G6S

Bot 8

Greg Norton: 53/G6S
Chris Singleton: E7/P78S
Mark Johnson: K
McKay Christensen: 63/G6

Top 9

Brian Hunter: 3/P3
Gregg Jefferies: 43/G34
Bobby Higginson: S7/F7LS
Tony Clark: 9/F9LM