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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers

2002-04-09 · Night game · Comerica Park · Att: 11833 · 48°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph to LF · 2:34

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 8–2. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 4th. Dan Wright earned the win. Frank Thomas went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHA	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	0	8	14
DET	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	6

W: Dan Wright L: Steve Sparks SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Doug Eddings · 1B: Mike Fichter · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kenny Lofton	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ray Durham	4	0	1	0	1	1
Frank Thomas	4	2	2	2	1	1
Magglio Ordonez	5	2	3	0	0	0
Paul Konerko	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Valentin	4	1	1	1	0	0
Carlos Lee	4	1	2	2	0	0
Mark Johnson	5	1	3	1	0	0
Royce Clayton	3	0	1	2	0	1
Aaron Rowand	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bobby Higginson	4	0	1	1	0
Shane Halter	4	0	1	0	0
Mitch Meluskey	4	0	0	0	0
Dmitri Young	3	0	0	0	1
Dean Palmer	4	0	0	0	2
Craig Paquette	4	0	1	0	1
Jacob Cruz	3	1	1	0	1
Jose Macias	3	1	2	0	0
Andres Torres	2	0	0	1	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Dan Wright	7.1	5	4
Damaso Marte	0.2	1	0
Bob Howry	1.0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Sparks	6.0	8	2	1
Jeff Farnsworth	1.0	3	0	1
Terry Pearson	2.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kenny Lofton: 3/G3
Ray Durham: 3/G
Frank Thomas: W
Magglio Ordonez: 8/F8LXD

Bot 1

Bobby Higginson: 9/F89D
Shane Halter: 8/F8RD
Mitch Meluskey: 43/G4

Top 2

Paul Konerko: 43/G4
Jose Valentin: 63/G6MD
Carlos Lee: 3/P3

Bot 2

Dmitri Young: 31/G3
Dean Palmer: 53/G
Craig Paquette: S8/G6M
Jacob Cruz: K

Top 3

Mark Johnson: S9/L9S
Royce Clayton: 13/G34S.1-2
Kenny Lofton: 13.2-3
Ray Durham: W
Frank Thomas: K/C

Bot 3

Jose Macias: 2/FL/BP2RF
Andres Torres: 2/FL/P23F
Bobby Higginson: 43/G34

Top 4

Magglio Ordonez: D7/G
Paul Konerko: 8/F8LXD
Jose Valentin: T8/F8RXD.2-H
Carlos Lee: 13/G15
Mark Johnson: S8/G4.3-H
Royce Clayton: D9/F89D.1-H
Kenny Lofton: 31/G34

Bot 4

Shane Halter: D8/F8RXD
Mitch Meluskey: 8/F8RM.2-3
Dmitri Young: HP
Dean Palmer: K
Craig Paquette: K

Top 5

Ray Durham: S8/G4
Frank Thomas: 6/P6MD
Magglio Ordonez: 8/F8LXD
Paul Konerko: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 5

Jacob Cruz: 43/G34
Jose Macias: S8/L8LS
Andres Torres: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 6

Jose Valentin: 9/F89M
Carlos Lee: S8/L8LM
Mark Johnson: PB.1-2
Mark Johnson: S6/G6S.2-3
Royce Clayton: 8/SF/F89S.3-H(UR)
Kenny Lofton: 13/G13

Bot 6

Bobby Higginson: 2/FL/P2LF
Shane Halter: 9/L89D
Mitch Meluskey: 8/F8LM

Top 7

Ray Durham: K
Frank Thomas: S8/L4MD
Magglio Ordonez: D8/L8RM.1-3
Paul Konerko: 53/G5
Jose Valentin: HP
Carlos Lee: S8/L8LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
Mark Johnson: 43/G4

Bot 7

Dmitri Young: K
Dean Palmer: 1/L1
Craig Paquette: 63/G6S

Top 8

Royce Clayton: K
Kenny Lofton: D9/G
Ray Durham: 43/G4.2-3
Frank Thomas: HR/F78XD.3-H
Magglio Ordonez: D9/F89XD
Paul Konerko: 9/F9LD

Bot 8

Jacob Cruz: S9/L9S
Jose Macias: D9/L9LS.1-3
Andres Torres: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
Bobby Higginson: S9/G34.2-H
Shane Halter: 9/F9D
Mitch Meluskey: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Jose Valentin: 5/FL
Aaron Rowand: K
Mark Johnson: 63/G6

Bot 9

Dmitri Young: 6/P6
Dean Palmer: K/C
Craig Paquette: 8/F8LXD

Notes & reviews

Detroit Mgr Garner, GM Smith fired; Luis Pujols to manage

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