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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

2008-04-11 · Night game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 26094 · 46°F, drizzle, wet · Wind 15 mph R to L · 3:13

Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 5–2. Detroit Tigers put up 3 in the 3rd. Aquilino Lopez earned the win and Todd Jones picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	11
CHA	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

W: Aquilino Lopez L: Jose Contreras SV: Todd Jones

Umpires — HP: James Hoye · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Ted Barrett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Clete Thomas	5	0	2	1	0	0
Placido Polanco	3	1	1	0	1	0
Carlos Guillen	4	1	1	0	1	0
Magglio Ordonez	5	0	1	2	0	1
Miguel Cabrera	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jacque Jones	3	0	1	0	1	0
Edgar Renteria	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ivan Rodriguez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Brandon Inge	4	2	2	1	0	2

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Quentin	2	1	1	1	1	1
Orlando Cabrera	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jim Thome	3	0	0	0	0	2
Paul Konerko	2	0	0	1	1	0
Jermaine Dye	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Crede	4	0	0	0	0	2
Brian Anderson	4	1	1	0	0	1
Juan Uribe	4	0	0	0	0	2
Toby Hall	3	0	1	0	0	0
Nick Swisher	1	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dontrelle Willis	0.0	0	2	0
Aquilino Lopez	4.0	3	0	4
Jason Grilli	3.0	0	2	3
Denny Bautista	1.0	1	0	1
Todd Jones	1.0	0	0	2

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Contreras	6.2	6	3	2
Boone Logan	0.1	2	0	0
Octavio Dotel	1.0	2	0	1
Mike MacDougal	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Clete Thomas: 53/G56
Placido Polanco: W
Carlos Guillen: 6!4(1)3/GDP/G6M+

Bot 1

Carlos Quentin: W
Orlando Cabrera: W.1-2
Jim Thome: WP.2-3;1-2
Jim Thome: K
Paul Konerko: 9/SF/L89D+.3-H;2-3
Jermaine Dye: 53/G56S-

Top 2

Magglio Ordonez: K
Miguel Cabrera: 13/G15-
Jacque Jones: 53/G56-

Bot 2

Joe Crede: K
Brian Anderson: S8/G4M+
Juan Uribe: 9/F9LS-
Toby Hall: S9/L9S.1-3
Carlos Quentin: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
Orlando Cabrera: 7/F78M

Top 3

Edgar Renteria: D8/F8LXD+
Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4-.2-3
Brandon Inge: S9/L9M.3-H
Clete Thomas: SB2
Clete Thomas: 4/L34+
Placido Polanco: S1/G25-.2-3
Carlos Guillen: W.1-2
Magglio Ordonez: S8/L8LM.3-H;2-H;1-2
Miguel Cabrera: 3/G

Bot 3

Jim Thome: 43/G3D+
Paul Konerko: 63/G6
Jermaine Dye: K

Top 4

Jacque Jones: W
Edgar Renteria: 16(1)3/GDP/G15+
Ivan Rodriguez: 43/G4

Bot 4

Joe Crede: K
Brian Anderson: 9/F89M
Juan Uribe: 4/P34D-

Top 5

Brandon Inge: K
Clete Thomas: 43/G4+
Placido Polanco: 3/L34+

Bot 5

Toby Hall: 6/L6D
Carlos Quentin: HP
Orlando Cabrera: W.1-2
Jim Thome: K
Paul Konerko: W.2-3;1-2
Jermaine Dye: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Top 6

Carlos Guillen: 4/L4+
Magglio Ordonez: 43/G4-
Miguel Cabrera: S5/G5S-
Jacque Jones: 9/L89D+

Bot 6

Joe Crede: 9/F9M
Brian Anderson: 53/G56
Juan Uribe: K

Top 7

Edgar Renteria: 63/G6+
Ivan Rodriguez: 53/G5
Brandon Inge: D7/L5D+
Clete Thomas: D8/L78D+.2-H
Placido Polanco: 53/G

Bot 7

Toby Hall: 4/P8RS
Carlos Quentin: K
Orlando Cabrera: 1/BP

Top 8

Carlos Guillen: S7/G56
Magglio Ordonez: SB2
Magglio Ordonez: 63/G6.2-3
Miguel Cabrera: S8/L8RM+.3-H
Jacque Jones: S9/G34.1-2
Edgar Renteria: 6/L6+
Ivan Rodriguez: K

Bot 8

Nick Swisher: K
Paul Konerko: 7/F7D
Jermaine Dye: S7.BX2(74)

Top 9

Brandon Inge: K
Clete Thomas: S9/G34+
Placido Polanco: WP.1-2
Placido Polanco: HP
Carlos Guillen: 64(1)/FO/G6+.2-3
Magglio Ordonez: 64(1)/FO/G6-

Bot 9

Joe Crede: 7/F7M
Brian Anderson: K
Juan Uribe: K

Notes & reviews

Tigers pitcher Dontrelle Willis left the game due to an injured knee; he hyperextended it when he slipped in front of the mound
White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome ejected by HP umpire James Hoye

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