Chi White Sox (37-29) at Detroit (28-37)

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Pierzynski succeeding in two-hole

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox have posted a 15-6 record this season during games in which A.J. Pierzynski has hit second in the lineup, a move made by manager Ozzie Guillen on May 14, after two straight losses in Anaheim.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Mark Buehrle

  • LHP
  • (3-6) 4.80 ERA
White Sox: Buehrle had one of his best outings of the season Saturday against the Twins. He went eight innings, which matched a season high, and allowed just one run. He issued only one walk and struck out four. It was his first win since May 17, when he beat the Giants in San Francisco. Detroit was the second team Buehrle faced this season and he picked up his first win against them, allowing two runs -- one earned -- in seven innings. It's been an up-and-down season for Buehrle, but he's also been a victim of bad luck; his offense only averaged 3.72 runs of support for him before last Saturday's 11-run offensive explosion.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 110-81 3.85 1709.2 397 989 .270
Season 3-6 4.80 80.2 24 46 .297
June 1-0 2.57 14.0 3 9 .259
Vs. Detroit 1-0 1.29 7.0 2 1 .280

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/12/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 37 29 .561 - 20-10 17-19
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 28 37 .431 8.5 16-16 12-21
Stats - 06/12/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .259 310 84 303 23 398 3.38 591.1 547 189 459
DET .262 304 63 294 22 395 4.71 573.0 577 273 354
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Tigers look for sweep against lefty

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Not since 2003 have the Tigers swept the White Sox in a three-game series. With a left-hander on the mound for Chicago, the Tigers' chances seemingly couldn't be better. But Mark Buehrle isn't a typical kind of lefty.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Kenny Rogers

  • LHP
  • (4-4) 5.13 ERA
Tigers: Rogers put together his third straight quality start his last time out. He went seven innings for the third consecutive start, giving up three runs, one earned, on five hits. He wiggled out of two-on jams throughout the afternoon, but the former Gold Glove winner's throwing error in the sixth inning helped the third run home. Rogers has given up just three earned runs in his last three starts. He faced Chicago in April and had one of his worst outings of the season, surrendering seven runs in four innings in the Tigers' 11-0 loss at U.S. Cellular Field. This start, however, comes at Comerica Park, where Rogers is 2-1 in five starts this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 214-147 4.22 3202.2 1138 1919 .269
Season 4-4 5.13 73.2 34 33 .300
June 0-0 1.93 14.0 6 6 .229
Vs. Chi White Sox 0-1 15.75 4.0 4 1 .412

White Sox hitters vs Kenny Rogers

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul 1.000 2 1 5 .382 34 3 10
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .278 36 1 3
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .000 2 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Quentin, Carlos .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .200 5 0 0
Rios, Alex .000 2 0 0 .400 25 0 5
Teahen, Mark .167 6 0 1 .286 21 2 8
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Tigers hitters vs Mark Buehrle

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .294 17 1 5
Guillen, Carlos .333 3 0 0 .333 39 0 2
Inge, Brandon .000 3 0 0 .297 37 1 2
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald - - - - .333 12 0 2
Larish, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Ordonez, Magglio .667 3 0 0 .536 28 2 5
Raburn, Ryan - - - - .200 10 0 0
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Santiago, Ramon .667 3 0 1 .400 5 0 1
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - - - - -
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Pitchers' duel ends with one swing (37-29) (29-37)

Tigers 2, White Sox 1

White Sox stumble

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Mark Buehrle was masterful, pitching eight innings of one-run baseball, but it wasn't enough for Chicago to salvage the finale of the three-game series. The White Sox were held down by Tigers starter Kenny Rogers long enough for Miguel Cabrera to hit a walk-off homer in the ninth.

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Cabrera wins it

Jason Beck / MLB.com
It looked like it would be a hard-luck loss for Kenny Rogers, who gave up only one run in eight innings. But with White Sox starter Mark Buehrle just as strong, it took until the sixth for the Tigers to get on the board, and slugger Miguel Cabrera blasted one in the ninth for the win.
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Tigers 2, White Sox 1

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS3010100.262
Anderson, B, CF4000003.253
Quentin, LF3010001.279
Konerko, DH4110002.217
Dye, RF3001000.285
Crede, 3B3010000.280
Swisher, 1B3000001.222
Ramirez, 2B3000011.287
Hall, C3010000.321
Totals29151118 

BATTING
2B: Konerko (9, Rogers).
TB: Cabrera; Quentin; Konerko 2; Crede; Hall.
RBI: Dye (27).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson, B.
SF: Dye.
GIDP: Konerko 2.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Cabrera-Ramirez-Swisher, Crede-Ramirez-Swisher).
 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Renteria, SS4110012.266
Polanco, 2B4020012.303
Guillen, 3B4021001.304
Ordonez, DH4000003.308
Cabrera, M, 1B4111012.278
Thames, LF3000010.238
  Granderson, CF0000000.240
Rodriguez, I, C2010100.253
Clevlen, CF-LF3000022.188
Raburn, RF3010001.190
Totals312821613 

BATTING
HR: Cabrera, M (9, 9th inning off Dotel, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Renteria; Polanco 2; Guillen 2; Cabrera, M 4; Rodriguez, I; Raburn.
RBI: Guillen (31), Cabrera, M (39).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Polanco 2; Cabrera, M.
GIDP: Guillen; Ordonez.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Raburn (5, fielding).
DP: 2 (Rogers-Polanco-Cabrera, M, Renteria-Polanco-Cabrera, M).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Buehrle 8.07111604.47
Dotel (L, 3-3)0.11110012.97
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Rogers 8.04101104.63
Jones, T (W, 2-0)1.01000004.07

HBP: Quentin (by Rogers).
Pitches-strikes: Buehrle 102-66, Dotel 6-3, Rogers 96-67, Jones, T 8-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Buehrle 11-7, Dotel 0-1, Rogers 9-14, Jones, T 2-1.
Batters faced: Buehrle 30, Dotel 2, Rogers 29, Jones, T 3.
Umpires: HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Chris Tiller. 2B: Ed Montague. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, In from LF.
T: 2:04.
Att: 40,297.
June 12, 2008

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