Chi White Sox (58-44) at Detroit (52-50)

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Confident Danks ready for Tigers

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
Through the first half of the present 2008 campaign, John Danks looked like an All-Star. The fact that he got knocked around by Kansas City in his first start of the second half certainly won't hinder Danks' supreme level of confidence as he takes the ball on Saturday evening.
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White Sox probable pitcher

John Danks

  • #50 LHP
  • (7-4) 3.03 ERA 97 SO
White Sox: Danks was uncharacteristically off his game Sunday against the Royals. The left-hander lasted just four innings, surrendering four runs on nine hits and two walks. It was the first time he gave up more then four runs since allowing seven on April 9 against Minnesota. His offense bailed him out of the loss. He hasn't been handed a loss since May 24. He'll try to get back on track against Detroit, perhaps helped by the fact that the Tigers have yet to see Danks this year. He was 0-1 with a 5.71 ERA in three starts against them last year.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 13-17 4.37 257.2 87 206 .269
Season 7-4 3.03 118.2 33 97 .244
July 2-0 4.50 26.0 5 28 .245

Series at a Glance

Standings - 07/26/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 58 44 .569 - 35-17 23-27
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 52 50 .510 6.0 28-21 24-29
Stats - 07/26/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .265 509 139 496 44 636 3.68 913.2 880 290 732
DET .276 512 116 489 38 635 4.37 908.1 926 394 553
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As Verlander goes, so do the Tigers

Scott McNeish / MLB.com
Round 1 of this key divisional series went to the White Sox. But the Tigers look to rally in the next round with their ace on the hill. Detroit hopes Justin Verlander can answer the bell Saturday night in the second game of a three-game series with the first-place White Sox.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Justin Verlander

  • #35 RHP
  • (8-9) 3.95 ERA 99 SO
Tigers: Verlander has ascended from the depths of a 2-9 record in early June to now sit within a victory of .500. Not only has he gone 6-0 with a 2.30 ERA over his past eight starts, but he has given up two runs or fewer in each of those outings. He fell an out shy of a complete game last Sunday at Baltimore, allowing a run on three hits while throwing 105 pitches in sweltering heat. He's 1-2 against the White Sox this season and 2-6 against them in his career, but he started this run of his with a complete-game four-hitter against Chicago on June 11.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 43-26 3.80 535.2 186 413 .244
Season 8-9 3.95 136.2 54 99 .225
July 4-0 2.20 28.2 9 21 .168
Vs. Chi White Sox 1-2 4.43 22.1 7 10 .185

White Sox hitters vs Justin Verlander

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - .000 2 0 0
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul .000 4 0 1 .148 27 0 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .143 14 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .400 10 0 3 .314 35 3 12
Quentin, Carlos .000 8 0 1 .286 14 1 3
Ramirez, Alexei .000 3 0 0 .273 11 1 1
Rios, Alex - - - - .500 2 0 1
Teahen, Mark .250 4 0 0 .182 22 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Tigers hitters vs John Danks

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel - - - - .300 10 0 0
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .000 12 0 0
Guillen, Carlos - - - - .444 9 0 2
Inge, Brandon - - - - .400 10 1 1
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald - - - - .667 3 0 0
Larish, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Ordonez, Magglio - - - - .588 17 1 6
Raburn, Ryan - - - - .000 6 0 0
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - .000 1 0 0
Santiago, Ramon - - - - - - - -
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - - - - -
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Runs come in bunches (59-43) (52-51)

White Sox 7, Tigers 6

White Sox take series

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox scored four runs in the third, highlighted by back-to-back home run from Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye, and then scored another three in the fifth to back starter John Danks, who recorded his eighth win despite allowing four earned through six innings of work.

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Series at a Glance

 
Carlos Quentin hit his 27th home run of the season on Saturday. (Paul Sancya/AP)

Rally falls short

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Gary Sheffield and Magglio Ordonez both hit solo home runs, but the Tigers couldn't come from behind against the White Sox on Saturday. Starter Justin Verlander allowed seven runs on nine hits in four-plus innings to lose for the first time since June 6 against the Indians.
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White Sox 7, Tigers 6

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5110000.266
Pierzynski, C5221000.287
Quentin, LF4222110.283
Dye, RF4222011.311
Thome, DH4011020.256
Swisher, 1B3001010.230
Ramirez, 2B3010100.314
Wise, CF4010023.306
Fields, 3B4000024.143
  Uribe, 3B0000000.227
Totals367107298 

BATTING
2B: Cabrera (19, Verlander), Thome (22, Seay).
HR: Quentin (27, 3rd inning off Verlander, 1 on, 0 out), Dye (23, 3rd inning off Verlander, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Cabrera 2; Pierzynski 2; Quentin 5; Dye 5; Thome 2; Ramirez; Wise.
RBI: Pierzynski (38), Quentin 2 (78), Dye 2 (63), Thome (57), Swisher (49).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Fields 2.
SF: Swisher.
GIDP: Wise.
Team LOB: 5.

FIELDING
E: Ramirez (9, throw).
DP: 2 (Swisher-Cabrera, Ramirez-Cabrera-Swisher).
 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Granderson, CF5020012.296
Polanco, 2B4110112.310
Guillen, 3B4110012.287
Ordonez, RF4232000.324
Cabrera, M, 1B4010011.292
Sheffield, DH4111012.222
Thames, LF4000031.261
Renteria, SS4120000.260
Inge, C4010012.220
Totals3761231912 

BATTING
2B: Guillen (25, Danks), Ordonez (22, Dotel), Granderson (16, Jenks).
HR: Sheffield (8, 2nd inning off Danks, 0 on, 2 out), Ordonez (14, 6th inning off Danks, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Granderson 3; Polanco; Guillen 2; Ordonez 7; Cabrera, M; Sheffield 4; Renteria 2; Inge.
RBI: Sheffield (26), Ordonez 2 (60).
2-out RBI: Sheffield.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen 2; Thames; Polanco.
GIDP: Granderson; Sheffield.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Granderson (7, 2nd base off Dotel/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Guillen (13, fielding).
DP: (Renteria-Cabrera, M).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Danks (W, 8-4)6.08540523.18
Carrasco (H, 1)0.21110002.19
Logan 0.01000004.21
Dotel (H, 14)1.11001302.91
Jenks (S, 21)1.01000101.73
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Verlander (L, 8-10)4.09771524.29
Seay 3.01001302.73
Dolsi 2.00000104.55

Logan pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Verlander pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.

WP: Dotel.
IBB: Ramirez (by Seay).
Pitches-strikes: Danks 93-64, Carrasco 9-6, Logan 3-2, Dotel 27-17, Jenks 16-10, Verlander 110-70, Seay 44-27, Dolsi 23-16.
Groundouts-flyouts: Danks 10-3, Carrasco 1-1, Logan 0-0, Dotel 0-1, Jenks 0-2, Verlander 3-4, Seay 2-4, Dolsi 5-0.
Batters faced: Danks 24, Carrasco 3, Logan 1, Dotel 6, Jenks 4, Verlander 22, Seay 11, Dolsi 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Logan 1-0, Dotel 2-1, Seay 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Todd Tichenor. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 12 mph, Out to LF.
T: 3:05.
Att: 45,280.
July 26, 2008

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