Detroit (55-58) at Chi White Sox (63-50)

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Ordonez eyes another batting title

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Magglio Ordonez's chances of being in a batting title chase are looking good, and he continues his quest in Thursday's 8:11 p.m. ET finale vs. the White Sox.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Zach Miner

  • #31 RHP
  • (5-4) 3.77 ERA 32 SO
Tigers A reliever turned starter, Miner gave the Tigers a chance to win on Friday night, but he received little offensive support in a 5-2 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field. Despite allowing Tampa Bay's leadoff man on in five of the game's first six innings, Miner scattered eight hits through 5 1/3 innings. He was charged with four runs (three earned) in his fourth loss this season. He will look to collect a "W" against Chicago at U.S. Cellular Field, a ballpark in which he has traditionally struggled. In appearances in six games -- including one start -- Miner is 0-3 with a 7.94 ERA at the White Sox home field.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 15-14 4.05 208.2 85 125 .267
Season 5-4 3.77 62.0 31 32 .248
August 0-1 5.06 5.1 3 3 .364
Vs. Chi White Sox 1-1 5.40 10.0 4 7 .263

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/07/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 55 58 .487 8.0 29-22 26-36
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 63 50 .558 - 37-17 26-33
Stats - 08/07/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
DET .276 569 130 540 43 723 4.56 1011.2 1037 444 652
CWS .265 568 159 555 49 722 3.90 1011.2 1006 317 792
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White Sox ready their brooms

David Just / MLB.com
After finishing a disappointing 4-6 road trip, the White Sox have a chance to sweep the Tigers in Thursday's 7:11 p.m. CT finale at U.S. Cellular Field.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Javier Vazquez

  • #33 RHP
  • (8-9) 4.66 ERA 133 SO
White Sox: Vazquez said the monkey on his back hadn't been getting any bigger in recent starts, but it was certainly big enough. He hadn't won a game since June 17, before he won on Friday against the Royals. Vazquez went six innings, giving up five hits and two runs. He had a shut out through the first five. It was the first time Vazquez gave up less than three runs since May 31.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 123-122 4.31 2203.1 583 1948 .259
Season 8-9 4.66 141.0 40 133 .273
August 1-0 3.00 6.0 2 3 .238
Vs. Detroit 1-2 4.95 20.0 5 21 .306

Tigers hitters vs Javier Vazquez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel .333 9 0 2 .391 23 3 8
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis .250 8 1 1 .214 28 3 3
Guillen, Carlos .167 6 0 1 .250 28 0 4
Inge, Brandon .200 5 0 0 .241 29 0 2
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald - - - - - - - -
Larish, Jeff .000 3 0 0 .000 6 0 0
Ordonez, Magglio .200 10 0 2 .194 36 0 5
Raburn, Ryan 1.000 1 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - .000 2 0 0
Santiago, Ramon .500 2 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Zach Miner

  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 .200 5 0 1 .462 13 0 2
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .333 3 1 3
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .333 3 1 1 .273 11 1 2
Quentin, Carlos .250 4 0 1 .167 6 0 1
Ramirez, Alexei .000 2 0 0 .200 5 0 0
Rios, Alex .000 1 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Teahen, Mark 1.000 1 0 1 .300 10 1 2
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Cabrera powers Tigers in finale (56-58) (63-50)

Tigers 8, White Sox 3

Tigers stop skid

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, and Curtis Granderson launched a home run to win the series finale and end a six-game losing skid. Zach Miner gave up two runs, one earned, in six innings.

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Sox miss sweep

David Just / MLB.com
Juan Uribe and Alexei Ramirez each drove in a run and Carlos Quentin homered, but it wasn't enough to complete a sweep in the series finale. Starter Javier Vazquez lasted seven innings, giving up five earned runs.
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Tigers 8, White Sox 3

DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Granderson, CF5221023.302
Polanco, 2B4110000.313
Guillen, 3B2321300.286
Ordonez, DH5112004.318
Cabrera, M, 1B3133200.298
Joyce, RF5011024.272
Thames, LF3000011.239
  Raburn, LF2000002.250
Inge, C5010022.216
Santiago, SS3000130.328
Totals37811861016 

BATTING
2B: Guillen (26, Vazquez, J), Polanco (27, Vazquez, J), Joyce (11, Wassermann).
3B: Guillen (2, Vazquez, J), Ordonez (1, Wassermann).
HR: Cabrera, M (21, 3rd inning off Vazquez, J, 1 on, 2 out), Granderson (14, 7th inning off Vazquez, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Granderson 5; Polanco 2; Guillen 5; Ordonez 3; Cabrera, M 6; Joyce 2; Inge.
RBI: Cabrera, M 3 (85), Guillen (53), Granderson (41), Ordonez 2 (67), Joyce (26).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, M 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Granderson 2; Joyce; Inge 2.
S: Polanco.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
E: Santiago (3, throw).
Outfield assists: Raburn (Thome at home).
DP: (Santiago-Cabrera, M).
 
Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS5000003.265
Pierzynski, C5000012.288
Quentin, LF3111001.288
Thome, DH3010100.257
Konerko, 1B4130000.221
Griffey Jr., RF3000024.245
  1-Anderson, B, PR-CF0000000.238
Ramirez, 2B4010015.310
Swisher, CF-RF3120100.232
Uribe, 3B3021001.221
  a-Wise, PH1000011.300
Totals3431022517 

a-Struck out for Uribe in the 9th.
1-Ran for Griffey Jr. in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Swisher 2 (17, Miner, Rodney), Uribe (13, Miner), Konerko (12, Seay).
HR: Quentin (30, 8th inning off Seay, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Quentin 4; Thome; Konerko 4; Ramirez; Swisher 4; Uribe 3.
RBI: Uribe (20), Quentin (87).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez 4; Quentin; Pierzynski.
GIDP: Uribe.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Anderson, B (3, 2nd base off Rodney/Inge).
CS: Ramirez (6, 2nd base by Miner/Inge).
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Miner (W, 6-4)6.07210303.57
Zumaya (H, 5)1.00001002.82
Seay (H, 7)0.22111012.54
Rodney (S, 2)1.11000205.16
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vazquez, J (L, 8-10)7.08554824.74
Russell 1.11221106.17
Wassermann 0.22111109.00

WP: Miner.
IBB: Cabrera, M (by Vazquez, J), Guillen (by Russell).
HBP: Quentin (by Miner), Griffey Jr. (by Seay).
Pitches-strikes: Miner 101-61, Zumaya 11-5, Seay 14-7, Rodney 24-17, Vazquez, J 122-82, Russell 21-11, Wassermann 16-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Miner 4-10, Zumaya 3-0, Seay 1-0, Rodney 1-1, Vazquez, J 7-6, Russell 3-0, Wassermann 0-1.
Batters faced: Miner 25, Zumaya 3, Seay 5, Rodney 5, Vazquez, J 33, Russell 6, Wassermann 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Rodney 2-0, Wassermann 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Brian O'Nora. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, L to R.
T: 3:08.
Att: 36,383.
August 7, 2008

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