White Sox 5 - 4 Tigers
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Rookie Danks, White Sox face Tigers

Apr 20, 2007 - 1:42 PM Chi White Sox (7-7) at Detroit (9-6) 7:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- In a matchup of the last two American League champions, the Chicago White Sox aim for their third straight victory when they open a three-game set against the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

One night after Mark Buehrle pitched a no-hitter, Chicago's offense sparked a 6-4 victory over Texas on Thursday. Joe Crede stroked a go-ahead single in the eighth inning and Rob Mackowiak followed with a two-run homer.

Seeking his first win in three starts, rookie John Danks (0-2, 3.97 ERA) takes the mound for the White Sox. Despite not winning, the lefthander has pitched well, yielding just five runs and 11 hits in 11 1/3 innings - while striking out 10 and walking three.

The White ox had scored just two runs in a three-game losing streak before the back-to-back wins. They will look to keep it going behind Paul Konerko, who hit .350 with three homers and 11 RBI in 10 games at Detroit last season.

Konerko also is batting .579 with seven RBI vs. Tigers starter Chad Durbin (0-1, 12.46), who has not gotten out of the fifth inning in two outings this season. The righthander has allowed 12 runs and 17 hits in 8 2/3 frames this campaign.

Detroit fell to Kansas City, 4-3, in 10 innings on Wednesday. Todd Jones suffered his first blown save in eight chances this season, costing starter Jeremy Bonderman a chance at his first win in four starts.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 7 0
    DETROIT 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: CHA - JOHN DANKS, NICK MASSET (5TH), DAVID AARDSMA (7TH), MATT
    THORNTON (8TH), MIKE MACDOUGAL (8TH), BOBBY JENKS (9TH) AND
    A.J. PIERZYNSKI
    DET - CHAD DURBIN, JASON

    Apr 20 10:04 PM
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    White Sox vs. TigersApr 20 9:56 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: D Aardsma relieved N Masset.
    SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5
    DETROIT 4 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G Sheffield (.130, 0-FOR-1)

    Apr 20 9:20 PM


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    AT DETROIT - PITCHING CHANGE
    CHA: DAVID AARDSMA (1-0, 0.90) STARTING THE 7TH
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5, DETROIT 4
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.130, 0-FOR-1)

    Apr 20 9:20 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 5 6 0
    DETROIT 0 0 1 0 3 0 4 7 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - NICK MASSET
    DET - BOBBY SEAY

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.130, 0-FOR-1, 2 BB)
    M ORDONEZ (.263, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)
    C GUILLEN (.276, 2-FOR-3, 2 RBI)

    Apr 20 9:20 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DARIN ERSTAD SCORED ROB MACKOWIAK.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D ERSTAD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 5
    DETROIT 4 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: T IGUCHI (.244, 1-FOR-2, BB, HR, RBI)

    White Sox vs. TigersApr 20 9:10 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PAUL KONERKO SCORED DARIN ERSTAD AND TADAHITO
    IGUCHI.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, P KONERKO ON FIRST, J THOME ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 4
    DETROIT 4 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.213, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    White Sox vs. TigersApr 20 8:46 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 1 1 2 2 0
    DETROIT 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
    DET - CHAD DURBIN

    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J CREDE (.222, 0-FOR-1)
    R MACKOWIAK (.176, 0-FOR-1)
    J URIBE (.244, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)

    Apr 20 8:09 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY TADAHITO IGUCHI (2) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF CHAD DURBIN.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2, DETROIT 1
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.333, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. TigersApr 20 7:49 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRANDON INGE (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF JOHN DANKS.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, DETROIT 1
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: I RODRIGUEZ (.288, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. TigersApr 20 7:39 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JUAN URIBE (4) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF CHAD DURBIN.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1, DETROIT 0
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.160, 0-FOR-1)

    White Sox vs. TigersApr 20 7:34 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 0 0
    DETROIT 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: CHA - JOHN DANKS
    DET - CHAD DURBIN

    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C MONROE (.212, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
    M THAMES (.182, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
    O INFANTE (.375, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Apr 20 7:24 PM

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