Final
Miller looks to get Tigers back on track
Jul 23, 2007 - 2:21 PM Detroit (58-38) at Chicago White Sox (43-54) 8:11 pm EDTCHICAGO (Ticker) -- Coming off their first series loss in nearly a month, the Detroit Tigers look to right themselves as they begin a rare five-game set with the Chicago White Sox on Monday.
In dropping two of three to the Kansas City Royals, the Tigers lost their first series since dropping two of three to the Minnesota Twins from June 29-July 1. Regardless, Detroit has won 12 of its 17 games in July.
Rookie Andrew Miller (5-3, 3.18 ERA), who has alternated wins and losses in his last seven starts, will look to end that trend after picking up the win in a 3-2 victory over the Twins on Wednesday, yielding just one run and four hits over five innings.
The lefthander has made just one appearance against the White Sox in relief, pitching 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Chicago will counter with Mark Buehrle (7-5, 2.91), who has not allowed more than two earned runs in any of his last eight outings. Included in that stretch was Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Cleveland Indians in which he allowed one run and 10 hits over 6 1/3 innings.
Buehrle would like to continue his past success against the Tigers, as he is 11-7 with a 2.92 ERA in 20 starts and one relief appearance against them.
After being rumored to be on the trading block for most of the season, the lefthander will be making his first start at home since inking his four-year extension worth a reported $56 million on July 8.
- AL
FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 9 18 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 11 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: DET - ANDREW MILLER, MACAY MCBRIDE (5TH), JASON GRILLI (6TH), BOBBY
SEAY (8TH), ZACH MINER (8TH), TODD JONES (9TH) AND IVAN
RODRIGUEZ
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE, EHREN WAS
Jul 23 11:31 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ SCORED PLACIDO POLANCO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ORDONEZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 9
CHI WHITE SOX 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.309, 1-FOR-3, BB)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 11:05 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY GARY SHEFFIELD SCORED CURTIS GRANDERSON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P POLANCO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 8
CHI WHITE SOX 6 TOP, 8TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: M ORDONEZ (.361, 2-FOR-4)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 11:02 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIKE HESSMAN SCORED MAGGLIO ORDONEZ AND CARLOS
GUILLEN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M HESSMAN ON FIRST, I RODRIGUEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 7
CHI WHITE SOX 6 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: B INGE (.245, 2-FOR-3)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 10:42 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
ROB MACKOWIAK HIT BY JASON GRILLI PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R MACKOWIAK ON FIRST, J URIBE ON SECOND, J
FIELDS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CHI WHITE SOX 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.242, 1-FOR-4)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 10:27 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO TADAHITO IGUCHI SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, T IGUCHI ON FIRST, J OWENS ON SECOND, A
GONZALEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CHI WHITE SOX 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.277, 0-FOR-3, RBI)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 9:58 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DYE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CHI WHITE SOX 4 BOTTOM, 5TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J FIELDS (.248, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 9:46 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY JIM THOME SCORED JUAN URIBE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, T IGUCHI ON SECOND, J OWENS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CHI WHITE SOX 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: P KONERKO (.264, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 9:28 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PLACIDO POLANCO SCORED BRANDON INGE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, P POLANCO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 5
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: G SHEFFIELD (.302, 0-FOR-2)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 9:22 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED CRAIG MONROE
AND MIKE HESSMAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C GRANDERSON ON SECOND, B INGE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 4
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.331, 1-FOR-2)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 9:18 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CURTIS GRANDERSON SCORED BRANDON INGE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C GRANDERSON ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 2
CHI WHITE SOX 2 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR DETROIT: P POLANCO (.330, 0-FOR-1)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 8:45 PM - AL
AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JOSH FIELDS (6) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF ANDREW MILLER SCORED JERMAINE DYE.
CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 1, CHI WHITE SOX 2
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.221, 8 HR, 32 RBI)
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 8:35 PM - AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
DETROIT 1 1 2 0
CHI WHITE SOX 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: DET - ANDREW MILLER
CHA - MARK BUEHRLE
DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J OWENS (.242, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.248, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
J THOME (.281, 16 HR, 52 RBI
Tigers vs. White SoxJul 23 8:15 PM
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