White Sox 3 - 1 Tigers
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Tigers hope to avoid series sweep by White Sox

Aug 5, 2007 - 2:57 PM Chi White Sox (51-59) at Detroit (61-48) 1:05 pm EDT

DETROIT (Ticker) -- The slumping Detroit Tigers try to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

A.J. Pierzynski and Jim Thome both homered in the third inning on Saturday as Chicago won its third consecutive contest with a 7-5 victory.

Jordan Tada (1-0, 2.57 ERA) takes the mound for the Tigers, who are one-half game behind the Cleveland Indians (62-48) for first place in the American League Central.

The rookie righthander was solid in his first career start, allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings for a 5-2 win against the Oakland Athletics on Monday. He was recalled from Class AAA Toledo to fill the void left by Kenny Rogers, who is on the 15-day disabled list with inflammation in his shoulder.

The injuries to Detroit's pitching staff continue to grow as lefthander Andrew Miller was placed on the 15-day DL prior to Saturday's loss with a hamstring strain.

Chicago's Gavin Floyd (0-1, 10.05) searches for his first win this season. Last time out, the righthander gave up five runs and six hits in three innings while not factoring in the decision against the New York Yankees.

In his second start of the season, Floyd was carved up by the Tigers on July 24, allowing seven runs and 11 hits over 4 2/3 innings at U.S. Cellular Field.








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

    BATTERIES: CHA - GAVIN FLOYD, RYAN BUKVICH (7TH), BOONE LOGAN (7TH), MIKE
    MACDOUGAL (8TH), BOBBY JENKS (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI
    DET - JORDAN TATA, TIM BYRDAK (6TH), FERNANDO

    Aug 5 3:58 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MAGGLIO ORDONEZ (17) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 8TH OFF MIKE MACDOUGAL.
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3, DETROIT 1
    DUE UP FOR DETROIT: C GUILLEN (.311, 2-FOR-3)

    White Sox vs. TigersAug 5 3:43 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DARIN ERSTAD SCORED JERRY OWENS.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D ERSTAD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 3
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J THOME (.277, 0-FOR-2)

    White Sox vs. TigersAug 5 2:33 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JERRY OWENS SCORED DANNY RICHAR.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J OWENS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 2
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: D ERSTAD (.271, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    White Sox vs. TigersAug 5 2:32 PM


  • AL
    AT DETROIT - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOSH FIELDS SCORED A.J. PIERZYNSKI.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FIELDS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 1
    DETROIT 0 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: S PODSEDNIK (.264, 1 HR, 7 RBI)

    White Sox vs. TigersAug 5 1:38 PM

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