Tigers 0 - 11 White Sox
Final
  for this game

Tigers still in search of offensive vs. White Sox

Apr 13, 2008 - 1:34 PM Detroit (2-9) at Chi White Sox (6-4) 2:05 pm EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) - The Detroit Tigers continue to be the story of the majors this season, but not in a good way.

The Tigers will be hoping to avoid a yet another embarrassing loss when they visit the Chicago White Sox in the rubber game of a three-game series on Sunday.

Last in the American League in runs scored, Detroit was nearly the victim of a no-hitter on Saturday when Chicago's Gavin Floyd went 7 1/3 innings before surrendering a single to Edgar Renteria.

The Tigers managed just two hits in the contest, dropping their team average down to .229 - the worst mark in the American League. Miguel Cabrera, Gary Sheffield and Placido Polanco each went 0-for-3 on Saturday and are all currently batting .167 or worse.

Detroit made some big moves in the offseason to bring in more offense with Renteria, Cabrera and Jacque Jones, pushing their payroll up to second in the majors at over $138 million. But the club has managed just seven homers thus far in 2008.

Pitching has also been a point of concern, as the Tigers own the worst team ERA in the majors at 5.60.

Veteran Kenny Rogers (0-2, 3.38 ERA) will look to post a rare quality start when he makes his third start of the season on Sunday. The lefthander got knocked around by the Boston Red Sox last Tuesday, yielding three runs - two earned - and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. The Tigers have yet to score a run in either of Rogers' starts, getting outscored by a combined 9-0.

The White Sox will counter with righthander Javier Vazquez (1-1, 5.25). The 31-year-old picked up a win in his last outing, holding the Minnesota Twins to three runs and seven hits over seven frames while striking out eight.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    DETROIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 1 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 x 11 10 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: DET - KENNY ROGERS, ZACH MINER (5TH), CLAY RAPADA (7TH) AND BRANDON
    INGE
    CHA - JAVIER VAZQUEZ, MATT THORNTON (8TH), NICK MASSET
    (9TH) AND A.J. PIERZYNSKI

    HOME RU

    Apr 13 4:41 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY JOE CREDE (4) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 5TH
    OFF ZACH MINER SCORED JERMAINE DYE, A.J. PIERZYNSKI AND CARLOS
    QUENTIN.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, CHI WHITE SOX 11
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J URIBE (.194, 1-FOR-2)

    Tigers 0, White Sox 11  Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 13 3:53 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY ZACH MINER ALLOWED JIM THOME TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A PIERZYNSKI ON FIRST, J DYE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 7 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: C QUENTIN (.258, 0-FOR-2)

    Tigers 0, White Sox 7  Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 13 3:49 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JERMAINE DYE SCORED ORLANDO CABRERA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J DYE ON SECOND, J THOME ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: A PIERZYNSKI (.412, 0-FOR-2)

    Tigers 0, White Sox 6  Bot 5, 0 OutsApr 13 3:47 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    GRAND SLAM BY PAUL KONERKO (2) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN THE
    3RD OFF KENNY ROGERS SCORED NICK SWISHER, ORLANDO CABRERA AND JIM
    THOME.
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0, CHI WHITE SOX 5
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.333, 0-FOR-1)

    Tigers 0, White Sox 5  Bot 3, 0 OutsApr 13 3:05 PM


  • AL
    AT CHI WHITE SOX - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY PAUL KONERKO SCORED NICK SWISHER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P KONERKO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: DETROIT 0
    CHI WHITE SOX 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR CHI WHITE SOX: J DYE (.342, 2 HR, 4 RBI)

    Tigers 0, White Sox 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 13 2:26 PM

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