Tigers vs. White Sox 8/11-8/13

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Contreras is pitching like the stud he was at the end of last year/beginning of this year.

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Bottom 7th:

- Konerko struck out swinging
- Dye struck out swinging
- Pierzynski flied out to center

End of Inning (0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors)

After 7:
DET 0
CHW 5

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That was the first 1-2-3 inning for Tigers pitching tonight.

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Top 8th

- Monroe flied out to left
- Casey singled to right
- Inge popped out to third
- Granderson grounded out to second

End of Inning (0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors)

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I'll take Contreras for the shutout.

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Bottom 8th:

- Colon relieved Ledezma
- Crede singled to left
- Cintron popped out to shortstop
- Anderson popped out to first
- Crede to second on Colon wild pitch
- Podsednik grounded out to first

End of Inning (0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors)

After 8:
DET 0
CHW 5

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3 more outs for a Contreras shutout...

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Top 9th:

- Polanco grounded out to second
- Rodriguez struck out swinging
- Ordonez grounded out to third

End of Inning (0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors)

Final Score:
DET 0
CHW 5

[Dam8610]

WHAT A GAME by Jose Contreras! The Sox STILL OWN Verlander, and it showed tonight! The Sox STILL OWN the Tigers too, with a 7-3 record against them on the year! They're 7 games back in the L column now. It's not much, but it's better than 8.

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Tommorrow's Pitching Matchup

(76-39)
Kenny Rogers (11-5)

VS.

(68-46)
Mark Buehrle (9-10)

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Today's Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers:
1) CF Curtis Granderson
2) 2B Placido Polanco
3) C Ivan Rodriguez
4) RF Magglio Ordonez
5) SS Carlos Guillen
6) DH Craig Monroe
7) LF Marcus Thames
8) 1B Sean Casey
9) 3B Brandon Inge

VS.

Chicago White Sox:
1) LF Scott Podsednik
2) 2B Tadahito Iguchi
3) DH Jim Thome
4) 1B Paul Konerko
5) RF Jermaine Dye
6) 3B Joe Crede
7) C Sandy Alomar Jr.
8) SS Juan Uribe
9) CF Brian Anderson

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Top 1st:

- Granderson struck out looking
- Polanco grounded out to second
- Rodriguez struck out swinging

End of Inning (0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors)

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Bottom 1st:

- Podsednik flied out to center
- Iguchi grounded out to pitcher
- Thome flied out to right center

End of Inning (0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors)

After 1:
DET 0
CHW 0

[Dam8610]

Tiger pitching needs to break this 1-2-3 inning pattern they're starting to develop. That's 2 of the last 3 now.

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Top 2nd:

- Ordonez struck out swinging
- Guillen struck out swinging
- Monroe doubled to left
- Thames struck out swinging

End of Inning (0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors)