GDT GM 1: 7/24/09 - DET(49-44) VS CWS(50-45)-1:05 p.m. ET

Inning 7
Top Half

B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Gordon Beckham swinging.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
Dewayne Wise grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Alexei Ramirez grounds out, second baseman Placido Polanco to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.
Bottom Half

B:3 S:3 O:1 -
Brandon Inge called out on .

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Gerald Laird doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Quentin.

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Adam Everett singles on a line drive to center fielder Dewayne Wise. Gerald Laird scores. DET 3, CWS 1



B:1 S:2 O:2 -
Curtis Granderson flies out to center fielder Dewayne Wise.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
With Placido Polanco batting, Adam Everett steals (4) 2nd base.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
On-field Delay.

B:2 S:2 O:2 - Placido Polanco singles on a fly ball to
right fielder Jermaine Dye. Adam Everett scores. Placido Polanco
advances to 2nd, on fielding error by right fielder Jermaine Dye. DET 4, CWS 1



B:4 S:1 O:2 -
Clete Thomas walks.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Pitcher Change: Octavio Dotel replaces Jose Contreras.

B:0 S:3 O:3 -
Miguel Cabrera swinging.

DET 4, CWS 1 AFTER 7 INNINGS

Inning 8
Top Half

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Jermaine Dye flies out to right fielder Clete Thomas.

B:0 S:1 O:2 -
Jim Thome flies out to left fielder Ryan Raburn.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Paul Konerko flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.
Bottom Half

B:1 S:0 O:0 -
Carlos Guillen singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jermaine Dye.

B:1 S:2 O:1 - Ryan Raburn grounds into a force out,
third baseman Gordon Beckham to second baseman Chris Getz. Carlos
Guillen out at 2nd. Ryan Raburn to 1st.

B:1 S:0 O:1 -
With Brandon Inge batting, throwing error by Octavio Dotel on the pickoff attempt, Ryan Raburn to 2nd.

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Brandon Inge reaches on fielding error by shortstop Alexei Ramirez. Ryan Raburn to 3rd.

B:3 S:1 O:2 - Gerald Laird out on a sacrifice bunt,
pitcher Octavio Dotel to first baseman Paul Konerko. Ryan Raburn
scores. Brandon Inge to 2nd. DET 5, CWS 1



B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Adam Everett pops out to second baseman Chris Getz.

DET 5, CWS 1 AFTER 8 INNINGS

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:1 O:0 -
A. J. Pierzynski singles on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:0 S:2 O:0 -
Carlos Quentin singles on a line drive to center fielder Curtis Granderson. A. J. Pierzynski to 2nd.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Chris Getz singles on a line drive to left fielder Ryan Raburn. A. J. Pierzynski to 3rd. Carlos Quentin to 2nd.

B:1 S:1 O:2 - Gordon Beckham grounds into double play,
pitcher Justin Verlander to catcher Gerald Laird to first baseman
Miguel Cabrera. A. Pierzynski out at home. Carlos Quentin to 3rd. Chris
Getz to 2nd.

B:2 S:2 O:3 -
Dewayne Wise grounds out, shortstop Adam Everett to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

DET WINS 5, CWS 1

THROWS A COMPLETE GAME! HIS PITCHES STILL 101 MPH IN THE 9TH!!!

July 24, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Chi White Sox	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	6	3
Detroit	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	X		5	10	1

Chi White Sox AB- R- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Wise, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .196 Ramirez, A, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 Dye, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .291 Thome, DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .252 Konerko, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 Pierzynski, C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301 Quentin, LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .236 Getz, 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .263 Beckham, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 6 .285 Totals 32 1 6 1 4 4 17 BATTING 2B: Wise (6, Verlander), Quentin (7, Verlander). TB: Wise 2; Pierzynski 2; Quentin 3; Getz. RBI: Beckham (24). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beckham 2; Konerko; Wise 3. SF: Beckham. GIDP: Beckham. Team RISP: 1-for-9. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING E: Dye (4, fielding), Dotel (1, pickoff), Ramirez, A (12, fielding). DP: (Ramirez, A-Getz-Konerko).		Detroit AB- R-- H-- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .257 Polanco, 2B 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 .268 Thomas, C, RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .255 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .326 Guillen, C, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .202 Raburn, LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .250 Inge, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .258 Laird, C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .237 Everett, SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .251 Totals 32 5 10 5 1 9 12 BATTING 2B: Cabrera, M (20, Contreras), Raburn (8, Contreras), Laird (13, Contreras). TB: Granderson; Polanco 3; Cabrera, M 2; Guillen, C; Raburn 2; Laird 2; Everett 2. RBI: Polanco 2 (45), Raburn (26), Everett (28), Laird (24). 2-out RBI: Polanco. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thomas, C; Cabrera, M; Everett. S: Laird. SF: Polanco. GIDP: Laird. Team RISP: 3-for-9. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Everett (4, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski), Granderson (17, 2nd base off Contreras/Pierzynski), Raburn (3, 3rd base off Contreras/Pierzynski). FIELDING E: Cabrera, M (5, throw). DP: (Verlander-Laird-Cabrera, M).
Chi White Sox IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Contreras (L, 4-9) 6.2 9 4 4 1 8 0 4.80 Dotel 1.1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3.16		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Verlander (W, 11-5) 9.0 6 1 0 4 4 0 3.12
HBP: Inge (by Contreras). Pitches-strikes: Contreras 117-73, Dotel 32-22, Verlander 127-83. Groundouts-flyouts: Contreras 5-7, Dotel 2-1, Verlander 10-13. Batters faced: Contreras 30, Dotel 6, Verlander 37. Inherited runners-scored: Dotel 2-0. Umpires: HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Jeff Kellogg. Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:35. Att: 27,844. July 24, 2009

Only 4 k's?

I would have expected more from the league leader.

80 degrees by the ninth inning

Glad there were a lot of no shows

sat in the Mezzainne

gdennis59 wrote:

Only 4 k's?

I would have expected more from the league leader.

Justin admitted he did not have his best stuff. That is why he had a high pitch count in the early innings, then he settled down resulting in a complete game.