GDT 10/3/09 - DET (85-75) VS CWS (78-82) - 7:05 p.m. ET

Bottom Half

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Carlos Guillen pops out to second baseman Brent Lillibridge.

B:2 S:0 O:2 -
Aubrey Huff grounds out, second baseman Brent Lillibridge to first baseman Mark Kotsay.

B:1 S:1 O:3 -
Brandon Inge flies out to right fielder Alex Rios.

CWS 3, DET 0 after 4 innings

Inning 5
Top Half

B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Paul Konerko walks.

B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Ryan Perry replaces Armando Galarraga.

B:0 S:1 O:0 -
Carlos Quentin hit by pitch. Paul Konerko to 2nd.

B:2 S:1 O:2 - Mark Kotsay grounds into double play,
second baseman Placido Polanco to shortstop Adam Everett to first
baseman Miguel Cabrera. Paul Konerko to 3rd. Carlos Quentin out at 2nd.


B:3 S:2 O:2 -
Alex Rios singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Magglio Ordonez. Paul Konerko scores.
CWS 4, DET 0



B:1 S:0 O:2 -
With Alexei Ramirez batting, Alex Rios steals (24) 2nd base.


B:4 S:0 O:2 -
Ryan Perry intentionally walks Alexei Ramirez.




B:1 S:0 O:3 - Brent Lillibridge grounds into a force
out, shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Placido Polanco. Alexei
Ramirez out at 2nd.

CWS 4, DET 0 after 4.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Gerald Laird flies out to center fielder Scott Podsednik.

B:1 S:1 O:2 -
Adam Everett flies out to center fielder Scott Podsednik.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
Curtis Granderson swinging.

CWS 4, DET 0 after 5 innings

Inning 6
Top Half

B:2 S:2 O:1 -
Scott Podsednik flies out to left fielder Carlos Guillen in foul territory.

B:0 S:0 O:2 -
Gordon Beckham grounds out, pitcher Ryan Perry to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:1 S:3 O:3 -
A. J. Pierzynski called out on .

CWS 4, DET 0 after 5.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Placido Polanco grounds out, shortstop Alexei Ramirez to first baseman Mark Kotsay.

B:2 S:0 O:1 -
Magglio Ordonez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Quentin.

B:0 S:3 O:2 -
Miguel Cabrera swinging.

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Carlos Guillen lines out to center fielder Scott Podsednik.

CWS 4, DET 0 after 6 innings

Inning 7
Top Half

B:2 S:0 O:1 -
Paul Konerko pops out to second baseman Placido Polanco.

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Carlos Quentin flies out to center fielder Curtis Granderson.

B:2 S:3 O:3 -
Mark Kotsay swinging.

Bottom Half

B:1 S:2 O:1 -
Aubrey Huff flies out to left fielder Carlos Quentin.

B:2 S:3 O:2 -
Brandon Inge called out on .

B:0 S:0 O:3 -
Gerald Laird grounds out, shortstop Alexei Ramirez to first baseman Mark Kotsay.

CWS 4, DET 0 after 7 innings

Anybody say a prayer to Tigersaint lately?

Inning 8
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Brandon Lyon replaces Ryan Perry.

B:1 S:1 O:1 -
Alex Rios grounds out, third baseman Brandon Inge to first baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:0 S:1 O:1 -
Alexei Ramirez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Magglio Ordonez.

B:0 S:0 O:1 -
Brent Lillibridge singles on a line drive to right fielder Magglio Ordonez. Alexei Ramirez to 3rd.

B:2 S:0 O:1 -
With Scott Podsednik batting, Brent Lillibridge steals (6) 2nd base.

B:4 S:0 O:1 -
Brandon Lyon intentionally walks Scott Podsednik.

B:2 S:3 O:2 -
Gordon Beckham swinging.

B:1 S:0 O:3 - A. J. Pierzynski grounds into a force
out, shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Placido Polanco. Scott
Podsednik out at 2nd.

CWS 4, DET 0 after 7.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:1 S:1 O:0 -
Adam Everett doubles (21) on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios.

B:1 S:2 O:0 -
Curtis Granderson singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios. Adam Everett to 3rd.

B:1 S:2 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Tony Pena replaces Freddy Garcia.

B:0 S:1 O:0 -
Placido Polanco singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Quentin. Adam Everett scores. Curtis Granderson to 2nd.
CWS 4, DET 1



B:3 S:2 O:1 -
Magglio Ordonez lines out sharply to shortstop Alexei Ramirez.

B:0 S:0 O:3 - Miguel Cabrera grounds into double play,
shortstop Alexei Ramirez to second baseman Brent Lillibridge to first
baseman Mark Kotsay. Placido Polanco out at 2nd.

CWS 4, DET 1 after 8 innings

Inning 9
Top Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Fernando Rodney replaces Brandon Lyon.

B:4 S:1 O:0 -
Paul Konerko walks.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Dewayne Wise replaces Paul Konerko.

B:0 S:1 O:0 -
Carlos Quentin doubles (14) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Carlos Guillen. Dewayne Wise to 3rd.


B:0 S:1 O:0 -
Coaching visit to mound.

B:4 S:0 O:0 -
Fernando Rodney intentionally walks Mark Kotsay. (bases loaded)



B:3 S:2 O:0 - Alex Rios singles on a fly ball to
center fielder Curtis Granderson. Dewayne Wise scores. Carlos Quentin
to 3rd. Mark Kotsay to 2nd.
CWS 5, DET 1



B:0 S:0 O:1 - Alexei Ramirez grounds into a force out,
shortstop Adam Everett to catcher Gerald Laird. Carlos Quentin out at
home. Mark Kotsay to 3rd. Alex Rios to 2nd. Alexei Ramirez to 1st.

B:1 S:1 O:3 - Brent Lillibridge grounds into double
play, shortstop Adam Everett to second baseman Placido Polanco to first
baseman Miguel Cabrera. Alexei Ramirez out at 2nd.

CWS 5, DET 1 after 8.5 innings

Bottom Half

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Dewayne Wise remains in the game as the designated hitter.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Pitcher Change: Matt Thornton replaces Tony Pena.

B:4 S:2 O:0 -
Carlos Guillen walks.

B:0 S:0 O:0 -
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Ryan Raburn replaces Aubrey Huff.


B:1 S:3 O:1 -
Ryan Raburn called out on .

B:2 S:2 O:2 -
Brandon Inge flies out to center fielder Scott Podsednik.

B:1 S:0 O:2 -
With Gerald Laird batting, Carlos Guillen advances to 2nd on defensive indifference.

Pussy cats lose 1-5 to White Sux

I am so mad! Are you kidding me?!?! We're just going to throw this whole thing away. Tied for first with 1 day left. Just great.

October 3, 2009

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

Chi White Sox AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB -AVG- Podsednik, CF 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .306 Beckham, 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .269 Pierzynski, C 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .300 Konerko, DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .277 --1-Wise, PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Quentin, LF 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 .239 Kotsay, 1B 2 1 0 0 3 1 2 .284 Rios, RF 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 .247 Ramirez, A, SS 3 0 1 0 2 1 5 .275 Lillibridge, 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 8 .151 Totals 34 5 9 5 9 6 28 1-Ran for Konerko in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Rios (31, Galarraga), Quentin (14, Rodney). HR: Quentin (21, 2nd inning off Figaro, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Podsednik; Quentin 6; Rios 5; Ramirez, A; Lillibridge. RBI: Quentin (56), Podsednik (48), Rios 3 (71). 2-out RBI: Rios 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko; Beckham; Lillibridge 3; Pierzynski 2. GIDP: Kotsay; Lillibridge. Team RISP: 3-for-15. Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING SB: Rios 2 (24, 2nd base off Perry/Laird, 2nd base off Figaro/Laird), Podsednik (30, 2nd base off Figaro/Laird), Quentin (3, 2nd base off Galarraga/Laird), Lillibridge (6, 2nd base off Lyon/Laird), Kotsay (3, 3rd base off Figaro/Laird). FIELDING DP: (Ramirez, A-Lillibridge-Kotsay).		Detroit AB- R-- H- RBI- BB- SO- LOB- AVG Granderson, CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .249 Polanco, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .288 Ordonez, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .303 Cabrera, M, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .325 Guillen, C, LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .244 Huff, A, DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 --a-Raburn, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 Inge, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 Laird, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225 Everett, SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 Totals 33 1 7 1 2 8 16 a-Struck out for Huff, A in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Everett (21, Garcia, F). TB: Granderson; Polanco 2; Ordonez 2; Huff, A; Everett 2. RBI: Polanco (72). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, M 2; Laird. GIDP: Cabrera, M. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING DP: 2 (Polanco-Everett-Cabrera, M, Everett-Polanco-Cabrera, M).
Chi White Sox IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Garcia, F (W, 3-4) 7.0 6 1 1 1 7 0 4.34 Pena, To (H, 13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.99 Thornton 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.74		Detroit IP-- H- R- ER- BB- SO- HR- ERA Figaro (L, 2-2) 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 6.35 Ni 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.64 Galarraga 2.1 1 2 2 3 1 0 5.64 Perry 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.79 Lyon 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.92 Rodney 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.42
Garcia, F pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. Galarraga pitched to 1 batter in the 5th. WP: Garcia, F. IBB: Ramirez, A (by Galarraga), Ramirez, A (by Perry), Podsednik (by Lyon), Kotsay (by Rodney). HBP: Quentin (by Galarraga), Quentin (by Perry). Pitches-strikes: Garcia, F 95-63, Pena, To 9-6, Thornton 19-11, Figaro 38-22, Ni 3-3, Galarraga 43-20, Perry 44-24, Lyon 17-9, Rodney 24-12. Groundouts-flyouts: Garcia, F 5-9, Pena, To 2-1, Thornton 1-1, Figaro 0-2, Ni 1-0, Galarraga 2-4, Perry 4-3, Lyon 2-0, Rodney 3-0. Batters faced: Garcia, F 28, Pena, To 3, Thornton 4, Figaro 9, Ni 1, Galarraga 12, Perry 11, Lyon 6, Rodney 6. Inherited runners-scored: Pena, To 2-1, Ni 3-1, Galarraga 2-0, Perry 1-1. Umpires: HP: Mark Carlson. 1B: Jeff Nelson. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Tim Tschida. Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, R to L. T: 2:49 (:16 delay). Att: 35,184. October 3, 2009