MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/07/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1617 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (51-59) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Detroit Tigers (52-55) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 9 2
White Sox Dealt 5-3 Loss by Detroit
Not everyone stuck through the 33-minute rain delay, but those who did went home happy.

The Detroit Tigers knocked off the Chicago White Sox, 5-3, in American League action at Comerica Tigers Park. Detroit pitcher and The United States, native Justin Verlander had an outstanding performance. John Hiller got the save, his 5th in 5 chances.

Detroit third baseman Darrell Evans contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the first. With two down, he hit a curveball to right-center field for a 2-run single. It was his 65th hit of the season and put the Tigers ahead, 4-1.

"There are times you get yourself out and there are times you come through," Evans said. "That's how it goes."

With the win, the Tigers improved to 52-55.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Collins Sr 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 1 17
   a-M. Ordonez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 2 12
L. Appling SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .253 1 24
S. Jackson RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281 0 47
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .223 10 47
M. Minoso LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .245 5 43
G. Davis DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .285 1 43
R. Ventura 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .246 11 36
A. Pierzynski C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .164 9 26
H. Felsch CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .209 1 13
Totals 36 3 8 3 1 8 13      
a - M. Ordonez pinch hit for E. Collins Sr in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: L. Appling (3, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ventura (11, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Appling 3 , S. Jackson , F. Thomas , G. Davis 2 , R. Ventura 5 , A. Pierzynski
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , R. Ventura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Jackson 2 , M. Minoso , A. Pierzynski
GIDP: H. Felsch
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Collins Sr (36) , S. Jackson (40) , G. Davis (27) , R. Ventura (1)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Jackson(Cobb at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Crawford RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .256 2 23
T. Cobb CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .286 3 40
H. Heilmann DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269 5 42
H. Greenberg 1B 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .274 17 55
C. Gehringer 2B 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .250 4 37
A. Kaline LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .271 6 53
D. Evans 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .198 5 22
A. Trammell SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .209 10 42
B. Freehan C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 7 37
Totals 32 5 9 4 3 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Cobb (24, 1st Inning off J. Pizarro, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Gehringer (25, 1st Inning off J. Pizarro, 2 on, 1 out) , S. Crawford (10, 2nd Inning off J. Pizarro, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Greenberg (19, 8th Inning off B. Jenks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Crawford 3 , T. Cobb 2 , H. Heilmann , H. Greenberg 3 , C. Gehringer 2 , D. Evans , B. Freehan
2-out RBI: D. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Heilmann , D. Evans , A. Trammell
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Verlander (1) , H. Greenberg (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Evans-Gehringer-Greenberg)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Pizarro L (9-6) 6.2 8 4 4 2 6 0 95 3.22   
B. Jenks 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 15 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Pizarro 46
Batters Faced: J. Pizarro 29, B. Jenks 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Pizarro 5-8, B. Jenks 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Pizarro 95-59, B. Jenks 15-9
WP: B. Jenks 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (9-10) 6.0 7 3 3 1 5 1 91 4.60   
T. Jones H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 2.38   
J. Hiller SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 50
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 27, T. Jones 7, J. Hiller 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 6-7, T. Jones 3-1, J. Hiller 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 91-60, T. Jones 27-19, J. Hiller 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Verlander
Ballpark: Comerica Tigers Park
Weather: Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:08 PM ET
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 20345
Special Notes: Rain delay of 33 minutes in the 5th inning.
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