White Sox 11, 
Tigers 7
| W: | M. Thornton (5-3) |
| L: | B. Seay (1-2) |
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 |
| M Ordonez RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .323 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .289 |
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 |
| M Thames LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| E Renteria SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 |
| a-R Santiago PH-SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| M Hessman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| D Ryan C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to second for E Renteria in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: M Hessman (3, 7th inning off S Linebrink 1 on, 2 Out); C Granderson (19, 8th inning off B Logan 0 on, 0 Out); M Thames (25, 8th inning off O Dotel 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Hessman 2 (5), C Granderson (58), M Thames 4 (55) 2-out RBI: M Hessman 2 GIDP: M Thames Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Renteria 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Rogers | 4.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 94-56 | 5.70 |
| C Lambert | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 5.27 |
| F Dolsi | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.98 |
| B Seay (L, 1-2) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 4.09 |
| K Farnsworth | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-7 | 3.92 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 139-82 | |
| PITCHING IBB: N Swisher (By B Seay) Batters faced: K Rogers 24; C Lambert 5; F Dolsi 3; B Seay 4; K Farnsworth 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Rogers 1-11; C Lambert 2-1; F Dolsi 2-0; B Seay 1-1; K Farnsworth 0-1 Game Scores: K Rogers 20 | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| B Anderson LF-CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 |
| a-D Wise PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| J Dye RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| J Thome DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .249 |
| A Ramirez 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| K Griffey Jr CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .245 |
| J Owens LF-CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| J Uribe 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 |
| N Swisher 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .221 |
| T Hall C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Totals | 35 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| a-homered to right for B Anderson in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Griffey Jr (7, K Rogers) HR: J Thome (32, 4th inning off K Rogers 0 on, 0 Out); B Anderson (8, 5th inning off K Rogers 1 on, 1 Out); D Wise (3, 8th inning off K Farnsworth 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Thome 2 (86), B Anderson 2 (24), K Griffey Jr 2 (13), J Uribe (36), D Wise 4 (13) S: J Uribe 2-out RBI: K Griffey Jr 2, J Uribe, D Wise 4 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Griffey Jr 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (O Cabrera-N Swisher). | ||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Danks | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 95-62 | 3.32 |
| S Linebrink | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-16 | 2.57 |
| B Logan | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-4 | 5.57 |
| D Carrasco | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.75 |
| O Dotel (B, 4) | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11-6 | 4.06 |
| M Thornton (W, 5-3) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.64 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 169-110 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Danks 22; S Linebrink 5; B Logan 1; D Carrasco 2; O Dotel 3; M Thornton 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Danks 7-5; S Linebrink 1-2; B Logan 0-0; D Carrasco 0-0; O Dotel 0-0; M Thornton 1-3 Game Scores: J Danks 69 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| DET | CHW | |||
 | 1st | J Thome singled to center, O Cabrera scored, J Dye to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | J Thome homered to right center. | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | B Anderson homered to center, O Cabrera scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 5th | K Griffey Jr doubled to deep right center, J Thome and A Ramirez scored. | 0 | 6 |
| 5th | J Uribe singled to center, K Griffey Jr scored. | 0 | 7 |
 | 7th | M Hessman homered to left, R Santiago scored. | 2 | 7 |
| 8th | C Granderson homered to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 8th | M Thames homered to left center, P Polanco, M Ordonez and M Cabrera scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 8th | D Wise homered to right, J Owens, N Swisher and O Cabrera scored. | 7 | 11 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 28,238 (69.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 60 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Chris Tiller, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Randy Marsh |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 14th 2008
| Kansas City | 13 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 | in 10 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 |
| San Francisco | 8 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 1 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 0 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 |