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Major League Baseball

April 13, 2008  U.S. Cellular Field-Attendance: 26,294 (40,615)  Time: 2:34
 
Detroit 0 Chicago White Sox 11
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Tigers  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
 White Sox  1 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 X 11 10 0
W: J. Vazquez (W, 2-1); L: K. Rogers (L, 0-3)
HR: CWS: J. Crede (4), P. Konerko (2).

Batting
Detroit
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
C Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .370
E Renteria SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245
G Sheffield DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .179
M Ordonez RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234
   R Raburn PH-RF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
M Cabrera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .175
J Jones LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .214
M Thames 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
B Inge C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .282
R Santiago 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .375
Team totals: 33 0 6 0 1 12 7  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: G Sheffield (1)
Left in scoring position: M Cabrera (1), J Jones (2), M Ordonez (1), M Thames (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 7
Left in scoring position: 2
Hits with runners in scoring position: 5 at-bats, 0 hits

Fielding:
Double plays: 2: (#1: R Santiago, E Renteria, M Thames), (#2: E Renteria, R Santiago, M Thames)

Pitching:
Wild pitches: K Rogers (1), Z Miner (1)

Batting
Chicago White Sox
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
N Swisher CF-1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .257
O Cabrera SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .225
J Thome DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .171
P Konerko 1B 4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .229
   P Ozuna 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
J Dye RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .333
   B Anderson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
A Pierzynski C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .400
C Quentin LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250
J Crede 3B 2 1 1 4 1 0 0 .341
   A Ramirez CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
J Uribe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .184
Team totals: 32 11 10 10 6 4 3  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: J Dye (5), O Cabrera (2)
Home runs: J Crede (4, 5th inning off Z Miner with 3 on, 1 outs) , P Konerko (2, 3rd inning off K Rogers with 3 on, 1 outs)
RBI: J Crede 4 (15), P Konerko 5 (11), J Dye (5)
Grounded into double play: J Thome (1), N Swisher (1)
Left in scoring position: P Konerko (1), N Swisher (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 3
Left in scoring position: 1
Hits with runners in scoring position: 8 at-bats, 5 hits

Pitching:
Intentional walks: A Pierzynski (Z Miner)

Pitching
Detroit
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
K Rogers (L, 0-3) 4 7 7 7 4 1 6.75
Z Miner 2 3 4 4 2 1 11.57
C Rapada 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.00

Pitching
Chicago White Sox
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
J Vazquez (W, 2-1) 7 5 0 0 0 9 3.32
M Thornton 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.25
N Masset 1 1 0 0 1 2 5.00

Individual Pitching
Detroit
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
K Rogers 21 91 51 5 6
Z Miner 11 41 21 4 2
C Rapada 6 23 19 1 0

Chicago White Sox
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
J Vazquez 26 92 69 5 7
M Thornton 3 6 6 2 0
N Masset 5 16 11 1 1

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Lance Barksdale HP
Ted Barrett 1B
James Hoye 2B
Doug Eddings 3B

Game Highlights
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Paul Konerko has 5 RBI.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko hits his seventh career grand slam, bottom of the third inning today.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox Today's game marks the third time in team history that the White Sox have hit two grand slams in one game (also 9/4/95 @ Tex and 5/19/96 @ Det).

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Out: Thomas strikes out. 1 out.
Hit: Renteria hits a single to CF.   1 out.
Out: Sheffield flies out to CF.  E Renteria holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: Ordonez hits a fielders-choice to SS. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Hit: Swisher hits a single to RF.   0 out.
Play: Cabrera walks. N Swisher to second.  0 out.
Out: Thome hits into double play. O Cabrera out.  N Swisher to third.  2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, single by Paul Konerko. Nick Swisher scores from 3rd.
Out: Dye strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Out: Cabrera grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Hit: Jones hits a single to LF.   1 out.
Out: Thames flies out to RF.  J Jones holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: Inge strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Out: Pierzynski flies out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Quentin flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Crede flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Out: Santiago strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Thomas strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Renteria flies out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Out: Uribe flies out to P. 1 out.
Play: Swisher walks. 1 out.
Hit: Cabrera hits a single to SS.   N Swisher to second.  1 out.
Play: Thome walks. O Cabrera holds on second.  N Swisher holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 4 runs, grand slam by Paul Konerko (2). Nick Swisher scores from 3rd, Orlando Cabrera scores from 2nd, Jim Thome scores from 1st.
Out: Dye flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Out: Pierzynski flies out to SS. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Hit: Sheffield hits a double to LF.   0 out.
Out: Ordonez flies out to RF.  G Sheffield holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Cabrera strikes out. G Sheffield holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Jones flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Out: Quentin grounds out to 2B. 1 out.
Play: Crede walks. 1 out.
Hit: Uribe hits a single to CF.   J Crede to third.  1 out.
Out: Swisher hits into double play. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Out: Thames flies out to LF. 1 out.
Out: Inge strikes out. 2 outs.
Hit: Santiago hits a single to RF.   2 outs.
Out: Thomas strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Hit: Cabrera hits a double to LF.   0 out.
Hit: Thome hits a single to 3B.   O Cabrera holds on second.  0 out.
Out: Konerko strikes out. J Thome holds on first.  O Cabrera holds on second.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, double by Jermaine Dye. Orlando Cabrera scores from 2nd.
Play: Pierzynski walks. J Dye holds on second.  J Thome holds on third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, wild pitch by Kenny Rogers. Jim Thome scores from 3rd.
Play: Quentin walks. A Pierzynski holds on second.  J Dye holds on third.  1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Rogers replaced by (P) Miner
Run scored: 4 runs, grand slam by Joe Crede (4). Jermaine Dye scores from 3rd, A.J. Pierzynski scores from 2nd, Carlos Quentin scores from 1st.
Out: Uribe flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Hit: Swisher hits a single to LF.   2 outs.
Out: Cabrera hits a fielders-choice to 3B. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Out: Renteria flies out to RF. 1 out.
Out: Sheffield strikes out. 2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (RF) Ordonez replaced by (PH) Raburn
Hit: Raburn hits a single to CF.   2 outs.
Out: Cabrera flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Position Change: Raburn moves to RF
Out: Thome grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Konerko flies out to 3B. 2 outs.
Out: Dye grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Position Change: Swisher moves to 1B
Defensive Substitution: (1B) Konerko replaced by (3B) Ozuna
Defensive Substitution: (RF) Dye replaced by (RF) Anderson
Defensive Substitution: (3B) Crede replaced by (CF) Ramirez
Out: Jones strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Thames grounds out to 3B. 2 outs.
Out: Inge grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Pitching Change: (P) Miner replaced by (P) Rapada
Out: Pierzynski strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Quentin flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Out: Ramirez flies out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Pitching Change: (P) Vazquez replaced by (P) Thornton
Out: Santiago grounds out to P. 1 out.
Out: Thomas strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Renteria grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Out: Uribe flies out to 2B. 1 out.
Out: Swisher strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Cabrera grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Pitching Change: (P) Thornton replaced by (P) Masset
Out: Sheffield strikes out. 1 out.
Play: Raburn walks. 1 out.
Hit: Cabrera hits a single to CF.   R Raburn to second.  1 out.
Out: Jones strikes out. M Cabrera holds on first.  R Raburn holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Thames flies out to LF. 3 outs.

Crede, Konerko hit grand slams to lead White Sox past Tigers 11-0

CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Crede and Paul Konerko each hit grand slams to back Javier Vazquez's strong start, and the red-hot White Sox pounded the struggling Detroit Tigers 11-0 on Sunday.

Konerko's homer came in the third off Kenny Rogers and Crede's grand slam, his second this season, came in the fifth against Zach Miner as the White Sox won for the fifth time in six games over Detroit, the preseason favorite to win the AL Central.

It was the third time the White Sox have hit two grand slams in one game. The last time Chicago did it was May 19, 1996, when Darren Lewis and Robin Ventura homered at Detroit. The first time was Sept. 4, 1995, when Ventura hit two grand slams in a game at Texas.

Chicago already has a 5 1/2-game lead in the division over the Tigers, who have the worst record in the majors at 2-10. The White Sox have outscored Detroit 46-12 this season.

Vazquez (2-1) won his second straight start, scattering five hits in seven innings while striking out nine without a walk.

Rogers (0-3) gave up seven runs on seven hits and four walks in four-plus innings. He once again pitched with no run support; the Tigers haven't scored a run in his three starts this season.

In the third, Rogers walked Nick Swisher and Orlando Cabrera reached on an infield single. Jim Thome walked and Konerko took an 0-1 fastball to center for a 405-foot homer, his first grand slam since Aug. 3, 2004, and the seventh of his career.

Rogers didn't make it out of the fifth, getting pulled for Miner after Cabrera's double and Thome's single. Konerko struck out, Jermaine Dye hit an RBI double and A.J. Pierzynski was intentionally walked. Thome scored on a wild pitch and Miner walked Carlos Quentin to set up Crede's sixth grand slam, a 393-foot shot to left.

Notes: Tigers OF/3B Brandon Inge started at catcher for Ivan Rodriguez, marking his third position in the first two weeks of the season. He started at third base Saturday and has made seven starts in center field. ... Crede hit a grand slam on April 7 against the Twins. ... Konerko also had an RBI single in the first.