Chi White Sox (37-28) at Detroit (27-37)

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Swisher slugging in borrowed pants

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After receiving a tip while playing at Ohio State that batting from the left side might boost his home run total, the White Sox Nick Swisher has never looked back. He hopes to continue this success in the form of extending his nine-game hit streak on Wednesday vs. the Tigers.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Javier Vazquez

  • RHP
  • (6-4) 3.64 ERA
White Sox: Vazquez allowed an uncharacteristic two home runs in his last start against the Twins, lasting just 5 1/3 innings and giving up four earned runs on Friday. It was good enough to get the win, though, something manager Ozzie Guillen praised him for after the game. He's faced Detroit once this year, shutting them down over seven innings. He allowed five hits, walked nobody and struck out nine to pick up his second win of the season. Surprisingly, Detroit is the only team Vazquez has shut out this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 121-117 4.26 2146.1 562 1896 .259
Season 6-4 3.64 84.0 19 81 .265
June 1-0 6.75 5.1 2 4 .375
Vs. Detroit 1-0 0.00 7.0 0 9 .192

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/11/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 37 28 .569 - 20-10 17-18
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 27 37 .422 9.5 15-16 12-21
Stats - 06/11/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
CWS .260 309 84 302 23 395 3.35 583.1 536 186 447
DET .261 299 62 289 22 383 4.77 564.0 573 273 351
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Verlander could use more runs

Jason Beck / MLB.com
Justin Verlander isn't letting a lack of offensive support this season bother him as he looks to get the Tigers streaking vs. the AL Central-leading White Sox.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Justin Verlander

  • RHP
  • (2-9) 5.05 ERA
Tigers: While Verlander continues to put up decent to good outings over the past month, his run support continues to wane. A three-run fourth inning doomed him in his last start against Cleveland, though he went on to last seven innings with five hits and eight strikeouts. A rematch with the White Sox provides little solace considering his 1-6 career record versus Chicago, including back-to-back losses over the first two weeks of the season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 37-26 3.97 481.0 167 366 .251
Season 2-9 5.05 82.0 35 52 .252
June 0-1 3.86 7.0 4 8 .192
Vs. Chi White Sox 0-2 6.75 13.1 7 7 .216

White Sox hitters vs Justin Verlander

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - .000 2 0 0
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul .000 4 0 1 .148 27 0 1
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .143 14 0 0
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .500 6 0 2 .314 35 3 12
Quentin, Carlos .000 4 0 1 .286 14 1 3
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .273 11 1 1
Rios, Alex - - - - .500 2 0 1
Teahen, Mark .250 4 0 0 .182 22 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Tigers hitters vs Javier Vazquez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel .000 3 0 0 .391 23 3 8
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis - - - - .214 28 3 3
Guillen, Carlos - - - - .250 28 0 4
Inge, Brandon .000 3 0 0 .241 29 0 2
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald - - - - - - - -
Larish, Jeff - - - - .000 6 0 0
Ordonez, Magglio .000 2 0 0 .194 36 0 5
Raburn, Ryan 1.000 1 0 0 1.000 1 0 0
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - .000 2 0 0
Santiago, Ramon .500 2 0 0 .250 4 0 0
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

Verlander goes nine (37-28) (28-37)

Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Offense shut down

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The White Sox, who came into Detroit on a winning streak, were silenced by Tigers ace Justin Verlander, who went the full nine innings. Javier Vazquez suffered the loss, allowing five runs in six innings, as the AL Central Division leaders endured a second straight loss.

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Ace dominant

Jason Beck / MLB.com
The Tigers have been looking for the Justin Verlander of old this season. He finally arrived against his biggest nemesis. Verlander went nine innings, allowing a run and a meager three hits to a hot-hitting White Sox offense. Marcus Thames added a three-run homer.
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Tigers 5, White Sox 1

Chi White SoxABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Cabrera, SS4110012.261
Pierzynski, C4011002.300
Quentin, LF4000011.278
Thome, DH3000000.218
Dye, RF3000000.289
Crede, 3B3000010.280
Swisher, 1B3000000.225
Ramirez, 2B3000000.293
Anderson, B, CF3020000.266
Totals30141035 

BATTING
2B: Cabrera (12, Verlander).
TB: Cabrera 2; Pierzynski; Anderson, B 2.
RBI: Pierzynski (25).
Team LOB: 2.
 
DetroitABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Granderson, CF5020012.240
Polanco, 2B5120003.300
Guillen, 3B3011113.300
Ordonez, RF4011012.313
Cabrera, M, 1B3110112.278
Larish, DH4000032.138
Renteria, SS4120010.267
Thames, LF3113022.245
  Clevlen, LF1000010.231
Inge, C3110110.226
Totals35511531216 

BATTING
2B: Inge (7, Vazquez, J).
3B: Guillen (1, Vazquez, J).
HR: Thames (7, 2nd inning off Vazquez, J, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Granderson 2; Polanco 2; Guillen 3; Ordonez; Cabrera, M; Renteria 2; Thames 4; Inge 2.
RBI: Thames 3 (21), Ordonez (40), Guillen (30).
2-out RBI: Ordonez; Guillen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen; Thames; Cabrera, M; Ordonez.
Team LOB: 9.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Ordonez (Pierzynski at 2nd base).
 
Chi White SoxIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Vazquez, J (L, 6-5)6.010553913.90
Masset 1.00000203.62
Loaiza 1.01000105.33
 
DetroitIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Verlander (W, 3-9)9.04110304.65

Pitches-strikes: Vazquez, J 111-72, Masset 8-7, Loaiza 17-10, Verlander 101-64.
Groundouts-flyouts: Vazquez, J 3-6, Masset 1-0, Loaiza 1-1, Verlander 6-17.
Batters faced: Vazquez, J 31, Masset 3, Loaiza 4, Verlander 30.
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 2B: Chris Tiller. 3B: Ed Montague.
Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:13.
Att: 38,693.
June 11, 2008

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