Detroit (33-26) at Chi White Sox (27-33)

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Jackson faces latest challenge

Jason Beck / MLB.com
After Justin Verlander went the distance to outduel John Danks and the Sox on Wednesday, Tigers manager Jim Leyland will have just about his entire bullpen back at or near full strength for Thursday series finale. But the way Edwin Jackson has been pitching, it might not matter.
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Tigers probable pitcher

Edwin Jackson

  • #36 RHP
  • (6-3) 2.16 ERA 62 SO
Jackson pitched perhaps his best start of the year Saturday in Detroit, finishing the complete game while giving up only one run. Over his last two starts, he has thrown 17 innings and given up only one run as he continues to hold on to the second-best ERA in the American League, at 2.16. What's more, Jackson continues to eat up innings, throwing eight or more innings in three of his last four starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 31-33 4.69 539.1 248 373 .276
Season 6-3 2.16 83.1 19 62 .208
June 1-0 1.00 9.0 1 5 .133

Series at a Glance

Standings - 06/11/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
Detroit Tigers (AL Central) 33 26 .559 - 17-11 16-15
Chicago White Sox (AL Central) 27 33 .450 6.5 15-18 12-15
Stats - 06/11/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
DET .260 292 60 277 32 379 4.00 522.1 490 216 410
CWS .249 246 62 238 38 391 4.26 528.2 536 212 418
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GM Williams not pushing panic button

Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The uneven, rollercoaster ride of a season for the White Sox suddenly seems to be plunging to new territory. A win Thursday to end the homestand might help delay some decisions GM Ken Williams could be faced with soon.
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White Sox probable pitcher

Gavin Floyd

  • #34 RHP
  • (4-5) 5.35 ERA 66 SO
Floyd continued his pitching brilliance of late, producing his fourth consecutive quality start in a 4-2 victory against the Indians. Floyd retired 12 straight batters between the second and sixth innings. He lasted 6 2/3 innings, allowing five hits, two runs (one earned) while striking out seven and walking one. Over his last four games, Floyd owns a 1.82 ERA with 31 strikeouts. In the process he has lowered his ERA from 7.71 to 5.35. Floyd has experienced great success in his career against the Tigers. He is 5-0 with a 3.88 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 10 starts. The 10 starts mark the most against any single opponent for Floyd.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 29-23 5.04 459.0 184 335 .266
Season 4-5 5.35 74.0 31 66 .265
June 1-0 1.98 13.2 4 15 .176
Vs. Detroit 1-0 10.80 5.0 7 2 .250

Tigers hitters vs Gavin Floyd

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel .000 3 0 0 .231 26 0 5
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis .000 3 0 0 .313 32 1 3
Guillen, Carlos 1.000 1 0 0 .348 23 1 3
Inge, Brandon .000 1 0 0 .167 18 1 4
Kelly, Don - - - - .000 3 0 0
Laird, Gerald - - - - .250 8 1 2
Larish, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Ordonez, Magglio .000 1 0 0 .286 21 0 2
Raburn, Ryan - - - - .355 31 1 2
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty - - - - .333 3 0 0
Santiago, Ramon .667 3 1 3 .333 18 2 4
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete - - - - .222 9 0 0
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Edwin Jackson

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - .400 10 0 2
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul - - - - .083 12 0 0
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .286 7 0 2
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - .000 2 0 0
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. - - - - .333 24 2 2
Quentin, Carlos - - - - .357 14 1 3
Ramirez, Alexei - - - - .000 17 0 0
Rios, Alex .000 3 0 0 .233 30 2 4
Teahen, Mark .333 3 0 0 .182 11 0 0
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -

Slipping and sliding to victory (33-27) (28-33)

White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Not so Grand

Jason Beck / MLB.com
After nearly a three-hour rain delay, Edwin Jackson got his chance to shine. He may not have been lights-out, but despite being a little wild, he kept the Tigers in the game -- setting up Curtis Granderson's game-tying homer in the ninth. All was for naught, though, as Detroit couldn't hold off Chicago in the bottom of the frame.

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Series at a Glance

 

Turning the tide

Jesse Temple / MLB.com
Gavin Floyd came on after an extended rain delay with his best stuff in hand, tossing eight innings of one-run ball. His outing was almost squashed, however, when Bobby Jenks blew a save in the ninth. Luckily, Scott Podsednik came up clutch with a bases-loaded RBI single to help the Sox walk off victorious.
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White Sox 4, Tigers 3

Detroit AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Anderson, J, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
Raburn, 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229
Thomas, C, RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237
Cabrera, M, DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .329
Granderson, CF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .267
Inge, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .273
Laird, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Santiago, 2B-SS 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .287
Everett, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
  a-Thames, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
  Polanco, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
Totals 33 3 7 3 0 6 8  

a-Singled for Everett in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Granderson (7, Floyd, G).
HR: Santiago (4, 8th inning off Floyd, G, 0 on, 1 out), Granderson (14, 9th inning off Jenks, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Raburn; Granderson 7; Santiago 4; Everett; Thames.
RBI: Santiago (21), Granderson 2 (37).
2-out RBI: Granderson 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Inge.
GIDP: Anderson, J.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Raburn (2, 2nd base off Jenks/Pierzynski).

FIELDING
E: Zumaya (1, throw).
 
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Podsednik, LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .299
Ramirez, A, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .254
Dye, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .276
  Wise, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150
Thome, DH 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .258
Pierzynski, C 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 .291
Beckham, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
Anderson, Br, CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .248
Getz, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242
Fields, 1B 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 .234
Totals 31 4 8 4 5 6 11  

BATTING
2B: Dye (7, Jackson, E).
HR: Thome (12, 2nd inning off Jackson, E, 0 on, 0 out), Pierzynski (6, 8th inning off Robertson, N, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Podsednik 2; Dye 2; Thome 5; Pierzynski 4; Anderson, Br 2.
RBI: Thome 2 (39), Pierzynski (13), Podsednik (11).
2-out RBI: Thome; Pierzynski.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pierzynski 4.
S: Getz.
Team RISP: 2-for-5.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Getz (8, 2nd base off Zumaya/Laird).
CS: Anderson, Br (4, 2nd base by Jackson, E/Laird).

FIELDING
DP: (Ramirez, A-Getz-Fields).
 
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jackson, E 5.0 5 2 2 4 3 1 2.24
Lyon 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.66
Robertson, N 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.19
Zumaya (L, 3-1) 0.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3.15
 
Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Floyd, G 8.0 5 1 1 0 5 1 4.94
Jenks (BS, 2)(W, 1-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.86

Zumaya pitched to 4 batters in the 9th.

Pitches-strikes: Jackson, E 99-59, Lyon 28-19, Robertson, N 13-6, Zumaya 15-11, Floyd, G 111-77, Jenks 22-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson, E 3-8, Lyon 3-2, Robertson, N 1-0, Zumaya 0-0, Floyd, G 11-8, Jenks 1-1.
Batters faced: Jackson, E 23, Lyon 7, Robertson, N 3, Zumaya 4, Floyd, G 28, Jenks 5.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Jim Joyce. 3B: Brian Runge.
Weather: 55 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 12 mph, R to L.
T: 2:37 (2:55 delay).
Att: 20,824.
June 11, 2009

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