Tigers 4, White Sox 3
Jermaine Dye's two-run shot was his 22nd homer this season. (Duane Burleson/AP)
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
The Sox entered the day tied with the Tigers atop the AL Central, but a loss in the nightcap capped a doubleheader sweep. Bartolo Colon delivered seven solid innings and Jim Thome and Jermaine Dye homered, but Matt Thornton walked in the decisive run in the eighth.
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Chi White Sox
(50-47)
Lost 2
Detroit 4, Chi White Sox 3
Today's Boxes 7/24/09
DET 5, CWS 1
CHC 8, CIN 5
NYY 8, OAK 3
SD 6, WSH 2
STL 8, PHI 1
TB 4, TOR 2
BOS 3, BAL 1
ATL 9, MIL 4
HOU 5, NYM 4
TEX 2, KC 0
SF 3, COL 1
PIT 10, ARI 3
LAA 6, MIN 3
CLE 9, SEA 0
FLA 6, LAD 3
Detroit
(51-44)
Won 2
July 24, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Chi White Sox
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
8
0
Detroit
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
1
X
4
8
0
Standings thru 7/24/09  | Recap: CWS | DET  | Gameday  | White Sox stats  | Tigers stats
Chi White Sox
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Podsednik , LF
4
1
1
0
0
1
3
.304
Ramirez, Al , SS
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.279
Dye , RF
4
1
1
2
0
1
1
.290
Thome , DH
3
1
1
1
1
2
0
.253
Konerko , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.289
Getz , 2B
4
0
2
0
0
1
1
.266
Beckham , 3B
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
.286
Wise , CF
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.192
Castro, R , C
3
0
1
0
0
2
2
.228
Totals
30
3
8
3
3
9
11
BATTING HR : Thome (17, 2nd inning off Bonine, 0 on, 0 out), Dye (22, 3rd inning off Bonine, 1 on, 2 out).TB :
Podsednik; Ramirez, Al; Dye 4; Thome 4; Getz 2; Beckham; Castro, R.RBI : Thome (58), Dye 2 (62).2-out RBI :
Dye 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wise; Podsednik 2.SAC : Wise.GIDP : Dye;
Beckham.Team RISP : 1-for-4.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING CS : Podsednik (8,
2nd base by Bonine/Ryan), Beckham (4, 2nd base by Bonine/Ryan). FIELDING DP : 2 (Ramirez, Al-Getz-Konerko,
Getz-Ramirez, Al-Konerko).Pickoffs : Colon (Polanco at 1st base).
Detroit
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Granderson , CF
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
.255
Polanco , 2B
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
.269
Ordonez , RF
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.257
Cabrera, Mi , 1B
3
0
1
0
1
0
0
.326
Guillen , DH
3
1
2
1
0
1
1
.216
a-Raburn , PH-DH
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
.248
Thames, M , LF
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
.267
Thomas, C , LF
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
.255
Inge , 3B
4
1
1
0
0
0
3
.258
Santiago , SS
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
.250
Ryan , C
3
0
1
1
0
1
1
.158
Totals
29
4
8
4
3
4
15
a-Struck out for Guillen in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Cabrera, Mi (21, Colon), Ordonez (12, Linebrink).HR : Guillen (1, 2nd inning off
Colon, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Polanco; Ordonez 2; Cabrera, Mi 2; Guillen 5; Thames, M; Inge; Ryan.RBI : Guillen
(7), Ryan (2), Polanco (46), Thomas, C (26).2-out RBI : Thomas, C.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Guillen; Ordonez; Inge 2.GIDP : Thames, M; Ryan.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team LOB : 6. BASERUNNING PO :
Polanco (1st base by Colon). FIELDING DP : 2 (Inge-Polanco-Cabrera, Mi 2).
Chi White Sox
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Colon
7.0
6
3
3
1
2
1
4.19
Linebrink (L, 2-5)
0.1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2.62
Thornton
0.1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2.85
Pena, T
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.17
Detroit
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Bonine
6.0
7
3
3
2
4
2
7.07
Seay
1.0
1
0
0
1
2
0
3.06
Lyon (W, 4-4)
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3.50
Rodney (S, 21)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
3.73
IBB : Cabrera, Mi (by Linebrink).HBP : Polanco (by Colon), Santiago (by Colon).Pitches-strikes :
Colon 85-57, Linebrink 17-9, Thornton 13-7, Pena, T 3-2, Bonine 81-53, Seay 18-11, Lyon 11-8, Rodney 12-8.Groundouts-flyouts :
Colon 8-6, Linebrink 0-0, Thornton 0-0, Pena, T 0-0, Bonine 7-1, Seay 1-0, Lyon 1-1, Rodney 1-0.Batters faced :
Colon 27, Linebrink 4, Thornton 2, Pena, T 1, Bonine 23, Seay 5, Lyon 3, Rodney 3.Inherited runners-scored : Thornton
3-1, Pena, T 3-0.Umpires : HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Mark Wegner.Weather :
79 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, R to L.T : 2:31.Att : 39,375.July 24, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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