Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox
June 9, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 6

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
Granderson cf 4 1 1 0
Polanco 2b 4 0 2 3
Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0
  Thomas rf 1 0 0 0
Cabrera 1b 5 1 1 1
Thames dh 5 0 1 0
Inge 3b 2 3 1 1
Raburn lf 4 2 1 0
Laird c 2 0 0 0
Everett ss 5 0 1 2
Willis p 0 0 0 0
  Miner p 0 0 0 0
  Seay p 0 0 0 0
  Zumaya p 0 0 0 0
  Rodney p 0 0 0 0
  Lyon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 7
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Podsednik lf 4 2 1 0
Ramirez ss 3 1 1 0
Dye rf 4 0 0 0
Thome dh 2 0 0 1
  Wise pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Konerko 1b 4 0 1 2
  Fields pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0
Beckham 3b 4 0 1 0
Nix 2b 3 1 1 0
  Getz ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Anderson cf 4 2 1 2
Buehrle p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Linebrink p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 6 5
Detroit 010 020 300 1780
Chicago 100 020 003 0660
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Willis   5.0 5 3 3 5 3
  Miner   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Seay   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Zumaya   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Rodney   0.0 0 3 3 3 0
  Lyon  W(2-3) 2.0 1 0 0 2 4
Totals
10.0
6
6
6
12
9
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Buehrle   6.1 4 5 5 4 4
  Dotel   1.2 2 1 1 1 3
  Gobble   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Linebrink  L(2-4) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.0
8
7
7
8
7

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 1. Polanco-Everett-Cabrera, Chicago 1. Nix-Ramirez-Konerko.  PB–Laird (4).  2B–Detroit Everett (8,off Buehrle); Polanco (16,off Dotel); Thames (2,off Dotel); Granderson (6,off Gobble), Chicago Konerko (15,off Lyon).  HR–Detroit Inge (13,2nd inning off Buehrle 0 on 2 out); Cabrera (11,10th inning off Linebrink 0 on 0 out), Chicago Anderson (2,5th inning off Willis 1 on 0 out).  SH–Laird 2 (4,off Buehrle 2).  IBB–Polanco (1,by Gobble); Pierzynski (3,by Lyon).  Team LOB–8.  Team–10.  SB–Podsednik (8,2nd base off Willis/Laird); Podsednik (8,2nd base off Willis/Laird).  U-HP–Jim Joyce, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Bill Miller.  T–3:36.  A–25,676.
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