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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 9, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 9, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 9, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ross Baumgarten |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 13,167 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Moyer 1B: Doug Cossey 2B: Mike Fitzpatrick 3B: Ron Luciano |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | DH |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Lance Parrish | Catcher |
| Jerry Morales | Right Fielder |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Les Moss | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
May 9, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Wilcox
Garr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Wilcox
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wilcox
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Baumgarten
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
Whitaker hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Baumgarten
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Baumgarten
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Baumgarten
Kemp hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Baumgarten
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Staub moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parrish vs. Baumgarten
Parrish hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wilcox
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Wilcox
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Baumgarten
Morales strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Baumgarten
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Baumgarten
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Baumgarten
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wilcox
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Wilcox
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. Moore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kessinger vs. Wilcox
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garr vs. Wilcox
Garr takes first base on ball four. Moore scores. Nahorodny moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Washington vs. Wilcox
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Wilcox covering, for the out. Nahorodny scores. Kessinger moves to third. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Wilcox
Lemon is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soderholm vs. Wilcox
There's a wild pitch. Kessinger scores. Garr moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Wilcox
Soderholm strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Baumgarten
Staub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Baumgarten
Kemp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Baumgarten
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Baumgarten
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Wilcox
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wilcox
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Wilcox
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nahorodny vs. Wilcox
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Lopez
Aurelio Lopez now pitching.
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Lopez
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Baumgarten
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Baumgarten
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Baumgarten
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lopez
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lopez
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lopez
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Lopez covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Baumgarten
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Baumgarten
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Baumgarten
Staub takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Baumgarten
Kemp hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Baumgarten
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Lopez
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lopez
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lopez
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Lopez
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Baumgarten
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Baumgarten
Morales hits a popup in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Baumgarten
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Baumgarten
Trammell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching.
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Proly
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Proly
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Lopez
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Lopez
Garr hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Lopez
Washington strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lopez
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Lopez
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Taylor
Bruce Taylor now pitching.
Bannister strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Proly
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Proly
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Proly
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Proly
Parrish hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corcoran vs. Proly
Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Jerry Morales.
Corcoran strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Taylor
Tim Corcoran now playing right field.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Taylor
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Taylor
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Proly
Mike Squires now playing first base. Phil Mankowski pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez.
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Proly covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Proly
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Alan Trammell.
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Proly
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Proly
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Taylor
Phil Mankowski now playing third base. Mark Wagner now playing shortstop.
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Taylor
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Taylor
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Taylor
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Taylor
Soderholm hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Proly
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Proly
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Proly
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Proly
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Parrish reaches third base with a triple. Kemp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Kravec
Ken Kravec now pitching. Lynn Jones pinch hits for Tim Corcoran.
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/9/1979 -- Chicago at Detroit (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Garr R, dh 4 1 2 2 LeFlore R, cf 5 1 2 0
Washington C, rf 5 0 0 1 Whitaker L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lemon C, cf 3 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 3 0 1 1
Soderholm E, 3b 5 0 1 0 Kemp S, lf 5 1 2 0
Bannister A, 2b 3 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 5 0 2 0
Johnson L, 1b 4 1 0 0 Parrish L, c 5 1 2 1
Squires M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Morales J, rf 3 0 0 0
Moore J, lf 3 1 2 0 Corcoran T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Nahorodny B, c 4 1 2 1 Jones L, ph 1 0 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 3 1 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 1 2 2
Mankowski P, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Trammell A, ss 3 0 1 0
Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 1 0
Wagner M, ss 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 7 4 40 4 13 4
Chicago 003 100 100 -- 5
Detroit 100 002 001 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten R (W) 5.1 9 3 3 2 2
Proly M 3.1 4 1 1 1 1
Kravec K (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (L) 3.1 4 4 4 3 4
Lopez A 3.1 2 1 1 2 2
Taylor B 2.1 1 0 0 0 2
LOB -- Chicago 8, Detroit 12
2B -- Thompson J, Nahorodny B
3B -- Parrish L
HR -- Rodriguez A, Garr R
SB -- LeFlore R 2
HBP -- by Taylor B (Lemon C)
WP -- Wilcox M
T -- 2:52
A -- 13167
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