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April 12, 2008  U.S. Cellular Field-Attendance: 29,649 (40,615)  Time: 2:25
 
Detroit 0 Chicago White Sox 7
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Tigers  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
 White Sox  0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 X 7 6 0
W: G. Floyd (W, 2-0); L: J. Verlander (L, 0-2)
HR: CWS: O. Cabrera (1).

Batting
Detroit
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
C Thomas CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .435
P Polanco 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154
   R Santiago PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
G Sheffield DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167
M Ordonez RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
M Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167
J Jones LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208
E Renteria SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
I Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195
B Inge 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .306
Team totals: 26 0 2 0 4 4 3  

Individual Batting:
Grounded into double play: M Ordonez (1), I Rodriguez (1), P Polanco (1)
Left in scoring position: G Sheffield (2), M Ordonez (1), P Polanco (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 3
Left in scoring position: 3
Hits with runners in scoring position: 6 at-bats, 0 hits

Base Running:
Stolen bases: G Sheffield (2), C Thomas (2)

Batting
Chicago White Sox
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
N Swisher CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .226
   B Anderson CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
O Cabrera SS 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .194
J Thome DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .158
P Konerko 1B 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 .194
J Dye RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .342
A Pierzynski C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .438
C Quentin LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .276
J Crede 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .333
J Uribe 2B 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 .176
Team totals: 30 7 6 7 5 3 6  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: A Pierzynski (5)
Home runs: O Cabrera (1, 3rd inning off J Verlander with 0 on, 2 outs)
RBI: C Quentin (10), J Uribe 2 (4), A Pierzynski 2 (9), P Konerko (6), O Cabrera (4)
Left in scoring position: J Crede (1), C Quentin (1), J Dye (2), N Swisher (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 6
Left in scoring position: 2
Hits with runners in scoring position: 8 at-bats, 4 hits

Fielding:
Double plays: 3: (#1: O Cabrera, J Uribe, P Konerko), (#2: J Crede, J Uribe, P Konerko), (#3: S Linebrink, O Cabrera, P Konerko)

Pitching:
Hit by pitch: P Konerko (by J Verlander), O Cabrera (by J Verlander)

Pitching
Detroit
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
J Verlander (L, 0-2) 7.2 4 6 6 4 3 6.52
F Beltran 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 7.36

Pitching
Chicago White Sox
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
G Floyd (W, 2-0) 7.1 1 0 0 4 4 2.03
S Linebrink (H, 4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1.93
B Jenks 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

Individual Pitching
Detroit
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
J Verlander 33 115 68 5 13
F Beltran 4 13 7 1 1

Chicago White Sox
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
G Floyd 25 107 64 8 7
S Linebrink 1 2 2 1 0
B Jenks 4 11 7 3 1

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Doug Eddings HP
Lance Barksdale 1B
Ted Barrett 2B
James Hoye 3B

Game Highlights
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 4 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 5 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 5.1 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 5.2 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 6 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 6.1 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 6.2 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 7 IP.
AL Detroit at Chicago White Sox White Sox Gavin Floyd has a no-hitter through 7.1 IP.

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Play: Thomas walks. 0 out.
Stolen base: C Thomas steals second. 0 out.
Out: Polanco flies out to RF.  C Thomas to third.  1 out.
Out: Sheffield hits a fielders-choice to 3B.   C Thomas out.  2 outs.
Stolen base: G Sheffield steals second. 2 outs.
Out: Ordonez flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Out: Swisher flies out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Cabrera grounds out to 3B. 2 outs.
Play: Thome walks. 2 outs.
Out: Konerko flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Out: Cabrera grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Jones grounds out to P. 2 outs.
Out: Renteria flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Out: Dye grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Quentin flies out to CF.  A Pierzynski holds on second.  2 outs.
Out: Crede grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Out: Rodriguez flies out to CF. 1 out.
Play: Inge walks. 1 out.
Play: Thomas walks. B Inge to second.  1 out.
Out: Polanco hits into double play. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Out: Uribe grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Swisher flies out to LF. 2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Orlando Cabrera (1).
Out: Thome strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Play: Sheffield walks. 0 out.
Out: Ordonez hits into double play. 2 outs.
Out: Cabrera strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Play: Konerko walks. 0 out.
Out: Dye flies out to CF.  P Konerko holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Pierzynski hits a fielders-choice to SS.   P Konerko out.  2 outs.
Out: Quentin flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Out: Jones grounds out to 2B. 1 out.
Out: Renteria flies out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Rodriguez flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Out: Crede flies out to LF. 1 out.
Out: Uribe strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Swisher strikes out. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Out: Inge flies out to RF. 1 out.
Out: Thomas strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Polanco grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Out: Cabrera flies out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Thome flies out to CF. 2 outs.
Play: Konerko walks. 2 outs.
Out: Dye flies out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Out: Sheffield flies out to RF. 1 out.
Out: Ordonez strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Cabrera grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Out: Pierzynski flies out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Quentin flies out to CF. 2 outs.
Out: Crede flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Out: Jones strikes out. 1 out.
Hit: Renteria hits a single to RF.   1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Floyd replaced by (P) Linebrink
Out: Rodriguez hits into double play. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Out: Uribe flies out to LF. 1 out.
Play: Swisher walks. 1 out.
Play: Cabrera hit by pitch. N Swisher to second.  1 out.
Hit: Thome hits a single to RF.   O Cabrera to second.  N Swisher to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Paul Konerko hit by a pitch. Nick Swisher scores from 3rd.
Out: Dye flies out to 2B.  P Konerko holds on first.  J Thome holds on second.  O Cabrera holds on third.  2 outs.
Run scored: 2 runs, single by A.J. Pierzynski. Orlando Cabrera scores from 3rd, Jim Thome scores from 2nd.
Pitching Change: (P) Verlander replaced by (P) Beltran
Run scored: 1 run, single by Carlos Quentin. Paul Konerko scores from 3rd.
Out: Crede strikes out. 3 outs.
Run scored: 2 runs, single by Juan Uribe. A.J. Pierzynski scores from 3rd, Carlos Quentin scores from 2nd.
Out: Swisher flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Pitching Change: (P) Linebrink replaced by (P) Jenks
Defensive Substitution: (CF) Swisher replaced by (CF) Anderson
Hit: Inge hits a single to SS.   0 out.
Out: Thomas grounds out to P.  B Inge to second.  1 out.
Out: Polanco grounds out to 1B.  B Inge to third.  2 outs.
Out: Sheffield flies out to RF. 3 outs.

Floyd loses no-hit bid in 8th, Chicago beats Detroit 7-0

CHICAGO (AP) -Gavin Floyd's concentration was on pitching, little else, when someone near the dugout let him know what was going on. He was working on a no-hitter.

''Not until like maybe the fifth inning. I didn't realize,'' Floyd said. ''I was just trying to lock in with the mitt and some fan was like, 'Yeah, you got a no-hitter going.' And I was like, 'Oh, thanks.'''

Floyd lost the no-hit bid when Edgar Renteria singled with one out in the eighth, but the Chicago White Sox and their promising 25-year-old righty wound up beating the Detroit Tigers 7-0 Saturday.

''For two years I felt like I was pitching in somebody else's body and just kind of now I feel comfortable,'' said Floyd, a 2001 first-round draft pick of the Phillies.

''I could care less about the no-hitter. I was just trying to go out there and throw strikes and get people out and that's all I was focused on.''

Floyd (2-0) had never pitched more than seven innings in the majors. He left the game after Renteria's hit on his 107th pitch, and exited to a standing ovation from the rain-soaked crowd at U.S. Cellular Field.

Floyd, whose career with the Phillies never took off, struck out four and walked four in 7 1-3 innings on a 39-degree day.

''It's still early. He's only had two starts, but you can see a different demeanor about him. The way he carries himself, the way he walks around the mound, the way he walks around clubhouse,'' White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski said.

''You can see he has confidence and he believes he belongs here.''

Renteria hit a 1-1 pitch on a line to right-center and the ball fell well in front of right fielder Jermaine Dye. Floyd came close nearly one year after Chicago's Mark Buehrle pitched a no-hitter on the same field against Texas.

''The guy I was worried about is the guy who got it and he's such a good hitter, such a tough out,'' Pierzynski said of Renteria. ''He is so hard to pitch to because he can do what he did. The ball is inside and he hit a line drive to right center.''

Floyd began the day with a 9-10 career record and a 6.24 ERA. He's been especially effective against the Tigers, who have one of the AL's best lineups.

Floyd is now 2-0 with a 1.71 ERA in four starts against Detroit since last September. He is 0-3 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts against other teams in that span.

After Floyd left, Scott Linebrink relieved and got Ivan Rodriguez to hit into an inning-ending double play. The White Sox turned three double plays in dropping Detroit to 2-9, the worst record in the majors.

''When he missed, he was effectively wild,'' Detroit's Brandon Inge said. ''The ones he might have slipped a little bit were up and in on guys. That makes it difficult to stay in on his very good breaking ball.''

Reliever Bobby Jenks allowed an infield single in the ninth for Detroit's only other hit.

Chicago took a 1-0 lead off Justin Verlander (0-2) on Orlando Cabrera's first home run for the White Sox, a solo shot in the third.

In the eighth, Verlander beaned Cabrera in the helmet and the White Sox went on to score six more runs.

''It's scary, throwing the ball and hitting guys in the head. By no means did I mean to do it,'' Verlander said. ''I didn't have a feel for the ball in that inning and things like that happen. I was glad to see he was all right.''

Cabrera was checked out by a doctor after the game and was given a clean bill.

After falling to the ground when the ball hit him near the left ear flap, Cabrera got to his feet and stayed in the game. Jim Thome singled to load the bases and Verlander hit Paul Konerko with another pitch to force in a run. One out later, Pierzynski delivered a two-run single to finish Verlander.

Carlos Quentin greeted reliever Francis Beltran with an RBI single and Juan Uribe followed with a two-run single to make it 7-0.

Floyd, the fourth overall player picked in 2001, made his 31st major league start. He got an extra day's rest this week because of a rainout.

The 6-foot-5, 230-pound Floyd was acquired from Philadelphia for Freddy Garcia and Gio Gonzalez in December 2006. He made 10 starts for Chicago last season when he split time between the majors and Triple-A.

Verlander allowed four hits and was charged with six runs in 7 2-3 innings. He fell to 1-6 against the White Sox in his career, including 0-4 at U.S. Cellular Field.

Notes: The infield became a quagmire by the bottom of the eighth from the steady rain. ... Tigers 1B Carlos Guillen strained his right hamstring running to first base Friday night and was out of the lineup Saturday, with Miguel Cabrera moving from third to first. Cabrera made his first major league start at first.