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DETROIT (5) VS CHI WHITE SOX (7) - FINAL

DETROIT                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
A Sanchez cf            5  0  3  2   0  0   1  .275
W Morris 2b             4  0  2  0   0  0   1  .310
D Young dh              3  0  0  0   1  0   2  .282
C Monroe rf             4  1  1  0   0  1   3  .228
S Halter 3b             4  1  2  0   0  1   1  .234
C Pena 1b               4  1  1  1   0  2   2  .244
B Petrick lf            3  1  0  1   0  1   2  .000
 a-K Witt ph            1  0  0  0   0  1   0  .283
M Walbeck c             3  0  2  1   0  0   0  .178
 b-E Munson ph          1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .233
R Santiago ss           2  1  0  0   2  0   2  .224

Totals                 34  5 11  5   3  6  14

a-struck out swinging for B Petrick in the 9th;  b-grounded to first for
M Walbeck in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A Sanchez (7, M Buehrle). HR - C Pena (9, 9th inning off D Marte
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Petrick (1), M Walbeck (4), A Sanchez 2 (14), C Pena
(27). 2-out RBI - A Sanchez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena
1, C Monroe 1, A Sanchez 1, W Morris 1. GIDP - R Santiago 2, S Halter.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Sanchez (10, 2nd base by M Buehrle).

FIELDING: E - J Walker (1, bobble). DP: 2 (W Morris-C Pena, S Halter-W Morris-C Pena).


CHI WHITE SOX          ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Alomar 2b             3  2  2  1   1  0   1  .279
C Lee lf                4  0  2  3   0  1   3  .264
 M Olivo c              0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .221
F Thomas dh             5  0  1  0   0  0   3  .267
M Ordonez rf            4  1  2  1   0  0   2  .296
C Everett cf            3  0  1  0   1  0   2  .274
 A Rowand lf            0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .252
P Konerko 1b            4  1  2  2   0  0   1  .203
J Valentin ss           3  0  0  0   1  0   2  .239
J Crede 3b              4  1  1  0   0  0   1  .230
S Alomar Jr c           3  1  2  0   0  0   0  .269
 W Harris pr-cf         0  1  0  0   0  0   0  .194

Totals                 33  7 13  7   3  1  15

BATTING: 2B - S Alomar Jr (6, M Roney); J Crede (15, M Roney); F Thomas (24,
M Roney); C Everett (16, S Sparks); C Lee (20, J Walker). HR - P Konerko (6, 5th
inning off M Roney 0 on, 1 Out). S - S Alomar Jr. SF - R Alomar , C Lee.
RBI - C Lee 3 (60), M Ordonez (55), P Konerko 2 (24), R Alomar (3). 2-out
RBI - M Ordonez, P Konerko, C Lee 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - F Thomas 1, J Valentin 1, C Everett 1, P Konerko 1, M Ordonez 2.
GIDP - J Crede, C Lee. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - J Valentin (12, throw). Outfield assists - M Ordonez (A Sanchez
at 2nd base). DP: 4 (J Valentin-R Alomar-P Konerko 2, R Alomar-J Valentin-P Konerko,
M Ordonez-J Valentin).


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    DETROIT         - 000 000 401   --   5
    CHI WHITE SOX   - 003 110 02x   --   7
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DETROIT                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
M Roney (L, 1-4)              5       9   5   5   3   1   1   3.76
S Sparks                      2       2   0   0   0   0   0   3.77
J Walker                      1       2   2   0   0   0   0   3.19

CHI WHITE SOX                ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
M Buehrle (W, 8-10)           6 2/3  10   4   1   1   5   0   4.10
D Marte (H, 9)                1 1/3   1   1   1   1   0   1   1.81
T Gordon (S, 4)               1       0   0   0   1   1   0   3.28

D Marte pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

IBB - C Everett (by M Roney). BALK - M Roney. Pitches-strikes: M Roney 94-60;
S Sparks 23-14; J Walker 17-11; M Buehrle 89-62; D Marte 21-12; T Gordon 16-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: M Roney 6-8; S Sparks 5-1; J Walker 0-3; M Buehrle 9-4;
D Marte 3-1; T Gordon 2-0. Batters faced: M Roney 26; S Sparks 7; J Walker 6;
M Buehrle 28; D Marte 5; T Gordon 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Ed Rapuano.

T--2:25. Att--18,868.
Weather: 71 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, left to
right.
 

How They Scored

CHI WHITE SOX 3RD:   S Alomar Jr doubled to left.  R Alomar bunt singled to
right, S Alomar Jr to third.  C Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, S Alomar Jr
scored.  R Alomar to second on balk by M Roney. F Thomas flied out to right.
M Ordonez singled to center, R Alomar scored, M Ordonez to second advancing on
throw.  C Everett intentionally walked.  P Konerko singled to left center,
M Ordonez scored, C Everett to third.  J Valentin fouled out to first.
(3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)  DETROIT 0, CHI WHITE SOX 3.

CHI WHITE SOX 4TH:   J Crede doubled to deep left.  S Alomar Jr sacrificed to
pitcher, J Crede to third.  R Alomar hit sacrifice fly to left in foul territory,
J Crede scored. C Lee singled to left.  F Thomas doubled to deep left, C Lee to
third.  M Ordonez grounded out to third. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 0, CHI WHITE SOX 4.

CHI WHITE SOX 5TH:   C Everett lined out to second.  P Konerko homered to
left.  J Valentin grounded out to second.  J Crede grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)  DETROIT 0, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

DETROIT 7TH:   C Monroe singled to center.  S Halter singled to right,
C Monroe to second.  C Pena grounded out to second, C Monroe to third, S Halter
to second.  B Petrick safe at second on throwing error by shortstop J Valentin,
C Monroe scored, S Halter to third.  M Walbeck grounded out to second, S Halter
scored, B Petrick to third.  R Santiago walked.  A Sanchez doubled to left,
B Petrick and R Santiago scored.  D Marte relieved M Buehrle. W Morris grounded
out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error)  DETROIT 4, CHI WHITE SOX 5.

CHI WHITE SOX 8TH:   J Walker relieved S Sparks. J Valentin popped out to
first.  J Crede popped out to shallow center.  S Alomar Jr singled to center.
R Alomar safe at first on error by pitcher J Walker, S Alomar Jr to second.
W Harris ran for S Alomar Jr. C Lee doubled to deep left, W Harris and R Alomar
scored.  F Thomas flied out to right center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
DETROIT 4, CHI WHITE SOX 7.

DETROIT 9TH:   W Harris in center field. A Rowand in left field. M Olivo
catching. C Pena homered to right.  T Gordon relieved D Marte. K Witt hit for
B Petrick. K Witt struck out swinging.  E Munson hit for M Walbeck. E Munson
grounded out to first.  R Santiago walked.  R Santiago to second on fielder's
indifference. A Sanchez grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
DETROIT 5, CHI WHITE SOX 7.

Game Story

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Paul Konerko shined in the spotlight in
more ways than one, hitting a homer and driving in two runs on
his own Bobblehead Doll night to lead the Chicago White Sox to a
7-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Konerko, who struggled mightily in the first half with a .197
average, also had an RBI single in the third inning for his 10th
multi-hit game of the season.  In his last five games, the
slugger is 9-for-22.

"Maybe my timing is back," Konerko said.  "I know I've
struggled, fans know I've struggled, and it's been tough for
everybody.  The toughest part for me is that I couldn't help my
team."

The White Sox got on the scoreboard in the third against Tigers
starter Matt Roney (1-4) with a three-run rally capped by
Konerko's base hit.  After Roberto Alomar drove in a run with a
sacrifice fly in the fourth, Konerko made it 5-0 with his sixth
homer in the fifth.

"He's swinging the bat very well," White Sox manager Jerry
Manuel said. "Paul is the type of guy, when he is hitting the
ball well, he adds a whole other dimension to our offense.
Hopefully he can continue to swing the bat and that's something
we're very much looking forward to in the second half of the
season."

Half of Konerko's home runs have come in July.  The White Sox
are 5-1 when he homers.

Chicago snapped an embarrassing four-game losing streak against
Detroit, which has the worst record in the major leagues.

The Tigers got all their runs against White Sox starter Mark
Buehrle (8-10) in the seventh, but Chicago added some insurance
on a two-run double by Carlos Lee in the eighth.

"We battled back in this game and I thought we would have had a
chance if we'd have kept it at 5-4," Tigers manager Alan
Trammell said.  "They have a potent lineup, and when you're
facing them, you'd better keep your fingers crossed."

Chicago needed that insurance when Damaso Marte gave up a homer
to Carlos Pena leading off the ninth.  Tom Gordon came on to
finish the inning and pick up his fourth save.

In 6 2/3 innings, Buehrle allowed 10 hits but walked only one.
The southpaw struck out five en route to winning his sixth
straight decision.

In two starts against the Tigers this season, Buehrle is 2-0
with an 0.61 ERA.  In his career, he is 8-4 with a 1.88 ERA
against Detroit.

Roney went five innings, allowing five runs and nine hits.  The
righthander struck out one and walked three.

"It wasn't my night tonight at all," Roney said.  "I didn't have
a real good feel for things and my command was a little off.  I
thought we had a shot at it once we got it close, but I take
the fall for giving up the early runs."

The Tigers, who came into the game having hit into a major
league-low 51 double plays, bounced into three and flied into
another.