Flowers brings power, but don't overlook the defense
Tyler Flowers crushed a homer in a rare start, but his ability to catch Gavin Floyd's misses played an equally big part in beating the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
| Final - 4.14.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
White Sox 5, Tigers 1: Detroit's wire-to-wire dreams dashed
The White Sox took over first place in the AL Central with another strong win over the divisional favorite.
Game 8 Preview: Tigers at White Sox
Adam Wilk makes his first career Major League start as the Tigers try to even the series against the Chicago White Sox
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Chi. White Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Jackson, CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .433 |
| Brennan Boesch, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Miguel Cabrera, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Prince Fielder, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .345 |
| Delmon Young, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .280 |
| Alex Avila, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| Gerald Laird, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Jhonny Peralta, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| Andy Dirks, DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Brandon Inge, ph,dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Raburn, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Boesch
Doubles - Jackson
Grounded into DP - Boesch, Avila
Hit by pitch - 2 Young, Dirks
Caught Stealing - Boesch
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Boesch
Doubles - Jackson
Grounded into DP - Boesch, Avila
Hit by pitch - 2 Young, Dirks
Caught Stealing - Boesch
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wilk (L, 0-1) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3.60 | 0 | 62-40 |
| Collin Balester | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 2 | 30-21 |
| Daniel Schlereth | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 33-18 |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alejandro De Aza, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Brent Morel, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .136 |
| Adam Dunn, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .192 |
| Paul Konerko, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .407 |
| Alex Rios, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 |
| Alexei Ramirez, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Dayan Viciedo, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Brent Lillibridge, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Tyler Flowers, C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Gordon Beckham, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .136 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Konerko, Ramirez, Flowers
Triples - De Aza
Doubles - Morel, Dunn
Grounded into DP - Ramirez
Hit by pitch - Flowers
Stolen Bases - Flowers
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Konerko, Ramirez, Flowers
Triples - De Aza
Doubles - Morel, Dunn
Grounded into DP - Ramirez
Hit by pitch - Flowers
Stolen Bases - Flowers
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Floyd (W, 1-1) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3.09 | 0 | 98-57 |
| Jesse Crain (, 0-0) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 0 | 30-21 |
| Matt Thornton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Duration: 2:44
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Cederstrom, First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale, Second Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Duration: 2:44
