GDT: 4/13/12 - DET (5-1) AT CWS (3-2) - 2:10 p.m. ET

Peavy set for home opener vs. Tigers

By Evan Drellich / MLB.com | 4/11/2012 4:46 PM ET

Jake Peavy's task in the White Sox home opener on Friday at 1:10 p.m. CT is to keep in check a Tigers team that, until Wednesday, had not lost.

"I'm excited to throw the home opener," the veteran right-hander said. "To be in front of our fans against a Detroit team -- who knows -- coming in, might not even have a loss yet."

The Tigers were finally stopped Wednesday, when the Rays scored four runs in the ninth to win, 4-2. Still, Detroit (4-1), widely viewed as the class of the American League Central, brings in a potent lineup. In his career, Peavy is 2-2 with a 3.77 ERA in five starts against the Tigers.

"The challenge is always fun versus a team like that," said Peavy, whose White Sox are 3-2 after a 10-6 win over Cleveland on Wednesday. "I promise you this: that Detroit team is outstanding, but I got a pretty good handle on facing a good team there in Texas [in my first start of the season]. That lineup is outstanding as well. It's good to get your feet wet. It's good to get in a big-time atmosphere and worry about honing in on your focus and making pitches."

The White Sox have an off-day on Thursday, while the Tigers finish up a three-game series with the Rays in Detroit. Right-hander Max Scherzer gets the start for Detroit on Friday. Scherzer let up just four runs in 29 innings against Chicago last season, but also lost to the White Sox twice.

Scherzer's been battling illness, but he still plans to make his start.

"I am going to pitch Friday," Scherzer said Wednesday morning. "Being sick doesn't get you injured. If something could hurt my arm, I would be smart about it. But I didn't work hard all my life to get here and then miss a start because I was sick."

Scherzer was hit hard by the Red Sox on Sunday in his first start, lasting 2 2/3 innings and allowing seven runs. Peavy gave up three runs in six innings to the Rangers on Saturday in his first outing.

"It will be a lot of excitement, but the bottom line is channeling that energy and adrenalin you have in the right direction -- making pitches," Peavy said. "[Try] not getting caught up in anything. You worry about throwing down and away to Miguel Cabrera and [Prince] Fielder and these guys, and keeping Austin Jackson off base before they hit."

Tigers: Jackson off to hot start

• Jackson went 1-for-4 on Wednesday, with a run scored and a strikeout. He's 10-for-20 to start the season.

"He's seeing the ball real good right now, and he's putting a good swing on it," manager Jim Leyland said. "That's what he's doing. There's not a lot of rocket science to it. If you chase bad balls and you swing at bad balls outside the strike zone, you miss them. He's battling his tail off and he's fouling off some tough pitches, and then when they make a mistake, he's hit it. He's been fantastic."

• Brandon Inge (left hamstring) is expected to start at second base for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens again on Thursday, at home against Louisville.

White Sox: Flowers has long layoff

Tuesday's postponement kept backup catcher Tyler Flowers out of his second start, and he's doing what he can to be ready whenever called on. Manager Robin Ventura likes to use bench players perhaps more than most managers.

"Where I'm at, I have a pretty good chance if it does continue to be a week at a time, and I don't think it will be," Flowers said. "If it does happen to be, I feel like I'm in a good spot. ... [Hitting coach Jeff] Manto is really working with me on some stuff, keeping it as simple as we can to have a fighting chance in the box. I feel really good where I'm at."

Worth noting

Paul Konerko's first-inning double off Justin Masterson on Wednesday gave him 3,529 career total bases, moving him past Luke Appling for sole possession of second most in White Sox history.




Tigers: RHP Max Scherzer (0-0, 23.62 ERA)

The White Sox scored just four runs over 29 innings against Scherzer last year, yet still beat him twice. His two wins against Chicago totaled 15 scoreless innings, but both victories were in Detroit. Still, the early spring weather could favor him.


White Sox: RHP Jake Peavy (0-0, 4.50 ERA)

Peavy struggled through the first three innings of Saturday's 4-3 victory over the Rangers. But an adjustment in his mechanics helped him settle down over the next three and keep the White Sox in the game.




INJURY UPDATE:
• RHP Doug Fister (left costochondral strain, 15-day disabled list on April 7),
• INF Brandon Inge (left groin strain, 15-day disabled list on March 30),
• RHP Luis Marte (strained left hamstring, 15-day disabled list on April 4).
• RHP Al Alburquerque (right elbow surgery, 15-day disabled list on April 4).
• C Victor Martinez (left knee surgery, 60-day disabled list on March 12).




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• SATURDAY, April 14:
Tigers (LHP Adam Wilk (0-0, 0.00 ERA)) AT White Sox (RHP Gavin Floyd (0-1, 6.35 ERA)), 4:10 p.m. ET (FS-D HD, / WXYT 97.1 FM)


• SUNDAY, April 15:
Tigers (RHP Rick Porcello (0-0, 2.57 ERA)) AT White Sox (LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 1.35 ERA)), 2:10 p.m. ET (FS-D HD, / WXYT 97.1 FM)

• MONDAY, April 16:
Tigers (RHP Justin Verlander (0-1, 2.20 ERA)) AT Royals (LHP Danny Duffy (1-0, 0.00 ERA)), 8:10 p.m. ET (FS-D HD, / WXYT 97.1 FM)

STARTING LINEUPS:

TIGERS

Austin Jackson, CF
Brennan Boesch, RF
Miguel Cabrera, 3B
Prince Fielder, 1B
Delmon Young, LF
Alex Avila, C
Jhonny Peralta, SS
Andy Dirks, DH
Ryan Raburn, 2B

P: Max Scherzer

DET - Top 1st
B:2 S:3 O:1
Austin Jackson out swinging.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Brennan Boesch out on foul tip.

On-field Delay. - Cabrera indicates batters box is not marked correct, too short. Once measured, umps agree.

On-field Delay. Ground crew chalks correct box. Old one was way short!

B:0 S:0 O:3
Miguel Cabrera flies out to right fielder Alex Rios.


CWS - Bot 1st
B:2 S:3 O:1
Alejandro De Aza out swinging.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Brent Morel pops out to catcher Alex Avila in foul territory.

B:3 S:3 O:3
Adam Dunn out swinging.

0 - 0 AFTER 1 INNING

DET - Top 2nd
B:1 S:2 O:1
Prince Fielder grounds out sharply, first baseman Paul Konerko to pitcher Jake Peavy.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Delmon Young out swinging, catcher A. J. Pierzynski to first baseman Paul Konerko.

B:3 S:3 O:3
Alex Avila out swinging.


CWS - Bot 2nd
B:1 S:3 O:1
Paul Konerko out swinging.

B:1 S:1 O:2
A. J. Pierzynski pops out to shortstop Jhonny Peralta.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Alex Rios doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Alexei Ramirez singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Jhonny Peralta, deflected by third baseman Miguel Cabrera. Alex Rios to 3rd.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Dayan Viciedo out swinging.

0 - 0 AFTER 2 INNINGS

DET - Top 3rd
B:3 S:3 O:1
Jhonny Peralta out swinging.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Andy Dirks pops out to second baseman Gordon Beckham.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Ryan Raburn pops out to first baseman Paul Konerko in foul territory.


CWS - Bot 3rd
B:1 S:3 O:1
Gordon Beckham out swinging.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Alejandro De Aza flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Brent Morel out swinging.

0 - 0 AFTER 3 INNINGS

DET - Top 4th
B:1 S:1 O:1
Austin Jackson flies out to right fielder Alex Rios.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Brennan Boesch singles on a line drive to right fielder Alex Rios.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Miguel Cabrera pops out to first baseman Paul Konerko in foul territory.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Prince Fielder grounds out sharply, pitcher Jake Peavy to first baseman Paul Konerko.


CWS - Bot 4th
B:3 S:3 O:1
Adam Dunn out swinging.

B:2 S:3 O:2
Paul Konerko out swinging.

B:2 S:2 O:3
A. J. Pierzynski grounds out, second baseman Ryan Raburn to first baseman Prince Fielder.

0 - 0 AFTER 4 INNINGS

DET - Top 5th
B:0 S:0 O:0
Delmon Young hit by pitch.

With Alex Avila batting, Delmon Young caught stealing 2nd base, catcher A. J. Pierzynski to shortstop Alexei Ramirez.

B:3 S:3 O:2
Alex Avila out on foul tip.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Jhonny Peralta out swinging.


CWS - Bot 5th
B:0 S:1 O:1
Alex Rios grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Alexei Ramirez flies out to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Dayan Viciedo homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.
CWS 1 - 0

B:1 S:3 O:3
Gordon Beckham out swinging.

CWS 1 - 0 AFTER 5 INNINGS

DET - Top 6th
B:1 S:0 O:1
Andy Dirks grounds out, shortstop Alexei Ramirez to first baseman Paul Konerko.

On-field Delay.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Ryan Raburn flies out to left fielder Dayan Viciedo.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Austin Jackson out on foul tip.


CWS - Bot 6th
B:4 S:2 O:0
Alejandro De Aza walks.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Brent Morel out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder. Alejandro De Aza to 2nd.

B:3 S:3 O:2
Adam Dunn called out on .

B:1 S:0 O:2
Paul Konerko singles on a line drive to right fielder Brennan Boesch. Alejandro De Aza scores.
CWS 2 - 0

B:0 S:0 O:2
A. J. Pierzynski triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Brennan Boesch. Paul Konerko scores.
CWS 3 - 0

Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:3 O:3
Alex Rios called out on .

CWS 3 - 0 AFTER 6 INNINGS

DET - Top 7th
B:1 S:2 O:1
Brennan Boesch pops out to third baseman Brent Morel.

B:4 S:2 O:1
Miguel Cabrera walks.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Prince Fielder flies out to right fielder Alex Rios.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Delmon Young homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Miguel Cabrera scores.
CWS 3 - 2

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Will Ohman replaces Jake Peavy.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Alex Avila singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Addison Reed replaces Will Ohman.

B:2 S:1 O:2
Jhonny Peralta doubles (3) on a soft line drive to left fielder Dayan Viciedo. Alex Avila to 3rd.

B:1 S:2 O:3
Andy Dirks lines out to left fielder Dayan Viciedo.


CWS - Bot 7th
Pitcher Change: Octavio Dotel replaces Max Scherzer.

B:1 S:2 O:1
Alexei Ramirez grounds out, second baseman Ryan Raburn to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:3 S:3 O:2
Dayan Viciedo out swinging.

B:3 S:3 O:3
Gordon Beckham out swinging.

CWS 3 - 2 AFTER 7 INNINGS

DET - Top 8th
Defensive Substitution: Brent Lillibridge replaces left fielder Dayan Viciedo, batting 8th, playing left field.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Ryan Raburn flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

B:4 S:1 O:1
Austin Jackson walks.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Matt Thornton replaces Addison Reed.

B:1 S:0 O:1
Brennan Boesch singles on a soft ground ball to right fielder Alex Rios. Austin Jackson to 3rd.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Miguel
Cabrera grounds into double play, shortstop Alexei Ramirez to second
baseman Gordon Beckham to first baseman Paul Konerko. Brennan Boesch out
at 2nd.


CWS - Bot 8th
Pitcher Change: Daniel Schlereth replaces Octavio Dotel.

B:3 S:1 O:0
Alejandro De Aza triples (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Delmon Young.

B:2 S:2 O:0
Brent Morel singles on a ground ball to left fielder Delmon Young. Alejandro De Aza scores.
CWS 4 - 2

With Adam Dunn batting, wild pitch by Daniel Schlereth, Brent Morel to 2nd.

B:3 S:3 O:1
Adam Dunn out on foul tip.

B:4 S:0 O:1
Daniel Schlereth intentionally walks Paul Konerko.

B:0 S:1 O:2
A. J. Pierzynski grounds into a force out, first baseman Prince Fielder to shortstop Jhonny Peralta. Brent Morel to 3rd. Paul Konerko out at 2nd. A. Pierzynski to 1st.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Brayan Villarreal replaces Daniel Schlereth.

With Alex Rios batting, wild pitch by Brayan Villarreal, Brent Morel scores. A. J. Pierzynski to 2nd.
CWS 5 - 2

B:3 S:3 O:3
Alex Rios out swinging.

CWS 5 - 2 AFTER 8 INNINGS

DET - Top 9th
Pitcher Change: Hector Santiago replaces Matt Thornton.

B:1 S:1 O:0
Prince Fielder singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brent Lillibridge.

B:3 S:3 O:1
Delmon Young called out on .

B:1 S:0 O:2
Alex Avila flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

With Jhonny Peralta batting, wild pitch by Hector Santiago, Prince Fielder to 2nd.

With Jhonny Peralta batting, Prince Fielder advances to 3rd on a balk.

B:1 S:3 O:3
Jhonny Peralta called out on .

TIGERS LOSE 2 - 5

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WP: Schlereth, Villarreal, Santiago, H.
Balk: Santiago, H.
IBB: Konerko (by Schlereth).
HBP: Young, D (by Peavy).
Pitches-strikes:
Scherzer 100-65, Dotel 18-11, Schlereth 25-13, Villarreal 7-4, Peavy
94-59, Ohman 1-1, Reed 15-7, Thornton 4-3, Santiago, H 15-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Scherzer 3-2, Dotel 1-0, Schlereth 1-0, Villarreal 0-0, Peavy 3-4, Ohman 0-0, Reed 0-1, Thornton 1-0, Santiago, H 0-1.
Batters faced: Scherzer 24, Dotel 3, Schlereth 5, Villarreal 1, Peavy 23, Ohman 1, Reed 4, Thornton 2, Santiago, H 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Villarreal 2-1, Reed 1-0, Thornton 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Gary Cederstrom. 2B: Lance Barksdale. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.
Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 15 mph, In from RF.
T: 2:55.
Att: 38,676.

Scherzer with 11 !!

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