GDT: 5/06/12 - DET (13-13) VS CWS (13-14) - 1:05 p.m. ET

Tigers: RHP Rick Porcello (2-2, 5.64 ERA)

Porcello hopes he has found the key to recapturing his early-season, groundout form with a mechanical tweak, which helped produce eight quality innings against the Royals on Tuesday. He tossed 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball against the Sox April 15.


White Sox: RHP Dylan Axelrod (0-0, 2.70 ERA)

With Chris Sale permanently moved from the rotation to closer, Axelrod gets the first shot at filling this starting vacancy. Axelrod posted a 2.89 ERA in four games and three starts in 2011.






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






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• MONDAY, May 7:
Tigers (RHP Doug Fister (0-0, 0.00 ERA)) AT Mariners (RHP Blake Beavan (1-3, 4.45 ERA)), 10:10 p.m. ET FSD HD, / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)


• TUESDAY, May 8:
Tigers (RHP Justin Verlander (2-1, 2.38 ERA)) AT Mariners (RHP Kevin Millwood (0-3, 5.34 ERA)), 10:10 p.m. ET FSD HD, / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)


• WEDNESDAY, May 9:
Tigers (LHP Drew Smyly (1-0, 1.61 ERA)) AT Mariners (LHP Jason Vargas (3-2, 3.09 ERA)), 10:10 p.m. ET FSD HD, / 1270 AM & 97.1 FM)

STARTING LINEUPS:


CWS Batting

De Aza, CF .260
Lillibridge, 3B .227
Dunn, A, 1B .250
Konerko, DH .351
Rios, RF .277
Ramirez, Al, SS .204
Viciedo, LF .212
Flowers, C .133
Beckham, 2B .224


DET Batting

Jackson, A, CF .303
Dirks, LF .302
Cabrera, Mi, 3B .290
Fielder, 1B .289
Young, D, DH .229
Avila, C .278
Peralta, Jh, SS .256
Boesch, RF .213
Raburn, 2B .141

CWS - Top 1st
B:2 S:2 O:1
Alejandro De Aza grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Brent Lillibridge out swinging.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Adam Dunn homers (9) on a line drive to right field.
CWS 1 - 0

B:0 S:0 O:3
Paul Konerko grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 1st
B:2 S:0 O:0
Austin Jackson homers (4) on a fly ball to left field.
TIED 1 - 1

B:1 S:2 O:0
Andy Dirks singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

B:0 S:2 O:1
Miguel Cabrera flies out to left fielder Dayan Viciedo.

B:4 S:0 O:1
Prince Fielder walks. Andy Dirks to 2nd.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Delmon Young flies out to left fielder Dayan Viciedo.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Alex Avila flies out to left fielder Dayan Viciedo.

TIED 1 - 1 AFTER 1 INNING

CWS - Top 2nd
B:2 S:1 O:1
Alex Rios grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Alexei Ramirez pops out to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Dayan Viciedo singles on a line drive to left fielder Andy Dirks.

B:0 S:3 O:3
Tyler Flowers out swinging.


DET - Bot 2nd
B:1 S:3 O:1
Jhonny Peralta called out on .

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

B:1 S:3 O:2
Ryan Raburn out swinging. Wild pitch by pitcher Dylan Axelrod. Ryan Raburn to 1st.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Austin Jackson flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

TIED 1 - 1 AFTER 2 INNINGS

CWS - Top 3rd
B:0 S:0 O:1
Gordon Beckham grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:4 S:0 O:1
Alejandro De Aza walks.

With Brent Lillibridge batting, wild pitch by Rick Porcello, Alejandro De Aza to 2nd.

B:1 S:0 O:2
Brent Lillibridge grounds out, second baseman Ryan Raburn to first baseman Prince Fielder. Alejandro De Aza to 3rd.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Adam Dunn out swinging.


DET - Bot 3rd
B:1 S:2 O:1
Andy Dirks flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

B:1 S:2 O:2
Miguel Cabrera grounds out, third baseman Brent Lillibridge to first baseman Adam Dunn.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Prince Fielder homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field.
2 - 1

B:4 S:2 O:2
Delmon Young walks.

B:2 S:3 O:3
Alex Avila out swinging.

2 - 1 AFTER 3 INNINGS

CWS - Top 4th
B:1 S:1 O:1
Paul Konerko lines out to right fielder Brennan Boesch.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Alex Rios out swinging.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Alexei Ramirez grounds out softly, pitcher Rick Porcello to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 4th
B:1 S:2 O:1
Jhonny Peralta grounds out, third baseman Brent Lillibridge to first baseman Adam Dunn.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Brennan Boesch flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Ryan Raburn hit by pitch.

B:1 S:1 O:2
Austin Jackson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dayan Viciedo. Ryan Raburn to 2nd.

B:3 S:2 O:3
Andy Dirks flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

2 - 1 AFTER 4 INNINGS

CWS - Top 5th
B:0 S:1 O:1
Dayan Viciedo grounds out, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to first baseman Prince Fielder.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Tyler Flowers lines out to third baseman Miguel Cabrera.

B:2 S:2 O:2
Gordon Beckham hit by pitch.

Injury Delay.

B:0 S:0 O:2
Alejandro De Aza singles on a line drive to left fielder Andy Dirks. Gordon Beckham to 2nd.

B:0 S:2 O:3
Brent Lillibridge grounds out softly, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 5th
B:0 S:2 O:0
Miguel Cabrera doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Dayan Viciedo.

B:0 S:0 O:1
Prince Fielder pops out to third baseman Brent Lillibridge in foul territory.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Delmon Young singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alejandro De Aza. Miguel Cabrera to 3rd.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Will Ohman replaces Dylan Axelrod.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Alex
Avila grounds into double play, second baseman Gordon Beckham to
shortstop Alexei Ramirez to first baseman Adam Dunn. Delmon Young out at
2nd.

2 - 1 AFTER 5 INNINGS

CWS - Top 6th
B:0 S:3 O:1
Adam Dunn out swinging.

B:1 S:2 O:1
Paul Konerko singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:0 S:0 O:3
Alex
Rios grounds into double play, shortstop Jhonny Peralta to second
baseman Ryan Raburn to first baseman Prince Fielder. Paul Konerko out at
2nd.


DET - Bot 6th
Pitcher Change: Zach Stewart replaces Will Ohman.

B:2 S:1 O:0
Jhonny Peralta singles on a ground ball to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

B:0 S:2 O:1
Brennan Boesch pops out to shortstop Alexei Ramirez.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Ryan Raburn out swinging.

B:4 S:2 O:2
Austin Jackson walks. Jhonny Peralta to 2nd.

With Andy Dirks batting, Jhonny Peralta advances to 3rd on a balk. Austin Jackson advances to 2nd on a balk.

Coaching visit to mound.

B:0 S:0 O:3
Andy Dirks pops out to third baseman Brent Lillibridge in foul territory.

2 - 1 AFTER 6 INNINGS

CWS - Top 7th
B:0 S:0 O:1
Alexei Ramirez pops out to catcher Alex Avila.

B:1 S:2 O:1
Dayan Viciedo hit by pitch.

Injury Delay.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch runner Brent Morel replaces Dayan Viciedo.

B:4 S:2 O:1
Tyler Flowers walks. Brent Morel to 2nd.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Octavio Dotel replaces Rick Porcello.

B:1 S:3 O:2
Gordon Beckham out swinging.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Phil Coke replaces Octavio Dotel.

B:0 S:1 O:3
Alejandro De Aza pops out softly to second baseman Ryan Raburn.


DET - Bot 7th
Defensive switch from third base to left field for Brent Lillibridge.

Brent Morel remains in the game as the third baseman.

B:2 S:0 O:0
Miguel Cabrera singles on a ground ball to left fielder Brent Lillibridge.

Coaching visit to mound.

Pitcher Change: Hector Santiago replaces Zach Stewart.

B:1 S:2 O:0
Prince Fielder singles on a ground ball to right fielder Alex Rios. Miguel Cabrera to 2nd.

B:1 S:1 O:1
Delmon Young grounds into a force out, shortstop Alexei Ramirez to second baseman Gordon Beckham. Miguel Cabrera to 3rd. Prince Fielder out at 2nd. Delmon Young to 1st.

B:0 S:3 O:2
Alex Avila called out on .

B:4 S:2 O:2
Jhonny Peralta walks. Delmon Young to 2nd.

B:2 S:1 O:3
Brennan Boesch flies out to center fielder Alejandro De Aza.

2 - 1 AFTER 7 INNINGS

CWS - Top 8th
Defensive Substitution: Ramon Santiago replaces right fielder Brennan Boesch, batting 8th, playing second base.

Defensive switch from second base to right field for Ryan Raburn.

Pitcher Change: Joaquin Benoit replaces Phil Coke.

B:2 S:3 O:1
Brent Lillibridge out swinging.

B:0 S:2 O:2
Adam Dunn flies out to center fielder Austin Jackson.

B:2 S:2 O:3
Paul Konerko grounds out, third baseman Miguel Cabrera to first baseman Prince Fielder.


DET - Bot 8th
B:0 S:1 O:1
Ryan Raburn flies out to left fielder Brent Lillibridge.

B:3 S:2 O:2
Austin Jackson pops out to second baseman Gordon Beckham.

B:0 S:1 O:2
Andy Dirks homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.
3 - 1

B:1 S:3 O:3
Miguel Cabrera out swinging.

3 - 1 AFTER 8 INNINGS

CWS - Top 9th
Pitcher Change: Jose Valverde replaces Joaquin Benoit.

B:2 S:2 O:0
Alex Rios singles on a line drive to center fielder Austin Jackson.

With Alexei Ramirez batting, Alex Rios steals (3) 2nd base.

B:1 S:3 O:1
Alexei Ramirez out on foul tip.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Kosuke Fukudome replaces Brent Morel.

B:4 S:1 O:1
Kosuke Fukudome walks.

Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter A. J. Pierzynski replaces Tyler Flowers.

B:1 S:1 O:2
A. J. Pierzynski pops out softly to third baseman Miguel Cabrera.

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

WIN 3 - 1

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Final R H E

White Sox	1	5	0
Tigers	3	10	0

WP: Porcello (3-2, 4.91)
LP: Axelrod (0-1, 3.52)
SV: Valverde (5)

WP: Axelrod, Porcello.
Balk: Stewart.
HBP: Beckham (by Porcello), Viciedo (by Porcello), Raburn (by Axelrod).
Pitches-strikes:
Axelrod 99-64, Ohman 7-5, Stewart 21-13, Santiago, H 34-22, Porcello
103-70, Dotel 5-4, Coke 2-2, Benoit 14-10, Valverde 24-13.
Groundouts-flyouts: Axelrod 2-7, Ohman 1-0, Stewart 0-0, Santiago, H 1-2, Porcello 9-0, Dotel 0-0, Coke 0-0, Benoit 1-1, Valverde 0-0.
Batters faced: Axelrod 23, Ohman 1, Stewart 6, Santiago, H 9, Porcello 26, Dotel 1, Coke 1, Benoit 3, Valverde 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Ohman 2-0, Santiago, H 1-0, Dotel 2-0, Coke 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Jeff Nelson.
Weather: 65 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 7 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:10.
Att: 39,558.