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To: SiouxPal who wrote (53569)	8/21/2006 10:44:42 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 104155

Tigers beat back White Sox with 7-1 pounding ___________________________________________________________ Updated 8/21/2006 10:34 PM ET DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander gave the Detroit Tigers the very start they needed to slow down the Chicago White Sox. In the opener of a possibly pivotal four-game series in the AL Central, Verlander gave up one run over seven innings Monday night in a 7-1 victory over the World Series champions. Detroit had lost nine of its previous 12 games and its division lead — which bulged to 10 games on Aug. 7 — was down to 5½ games. Backed by Craig Monroe's two-run homer and Sean Casey's three RBI, the Tigers beat Chicago for just the fourth time in 13 games this year and boosted their margin over the second-place White Sox back to 6½ games. The White Sox have not taken full advantage of Detroit's recent slump because they have lost five of seven. Chicago leads the wild-card race by a half-game over Minnesota and four ahead of Boston. Verlander (15-6) got his first victory since Aug. 1, giving up five hits. The only Detroit rookie with more victories than Verlander in the last 50 years is Mark Fidrych, who won 19 games in 1976. Dave Rozema had 15 in 1977. He had been 0-3 with a 9.88 ERA this season against Chicago. Fellow rookie Joel Zumaya replaced Verlander in the eighth and Todd Jones finished the seven-hitter. Jose Contreras (11-6) gave up seven runs for the second straight game, allowing eight hits, a walk and two batters in five-plus innings. He is 2-6 starting with a July 14 loss against the New York Yankees that ended his regular-season winning streak at 17 decisions. Jermaine Dye's career-high 34th homer put Chicago ahead in the second, but the Tigers went in front for good in the home half on RBI singles from Ivan Rodriguez and Casey. Monroe's homer made it 4-1 in the fifth. Detroit chased Contreras by leading off with two singles and Casey's two-run double, then Brandon Inge followed with an RBI single to make it 7-1. Notes: 2B Neifi Perez was in the lineup and batted eighth in his debut with the Tigers, who acquired him from the Cubs on Sunday for a minor league catcher. ... During Contreras' slide, he had his first career shutout Aug. 11 against Detroit. ... The Tigers optioned INF Ramon Santiago to Triple-A Toledo, placed RHP Roman Colon (neck spasms) on the 15-day DL and recalled RHP Colby Lewis from Triple-A Toledo. ... Monroe's homer was his 37th at Comerica Park, tying Carlos Pena's record at the ballpark, which opened in 2000. ... The game drew 39,278, Detroit's 17th sellout in 27 games. usatoday.com

To: SiouxPal who wrote (53569)	8/22/2006 7:57:31 AM
From: altair19	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 104155

SP Yeah, every once in a while I watch around the horn - on a talk show this morning in Boston it was suggested by a caller that the Sox invite some of the people who throw out the ceremonial first pitch to stick around for a few innnings. Actually, Wells pitched ok - Keith Foulke was a disaster. Most folks in Boston are comatose. No chance for the American East and a bunch of games out in the wild card. Another character builder. We certainly provided a lot of easy material for the sports! Altair19