UP
CRAIG MONROE
Couldn’t have picked a better time to deliver the Tigers’ first grand slam of the season, capping a five-run sixth inning.
UP
TIGER MOJO
Both sides have downplayed the importance of the three games, but for their own peace of mind, the Tigers had to beat the White Sox to mute–for the time being at least–questions about whether they will falter.
UP
JEREMY BONDERMAN
Momentum lasts until the next day’s starting pitcher. Tuesday it was Jon Garland and the Sox. Wednesday it was Bonderman and the Tigers.
3 DOWN . . .
DOWN
JAVIER VAZQUEZ
If there has been one constant to his (above) inconsistent season it has been the big inning. That has been his undoing. Wednesday it was the sixth.
DOWN
TOP OF SOX ORDER
The top four hitters were a combined 0-for-16 and leadoff man Scott Podsednik is 0-for-9 in the first two games of the series.
DOWN
TWO DAYS GONE
Wednesday’s loss means the Sox are exactly where they were when they got to town, except there are two fewer days left on the schedule. Maybe not a big deal now, but those days disappear quickly when you’re trying to make up ground.
