Detroit Tigers shut out Chicago White Sox 9-0
Sox have trouble coping with Tigers' speedBy Mark Gonzales
The White Sox encountered several scenarios against Detroit they are certain to face during a four-game rematch series with American League champion Tampa Bay starting Thursday.
Unfortunately for the Sox, the Tigers exploited them Wednesday in a 9-0 loss in the same manner the Rays can.
For starters, the Tigers stole two bases, including a Josh Anderson theft in the fifth inning that helped snap a scoreless tie.
Miguel Cabrera, who had the other stolen base, ignited a three-run sixth with a leadoff home run off Jose Contreras.
The speedy Anderson also laid down a bunt that extended the sixth-inning rally.
In addition, reliever Mike MacDougal's control struggles resurfaced as the Tigers scored four runs off him in two innings. Manager Ozzie Guillen took the blame for not pulling MacDougal following the seventh after he had allowed only one run.
These are bad omens as the Sox head to St. Petersburg, where they dropped two consecutive games in the AL Division Series last October despite holding leads in each of those losses and stranding 11 runners in the second one.
Unfortunately for the Sox, the Tigers exploited them Wednesday in a 9-0 loss in the same manner the Rays can.
For starters, the Tigers stole two bases, including a Josh Anderson theft in the fifth inning that helped snap a scoreless tie.
Miguel Cabrera, who had the other stolen base, ignited a three-run sixth with a leadoff home run off Jose Contreras.
The speedy Anderson also laid down a bunt that extended the sixth-inning rally.
In addition, reliever Mike MacDougal's control struggles resurfaced as the Tigers scored four runs off him in two innings. Manager Ozzie Guillen took the blame for not pulling MacDougal following the seventh after he had allowed only one run.
These are bad omens as the Sox head to St. Petersburg, where they dropped two consecutive games in the AL Division Series last October despite holding leads in each of those losses and stranding 11 runners in the second one.
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