Final
Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 9/18)
| Game 1: Monday, September 18 | ||
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| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 19 | ||
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| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 18, 2006
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: K. Rogers (16-6)
L: M. Buehrle (12-13)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), C Granderson doubled to deep right | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Monroe | Strike (foul), C Monroe homered to left, C Granderson scored | 2 | 0 |
| Marcus Thames | Ball, M Thames singled to center | 2 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | M Ordonez singled to left, M Thames to second | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillen | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, C Guillen lined into triple play, second to second, M Ordonez out at first, M Thames out at second | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Kenny Rogers pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Pablo Ozuna | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), P Ozuna grounded out to second | 2 | 0 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | Strike (looking), Ball, T Iguchi grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Dye walked | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, J Thome walked, J Dye to second | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko | Strike (looking), Ball, P Konerko flied out to right | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, I Rodriguez popped out to second | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Casey | Strike (looking), S Casey grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Brandon Inge | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), B Inge struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Kenny Rogers pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Joe Crede | Ball, J Crede grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 0 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), A Pierzynski grounded out to second | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Anderson | Strike (foul), B Anderson grounded out to third | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Neifi Perez | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, N Perez reached on infield single to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Granderson grounded into double play, first to shortstop, N Perez out at second | 2 | 0 |
| Craig Monroe | Strike (foul), C Monroe grounded out to third | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Kenny Rogers pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Juan Uribe | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Uribe grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Pablo Ozuna | Ball, Strike (looking), P Ozuna singled to center | 2 | 0 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, T Iguchi singled to right, P Ozuna to third | 2 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | Strike (looking), J Dye grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, T Iguchi out at second | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Marcus Thames | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, M Thames popped out to second | 2 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Ordonez homered to left | 3 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillen | C Guillen grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Kenny Rogers pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Jim Thome | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Thome struck out looking | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, P Konerko flied out to left | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Crede | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Crede walked | 3 | 0 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), A Pierzynski grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Sean Casey | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), S Casey struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Brandon Inge | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Inge lined out to third | 3 | 0 |
| Neifi Perez | N Perez singled to left | 3 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, C Granderson grounded out to first | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Kenny Rogers pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Brian Anderson | Strike (looking), B Anderson flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| Juan Uribe | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Uribe singled to center | 3 | 0 |
| Pablo Ozuna | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, P Ozuna walked, J Uribe to second | 3 | 0 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | T Iguchi grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Ozuna out at second | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Craig Monroe | C Monroe flied out to right | 3 | 0 |
| Marcus Thames | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Thames struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | M Ordonez homered to right | 4 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillen | C Guillen hit a ground rule double to deep right center | 4 | 0 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), I Rodriguez intentionally walked | 4 | 0 |
| Sean Casey | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), S Casey struck out swinging | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Kenny Rogers pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Jermaine Dye | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Dye flied out to center | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Thome grounded out to second | 4 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, P Konerko singled to right center | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Crede | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Crede hit by pitch, P Konerko to second | 4 | 0 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), A Pierzynski struck out looking | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Brandon Inge | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, B Inge reached on infield single to shortstop | 4 | 0 |
| Neifi Perez | N Perez sacrificed to first, B Inge to second | 4 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, C Granderson flied out to right, B Inge to third | 4 | 0 |
| Craig Monroe | B McCarthy relieved M Buehrle, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, C Monroe grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Kenny Rogers pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Brian Anderson | F Rodney relieved K Rogers, S Podsednik hit for B Anderson, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, S Podsednik walked | 4 | 0 |
| Juan Uribe | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Uribe struck out looking, R Mackowiak hit for P Ozuna | 4 | 0 |
| Rob Mackowiak | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), R Mackowiak struck out swinging | 4 | 0 |
| Tadahito Iguchi | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, T Iguchi grounded out to first | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Marcus Thames | R Mackowiak in center field, S Podsednik in left field, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, M Thames popped out to shortstop | 4 | 0 |
| Magglio Ordonez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), M Ordonez flied out to right | 4 | 0 |
| Carlos Guillen | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Guillen struck out swinging | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| Jermaine Dye | B Clevlen in right field, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, J Dye flied out to right | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Thome | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, J Thome homered to left center | 4 | 1 |
| Paul Konerko | P Konerko singled to left | 4 | 1 |
| Joe Crede | Ball, J Crede grounded into double play, third to second to first, P Konerko out at second | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS | |
| Ivan Rodriguez | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, I Rodriguez singled to right | 4 | 1 |
| Sean Casey | S Casey singled to right, I Rodriguez to third | 4 | 1 |
| Brandon Inge | K Hooper ran for S Casey, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, B Inge homered to left, I Rodriguez and K Hooper scored | 7 | 1 |
| Neifi Perez | B Logan relieved B McCarthy, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, N Perez safe at second on error by center fielder R Mackowiak | 7 | 1 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Granderson struck out swinging | 7 | 1 |
| Craig Monroe | S Tracey relieved B Logan, Strike (looking), Ball, N Perez to third on wild pitch by S Tracey, C Monroe grounded out to third, N Perez scored | 8 | 1 |
| Marcus Thames | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, M Thames walked | 8 | 1 |
| Brent Clevlen | Ball, B Clevlen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Thames out at second | 8 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Jamie Walker pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS | |
| C Shelton at first base. | 8 | 1 | |
| J Walker relieved F Rodney. | 8 | 1 | |
| J Fields hit for A Pierzynski. | 8 | 1 | |
| Josh Fields | Ball, J Fields homered to left | 8 | 2 |
| Scott Podsednik | Ball, Strike (looking), S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher | 8 | 2 |
| Juan Uribe | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, J Uribe grounded out to second | 8 | 2 |
| Rob Mackowiak | Strike (looking), R Mackowiak grounded out to first | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||