Final in 10
Detroit leads 2-1 (as of 6/9)
| Game 1: Monday, June 8 | ||
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| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, June 8 | ||
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| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Tuesday, June 9 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final in 10 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Wednesday, June 10 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | |
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| Game 5: Thursday, June 11 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
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8:11 PM ET, June 9, 2009
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: B. Lyon (2-3)
L: S. Linebrink (2-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ordonez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, P Polanco out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| S Podsednik walked. | 0 | 0 |
| S Podsednik stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to catcher, S Podsednik to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Dye grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Podsednik scored on D Willis' wild pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| J Thome struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| M Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| M Thames struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| B Inge homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| R Raburn struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| P Konerko grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| A Pierzynski struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| G Beckham singled to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Nix grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Beckham out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| G Laird struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Everett lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Granderson grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| B Anderson grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| A Ramirez singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Dye walked, A Ramirez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Thome grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| P Polanco grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| M Ordonez walked. | 1 | 1 |
| M Cabrera flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by M Buehrle. | 1 | 1 |
| M Thames flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| P Konerko struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| G Beckham flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| B Inge walked. | 1 | 1 |
| R Raburn reached on bunt single to pitcher, B Inge to second. | 1 | 1 |
| G Laird sacrificed to catcher, B Inge to third, R Raburn to second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Everett doubled to left, B Inge and R Raburn scored. | 3 | 1 |
| C Granderson flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| P Polanco popped out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dontrelle Willis pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| J Nix singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| B Anderson homered to left, J Nix scored. | 3 | 3 |
| S Podsednik singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| A Ramirez walked, S Podsednik to second. | 3 | 3 |
| J Dye grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Ramirez out at second, S Podsednik to third. | 3 | 3 |
| J Thome walked. | 3 | 3 |
| P Konerko walked, J Thome to second. | 3 | 3 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| M Ordonez grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| M Thames grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| Z Miner relieved D Willis. | 3 | 3 |
| G Beckham flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| J Nix grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| B Anderson struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| B Inge walked. | 3 | 3 |
| R Raburn walked, B Inge to second. | 3 | 3 |
| G Laird sacrificed to third, B Inge to third, R Raburn to second. | 3 | 3 |
| O Dotel relieved M Buehrle. | 3 | 3 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| C Granderson walked. | 3 | 3 |
| P Polanco doubled to deep right center, B Inge, R Raburn and C Granderson scored. | 6 | 3 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zach Miner pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| C Thomas in right field. | 6 | 3 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| A Ramirez popped out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| J Dye struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| M Thames hit a ground rule double to left. | 6 | 3 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| R Raburn flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Seay pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| B Seay relieved Z Miner. | 6 | 3 |
| J Thome walked. | 6 | 3 |
| P Konerko flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| A Pierzynski flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| J Zumaya relieved B Seay. | 6 | 3 |
| J Thome to second on passed ball by G Laird. | 6 | 3 |
| G Beckham walked. | 6 | 3 |
| C Getz hit for J Nix. | 6 | 3 |
| C Getz grounded out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| C Getz at second base. | 6 | 3 |
| J Gobble relieved O Dotel. | 6 | 3 |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| C Granderson doubled to deep right. | 6 | 3 |
| P Polanco intentionally walked. | 6 | 3 |
| C Thomas flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| F Rodney relieved J Zumaya. | 6 | 3 |
| B Anderson walked. | 6 | 3 |
| S Podsednik walked, B Anderson to second. | 6 | 3 |
| A Ramirez walked, B Anderson to third, S Podsednik to second. | 6 | 3 |
| B Lyon relieved F Rodney. | 6 | 3 |
| J Dye struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| J Thome walked, B Anderson scored, S Podsednik to third, A Ramirez to second. | 6 | 4 |
| D Wise ran for J Thome. | 6 | 4 |
| P Konerko doubled to deep left, S Podsednik and A Ramirez scored, D Wise thrown out at home. | 6 | 6 |
| J Fields ran for P Konerko. | 6 | 6 |
| A Pierzynski intentionally walked. | 6 | 6 |
| G Beckham struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Scott Linebrink pitching for Chicago | DET | CWS |
| J Fields at first base. | 6 | 6 |
| S Linebrink relieved J Gobble. | 6 | 6 |
| M Cabrera homered to center. | 7 | 6 |
| M Thames flied out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| B Inge walked. | 7 | 6 |
| R Raburn grounded out to second, B Inge to second. | 7 | 6 |
| G Laird walked. | 7 | 6 |
| A Everett lined out to right. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Detroit | DET | CWS |
| C Getz flied out to right. | 7 | 6 |
| B Anderson struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| S Podsednik struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||