The Sox wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first against Tigers starter Dave Milicki. Jose Offerman led the game off with a fly out but Trot Nixon smashed a solo home run to give the Sox a 1-0 lead. Brian Daubach and Nomar Garciaparra grounded out to end the inning. Pete Schourek took the hill in the bottom of the first inning. Greg Jefferies led off with a single but was thrown out trying to steal second. Brad Ausmus struck out and Bobby Higgenson flied out to end the inning.
Troy O'Leary popped up to begin the top of the second. Carl Everett struck out but Mike Stanley worked a walk. A wild pitch moved Stanley to second but Scott Hatteberg struck out to end the inning. Juan Gonzalez popped up to begin the bottom of the second. Dean Palmer flied out but Juan Encarnarcion singled. Tony Clark struck out to end the inning.
The Sox threatened in the top of the third. Wilton Veras grounded out, Offerman flied out but Nixon doubled. Daubach struck out to end the inning. The Tigers tried to tie it up in the bottom of the third. Wendell McGee bunted his way on and Deivi Cruz singled. Jefferies banged into a double play but Ausmus walked. Higginson popped up to end the inning.
The Sox rallied in the top of the fourth. Nomar singled, O'Leary doubled and Everett was hit with a pitch to load the bases with nobody out. Stanley then missed a grand slam by inches as he was robbed at the wall, still it was enough to score Nomar plus move the runners over. Hatteberg scored O'Leary with a sac fly and it was now 3-0. Veras struck out to end the inning. Schourek remained hot in the bottom of the fourth. Gonzalez and Palmer grounded out before Encarnarcion popped up to end the inning.
Milicki recovered in the top of the fifth. Offerman and Nixon grounded out and Daubach struck out again. Schourek continued to dominate in the bottom of the fifth. Clark struck out before Magee and Cruz flied out to end the inning.
Milicki matched Pete in the top of the 6th. Nomar and O'Leary grounded out and Everett flied out. Schourek got Jefferies to ground out and Ausmus to fly out to begin the bottom of the 6th. The string of 9 in a row retired by Pete ended with a Higginson double. Gonzalez grounded out to end the inning.
Milicki came back for the top of the seventh. Stanley popped up but Hatteberg worked a walk. Veras grounded out and Offerman struck out to end the inning. Schourek came back for the bottom of the seventh. Palmer flied out but Encarnarcion singled. Clark whffed and MaGee grounded out to end the inning. 7 shut out innings from Schourek, outstanding.
Milicki came back for the top of the eighth. Nixon flied out, Daubach popped up but Nomar walked. O'Leary grounded out to end the inning. Sox manager Jimy Williams brought in closer Derek Lowe to get a six out save. Robert Fick pinch hit for Cruz and flied out. Jefferies walked but was erased on the Ausmus force. Higginson struck out to end the inning.
The Sox put the game away in the top of the ninth. Shane Halter took over at short for Detroit. Tigers manager Phil Garner tried to get Milicki to finish it out but he couldn't. Everett singled to chase him and Danny Patterson relieved Milicki. Stanley singled and Hatteberg singled home Carl. Veras singled home Stanley to make it 5-0. Jim Poole replaced Patterson and Offerman singled home Hatteberg, Nixon flied out but advanced Veras to third. Daubach hit a sac fly to score Veras and increase the lead 7-0. Willie Blair was brought in to replace Poole and Nomar singled. O'Leary grounded out to end the inning but it was now 7-0. Derek Lowe came out for the bottom of the ninth to get credit for the save. Gonzalez and Palmer grounded out and Encarnarcion struck out to end the game. The Sox had won 7-0.
Hero of the Night is Pete Schourek. He tossed 7 innings of shut-out ball scattering 6 hits and a walk while striking out 4.
The Good:
Trot Nixon was 2 for 5 with a run scored and an rbi. Nomar Garciaparra was 2 for 4 with a walk and a run scored. Carl Everett was 1 for 3 with a run scored and was hit with a pitch. Mike Stanley was 1 for 2 with a walk, run scored and rbi. Scott Hatteberg was 1 for 2 with a walk, run scored and 2 rbi's. Derek Lowe earned his 3rd save with 2 scoreless innings.
The Bad:
Nothing here.
The Ugly:
Jose Offerman was just 1 for 5 with rbi. Brian Daubach was 0 for 4 but hit a sac fly. Troy O'Leary was just 1 for 5 with a run scored. Wilton Veras was just 1 for 4 with a run scored and an rbi.
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