The Tigers head to Chicago for a big series against the first-place White Sox. Detroit has won four straight since manager Alan Trammell juggled the middle of the lineup, putting Pudge at No. 2, Carlos Guillen at 3, Rondell White at 4 and Dmitri Young at 5.
Those four hitters have combined to go 25-for-63 (a whopping .397) with 13 R, 3 HR and 9 RBI since the move.
It also doesn't hurt to have your starters allow 9 ER in 22 2/3 IP (a 3.57 ERA) in the last four outings. Plus, the Farnsworth-Urbina-Percival bullpen finally on Thursday had its first collective scoreless appearance. Percival got the save, tying him with Rick Aguilera for 11th on the career list with 318.
Now the boys have got to keep the momentum in Chicago. The pitching matchups, according to the Detroit News, are: Tonight, Nate Robertson (0-2, 6.46) vs. Jose Contreras (0-0, 3.48); Saturday, Jason Johnson (2-1, 4.35) vs. Orlando Hernandez (2-1, 4.35); Sunday, Wilfredo Ledezma (1-1, 5.82) vs. Jon Garland (4-0, 1.80).
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