Afternoon Box Score: Sox Outslug Tigers

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Apr 13, 2009 8:40PM

The White Sox out-slugged the division rival Detroit Tigers 10-6 this afternoon in the first game of a three-game set in Detroit. The scoring started in historic style in the top of the second inning when Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko hit back-to-back home runs - the 300th career home run for each. After adding four runs in the third, the Sox added more when Carlos Quentin belted his third homer of the season, a two-run shot in the top of the fourth, and then smacked another homer in the the top of the sixth, a solo shot. Quentin and Konerko both finished with four RBI's each. Starting pitcher Gavin Floyd was roughed up, giving up six runs and walking seven in five innings of work, but the bullpen trio of Carrasco-Thronton-Linebrink shut the Tigers out over the last four innings to give the Sox the victory. Center fielder Dewayne Wise was forced to leave after separating his right shoulder making a diving catch in the fifth.