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The entire Update staff was in court in Almost Heaven, West Virginia on Monday, so no post about the weekend games.  The opener with Detroit was rained out, so no post Tuesday.  Finally, the stars aligned and we can post today about the White Sox 6-2 win over the Tigers yesterday.

Freddy "The Tiger Tamer" Garcia (3-2) continued his mastery of the Motor City Bengals -- he's 17-6 lifetime -- by limiting Detroit to two runs on five hits and three walks over six innings.  Sergio Santos, who picked up his first career hold, contributed an inning of scoreless relief, as did J.J. Putz and Bobby Jenks, pitching in a non-save situation.  By the way, Matt Thornton -- not Jenks -- got the save opportunity in Jake Peavy's win against the Royals last Saturday.

At bat, Carlos Quentin led the hit parade, going 3 for 4 with a double.  Q, who hadn't played since last Wednesday, boosted his batting average from .180 to .200.  Omar "The Outmaker" Vizquel collected a pair of hits to raise his batting average 32 points, from .143 to .175.  At least he was playing in the field this time.  We warned you in our season preview that Ozzie was going to commit the unpardonable sin of having one of the best-fielding, worst-hitting players on the team serve as DH, and the Wizard of Oz did precisely that last Friday.  Finally, while we're not members of the Juan Pierre Fan Club, it's only fair to note that the Sox left-fielder registered his second extra-base hit of the season, a two-run double that gave the Good Guys the lead for good.  Pierre also robbed Gerald Laird of an RBI with a diving catch.

For the first time that we remember, instant replay helped the Sox.  Brandon Inge pulled a ball into the seats next to the left-field foul pole, which the ump called a home run.  Pierre and a bevy of other Sox players immediately questioned the call.  Replays showed that the ball was clearly foul and a home run was subsequently turned into an out.

One aside: Monday,was Carlos May's birthday, which we honor every year by pointing out that he is the only player in major league history to wear his birthday on his back.  His uniform read "May 17."  A big thumbs up (pun intended) to Carlos.

The Sox picked up a game on the rest of the division and now find themselves in third place, 7.5 games behind the Twins.  They return home to face the Angels for two games, followed by the start of interleague play with three games against the Florida Marlins.  Noted theologian Ozzie Guillen says he won't believe in God unless the Sox win on Wednesday against the Halos.  Personally, we don't think that Supreme Beings worry about the outcome of baseball games, but what the heck.  Go God! Go Sox!