2-2. chops that one foul. when you get two strikes, you have to adjust but he makes these adjustments we have been talking about all evening from pitch to pitch. steve: he also seems to cut down his stroke almost in half when he has an opportunity to drive in a run. if he gets a hanger obviously he will try to hit it out of the park. but all things considered, he is just looking for some contact, a way to get the run home. ken: well, he has been the best hitter i have seen, right-handed hitter i have seen since the big hurt frank thomas in his first eight years. the first eight years, frank thomas was the best right-handed hitter i have ever seen. he put up numbers that maybe nobody will ever approach again. it was unbelievable. talking about batting average, home runs, r.b.i.'s, walks, runs scored. just unbelievable. that is going to get the diop done and it is 5-0. steve: well, basically he fought off every pitch until he got one he could loop off the end of the bat. we talked about how he cut his swing down. r.b.i. number 111. it just drops in front of alex. this is full protection mode because the ball is low and out of the zone. he got the bat on it and drove him his second run of the game. ken: so addison will depart. he got enough pitches in, and we will be back. steve: heath, his major league debut the eighth of eight pitches tonight. that is what he did in charlotte, a brilliant year for him, 1.48 e.r.a. opponents hitting a paltry .190. he enharets -- inherits cabrera at first. this game has been all tigers. addison reed came on and like so many closers, when you come on in a situation where you just need some work, you give up at least one run. no adrenaline. ken: it is amazing. steve: just no adrenaline for a closer. ken: it happens. there are a few that it didn't happen to, but very, very few. the majority of them it is amazing how they come in and get an inning of work, and poof. steve: that is why the e.r.a.'s mean so little. they are in non--win situations like that. ken: hernandez was the poster child for that. he would come in for an inning of work, and he would give up three or four. but you put him in that save situation, and it was lights-out. here is prince. fielder is 0-2. gordon made a real good play back in the sixth inning on him to take a base hit away. look at the pick right there by gordon. i will tell you, pickett wilson. he made that look easy. mercy. meanwhile, we go to the ninth, and we need five to tie. not the ones who share your dna. the ones you choose. the ones who haven't called you by your real name in years. who know the story behind a broken bone an ill-advised tattoo or why you have a weakness for women named jennifer. add a round of miller lite and you've got miller time. because everything's better over a great beer. a light beer that's never light on taste. it's not just a good time. it's miller time. you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping's easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. that's not complicated. no. come on. how about... a handshake. alright. priority mail flat rate boxes. starting at just $5.15. only from the postal service. 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[ male announcer ] the simple joy of being smart. steve: jose valverde comes into the game. he was in last night. he walked a man, struck out a man in the ninth inning. that was a save situation. surprisingly he is on again tonight with a five-run lead. hopefully valverde will have some problems of a closer brought into a game that is a non-save situation. the e.r.a. 3.46. ken: let's don't get shut out. let's give them a finish. 40059 in attendance. first-pitch strike to a.j. a.j. went out deep to center about 415 out there, and defense a can of corn for austin jackson. he grounded out 3-1 and popped up to short also. 1-2 the count. made a good pass at that one. five runs, nine hits, no errors for the tigers. we were just officer matched -- over matched against max scherzer, probably one of the top five games we have had pitched against us this year. steve: one walk and nine strikeouts, limiting us to one extra-base hit among our four. scherzer was in command. ken: there were only two balls that were really hit hard. the one by a.j. to deep center and then the double by viciedo and that was it. steve: that was it. ken: foul ball. and some just awful swings from some of our hitters, which is understandability when you are not picking -- understandable when you are not picking up the ball. steve: he was hiding the slider, and he has two types of changeups. you can see why he is on the verge of winning his 15th game. ken: he was 0-1 on virtually every hitter to walk up there. you walk up with only two strikes to hit. one out. steve: fastball away, and he gets him. ken: i know pauley is good to see him gone. pauley struck out three times against him. you don't see that happen often, three bad swings. he just could not pick it up off him. when that happens you're going to look foolish. that ball hit well and into right center field. stretch. so pauley in with a double. what a difference a pitcher makes. steve: he was ecstatic to see valverde come in the game. ken: yes. steve: that football even at 94 had too much of the plate. pauley cranked it. no chance at all, and he winds up with a two-base hit. ken: scherzer hadded slider. when you can't pick up a slider off somebody who has a good one you are o-fer whatever you face them. here is alex. he is 0-3. high pop-up. prince, watch out. steve: you don't want that man falling into your lap. it is going to be a bad rest of the season if he does. ken: you and i both have been around a long time, so we can live with this game tonight. this is just baseball. you get overmatched. steve: you got out-everythinged tonight. ken: yes. last night was tough to live with. we did everything except put a little bow on it and hand it had to them. steve: way too many opportunities squandered. ken: yes. steve: tonight to this point anyway, it has been all tigers in every depamplet. -- in every department. ken: that's outside. orlando hudson on deck. he hand -- ran for dan johnson. dan singled in the seventh inning. he was 1-3 tonight coming off 28 homers and 83 r.b.i.'s down in charlotte. he led that league in just about everything. that ball hit hard into right field. stretch, stretch. two down. well, there are the numbers on orlando. steve: he will get his first a.b. in quite sometime. ken: after fouling that off his toe. he takes ball one. verlander for them tomorrow night, chris sale for us. that game will be over espn2. 1-1 the count. down to our last bullett. two outs, 1-2 the count. knock him in, orlando. let's don't get shut out. ken: it's a full count. when we left to come on this trip, we were 2 1/2 games in front when we started that game one in baltimore. if we win tomorrow night, we will come home two games in front. steve: if that is what we have left one out of three is not too bad. [laughter] ken: it is what it is. the pay-off pitch. atta boy. that is in the gap. so pauley will score. now he will go on and turn it into a triple. it's a 5-1 ball game. yes. steve: orlando gets one on the outer third and crushes it into the gap for a triple. ken: that will bring up tank. he is 1-3 tonight. he has had some good rips. he has probably had the best rips of anybody against -vscherzer. that last time up, he just missed hitting one way out of here. but here is what he did in the fifth inning. steve: it's our ford drive of the game, and it is a ringing double off the wall. up until this inning, our only extra-base hit of the night. ken: also if you are just tuning in, adam dunn was scratched because of a slight strain of the oblique. when that ball comes down, this ball game will be over. so, we just got beat tonight gang. that's all there is to it. last night we gave it to them. tonight they took it from us. they win it 5-1, and we will be back. but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with the capital one venture card... you can fly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can actually use. what's in your wallet? alec jr? it was a gift. 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officials in louisiana are taking steps tonight to ease pressure on a lock near the pearl river. there is a mandatory order of evacuation. anyone living near lock number two have been told to leave. buses are standing by to get them out of the area. in plaque minutes pashe say they are under more water now than from hurricane katrina. they say they want better water drainage systems installed. >> our citizens are holding up pretty good, but you can see the concern. they are like why are we the last again? we are the first hit and always the last to be repaired. >> president obama is still scheduled to visit the storm-ravaged areas hit by hurricane stike on monday, labor day. >> a construction worker was critically injured in an explosion and fire on the west side. it happened at a small strip mall at 5:30 this evening. police say the worker was rehabbing the building using a cutting torch, and they say the tool may have caused an explosion in the building. the store front collapsed. the man is suffering from burns and taken to mount sinai hospital for treatment. >> a number of people remain homeless tonight after a fire spread from one building to two adjacent building in the logan square neighborhood last night. home video shows the intensity of the blaze, which forced an unknown number of people out of their arms and into the street. one of the victims said it was all so unreal. >> like a movie, you know what i mean? just all calm and surreal for a second, and you start thinking about your personal things, your pictures and things you have and that are lost. i think about the degree and if it is wet. things that pop-up during the process. >> the fire began in a residential building, then spread to a frame house and then to a bring building. no are reports of anyone being injured. >> chicago police are crediting a good samaritan for helping a girl out of rough wauters near loyola park beach. an unidentify man was walking his dog around 7:00 this morning when he saw the 17-year-old girl was overcome by large waves. areas came to the aid of a 17-year-old boy. the waves were very strong this morning. both were taken to st. francis hospital in evans ton. both in god kfing. >> a special mass was celebrated by the ailing cardinal george today, marking the 125th anniversary of the st. joseph parish. cardinal george was joined by bishop albert oath rojas at the service. it has served families for a century and a quarter. the historical commemoration is part of a parish now and forever campaign, which is hoping to raise $1 million for structural work on the church tower. afterwards, the cardinal spoke to dan roan. >> a lot of prayers built this house. >> a lot of prayers for you. are you feeling good? >> i always feel good when they pray for me. >> the fundraising became very serious tonight with an anniversary celebration under way until midnight at the mayfield banquet on south archer. >> well, the republicans have picked up now and gone home. and so it is the democrats' turn. >> delegates attending the democratic national convention are heading to north carolina for the nomination of president barack obama. wgn's micah and tom are in charlotte for preparations for the political party. >> we are standing in front of the timewarner cable arena. this is where the 2012 democratic national convention will kick off. >> 200 delegates expected, including governor pat quinn. most will arrive over the next couple of days, but some are already in town. >> charlotte is sprucing up the plate. company is coming. they paved the streets in uptown. some residents are practically giddy looking forward to what is ahead. >> walking around downtown, places blocked off, and a lot of security has been added. >> city beavanning up security. 5,000 officers from across the nation joining local forces to keep the peace and make it a safe event. police are on foot, dirt bakes and mounted on horses. the media is swarming everywhere. national media setting up war rooms and islands. >> we figure we would bring some hooks in and says some merchandise for the d.m.c. and support obama. >> i went back to school. and to see all of this, the ms nbc and the grill. it is amazing. there are so many people here. >> you can feel the electricity in the air. there is a lot of excitement and people around. we wanted to be a part of it today and came down just to hang out. >> hi, how are you? >> good to see you. >> and yes that is democratic national committee chairman, debbie wasserman-schultz arriving. high hopes they say for this week's convention, particularly they add in light of what they saw last week in tampa. >> i am sure it is going to be pumped up after the republican convention going so poorly. >> what went poorly about the republican convention? >> they lied and made it easier for us to have a good convention. we can pound it to them. >> two political biographies. they are emerging this week. after a tough relationship, obama needs clinton and clinton likes to be needed. they are working together this week. >> the author of a recent obama biography. it is interesting to see the way it has been received the the contents being played by both sides against one another. and he is known to our viewers. i think he is a past guest in studio? >> yes. folks, we are here all week. tip your waitresses. we will be coming back live to you throughout the week. back to you. >> they will be bringing us special coverage of the temperaturic national convention all week beginning at 5:00 a.m. we will have live reports from charlotte throughout the week and on the wgn morning news, midday news, news at 5:00 and at 9:00. >> they will be busy. thousands of chicago students are getting ready this holiday weekend to head back to school. but many are wondering if they will stay in school with a looming teacher's strike hanging overhead. >> plus a lebron james narrow's outbreak at a downtown chicago who tell has claimed another victim. >> the big lottery winner in california. there is a mystery there and it has been solved. how surveillance video helped track down the winner. >> we have some frightening news about labor day. we will have details and the full forecast still ahead. ahh, now that's a clean mouth. i wish i could keep it this way. 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