One early burst was enough for the Chicago White Sox, who held off the Detroit Tigers behind Munetaka Murakami's three-run homer. Chicago's bullpen kept Detroit from completing its comeback.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Murakami supplied the defining swing, homering to center field while Chase Meidroth and Randal Grichuk scored. His power gave the White Sox their advantage before the game settled into a quieter contest.
Murakami's homer put Chicago in front in the first. Detroit answered in the third when Max Clark scored on Gleyber Torres' force out, but that play only narrowed the margin.
Framber Valdez was charged with the loss after allowing Chicago's early production. Detroit's offense managed little thereafter, while Bryan Hudson, Jordan Hicks and Grant Taylor combined to preserve the White Sox lead.
Chicago extended its winning streak, while Detroit's losing streak continued. The game belonged to the one-inning burst, and the White Sox made it stand.
Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers, 3-1.
- Munetaka Murakami went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 triple, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .205 on the season).
- Chase Meidroth went 1-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .271 on the season).
- Randal Grichuk went 0-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .286 on the season).
- Framber Valdez allowed 3 runs on 3 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 8, and took the loss (10-11) (4.06 ERA).
- Grant Taylor allowed 0 runs on 2 hits over 2.1 innings, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (9) (2.34 ERA).
- Bryan Hudson allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (5-4) (2.77 ERA).
Chicago White Sox improved to 78-75; Detroit Tigers fell to 72-81 (2 straight losses).