Pitching control defined Chicago White Sox's win over Detroit Tigers, with Sean Burke setting the tone and the home team protecting a narrow advantage late.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| CWS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Burke earned the win with a strong start, limiting Detroit's offense while keeping the game in reach. Grant Taylor then closed the door, and the White Sox defense behind their pitching preserved the margin.
Munetaka Murakami opened the scoring when his single brought Miguel Vargas home. Detroit tied the game in the fifth when Kevin McGonigle's sacrifice fly brought Ben Malgeri across, but Sam Antonacci's sacrifice fly brought Braden Montgomery home to put Chicago back in front. Miguel Vargas then homered in the sixth to extend the lead.
Jackson Jobe struck out Tigers hitters repeatedly, but Chicago's timely scoring made the difference. Detroit's offense could not produce another scoring play after the fifth.
The tight, pitching-led game gave Chicago another win while Detroit's losing streak continued.
Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers, 3-1.
- Miguel Vargas went 1-for-2 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 2 runs scored (batting .250 on the season).
- Sam Antonacci went 0-for-3 with 1 RBI (batting .268 on the season).
- Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI (batting .203 on the season).
- Sean Burke allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 5, to earn the win (10-7) (3.40 ERA).
- Jackson Jobe allowed 3 runs on 4 hits over 6.0 innings, striking out 9, and took the loss (2-3) (3.98 ERA).
- Grant Taylor allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, and closed it out for the save (10) (2.30 ERA).
Chicago White Sox improved to 79-76; Detroit Tigers fell to 73-82.