White Sox blow 6-run lead and fall out of 1st place in AL Central with 11-8 loss to Tigers
Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit a two-run homer in a five-run eighth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied from six down to beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8 on Friday night. Chicago (78-76) trails first-place Cleveland by one game in the AL Central with eight remaining, although the White Sox own the head-to-head tiebreaker after winning the season series. Chicago has a one-game lead for the…
The Chicago White Sox suffered a devastating 11-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night, falling out of first place in the AL Central standings. Hao-Yu Lee and Riley Greene each hit two-run homers in the eighth inning, helping Detroit stage a dramatic rally from a six-run deficit. The White Sox, currently sitting at 78-76, trail first-place Cleveland by one game with eight games remaining in the regular season.
However, they maintain the tiebreaker after winning the season series against Cleveland. The White Sox had a one-game lead for the final American League wild card position. Detroit trailed 8-2 following Miguel Vargas' 32nd home run, a two-run blast in the third inning. After Tristan Peters left in the fifth inning after colliding with the wall on Kevin McGonigle's bases-loaded triple, Chicago took a 8-5 lead.
Lee delivered a two-out RBI double off Chris Murphy in the sixth to make it 8-6. Lee hit his 10th homer and Greene followed with his 21st later in the inning to even the score. Dillon Dingler added a go-ahead single between the two homers. Lee went on to collect four of the Tigers' 16 hits in the game. Colson Montgomery hit a three-run double with two outs in the first, contributing to Chicago's 6-1 lead at the time.
Detroit took a 6-2 lead in the third inning on Dillon Dingler's RBI single. Drew Sommers struck out five in two perfect innings for Detroit, while Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth inning, securing his 21st save in 27 opportunities this season. It was the 497th save of his career. Colson Montgomery's three-run double in the first inning put Chicago ahead 6-1, while Colt Keith's RBI single tied the game at 6-6 in the third.
Kenley Jansen closed out the game for Detroit with his 21st save of the season. The White Sox will next face RHP Jackson Jobe (2-2, 3.89 ERA) on Saturday, while Detroit sends RHP Sean Burke (9-7, 3.47) to the mound. The game time was advanced to 1:10 p.m. due to inclement weather.
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