Chi. White Sox 17
Detroit 7
Thursday, September 14, 2017 01:10 PM
(ET)
Garcia collects 7 RBIs as White Sox pummel Tigers
The Sports Xchange
Sep 14, 2017
DETROIT -- Avisail Garcia set career highs with five hits and seven RBIs, and rookie Yoan Moncada notched his first four-hit game as the Chicago White Sox crushed the Detroit Tigers 17-7 on Thursday at Comerica Park.
Garcia had a three-run homer and four singles while reaching base six times. Moncada also reached six times, including a solo homer, as the White Sox established season highs in runs and hits (25).
Chicago first baseman Jose Abreu supplied four hits, three runs scored and two RBIs. Matt Davidson added three hits and three RBIs for the White Sox (59-87), who have won five of their last six games.
Winning pitcher James Shields (4-6) gave up four runs on nine hits and struck out seven in six innings.
Miguel Cabrera, Nicholas Castellanos, Jeimer Candelario and Ian Kinsler hit solo homers for Detroit (60-86), which has lost six straight. Castellanos extended his hitting streak to 11 games, tying his career high.
Tigers starter Chad Bell (0-3) surrendered six runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings.
The White Sox scored four runs in the fourth to take a 6-2 lead. Tim Anderson's single brought in the first two runs. Garcia's singled off the glove of shortstop Jose Iglesias knocked in two more.
Garcia blasted his three-run homer off Jeff Ferrell during Chicago's four-run sixth. The White Sox smacked three consecutive singles before the long ball, including Abreu's run-scoring hit.
The Tigers made it 10-4 in the sixth on Candelario's homer and Iglesias' RBI double.
Garcia contributed an RBI single and Davidson added a run-scoring double during the White Sox's three-run seventh. Garcia had another run-scoring single in a three-run eighth.
Chicago scored two runs in the first on Moncada's fifth homer and Davidson's RBI single. The Tigers tied it in the third on two-out, back-to-back homers by Cabrera and Castellanos.
NOTES: Tigers manager Brad Ausmus vehemently denied home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott was intentionally hit by a Buck Farmer fastball during a 5-3 loss in Cleveland on Wednesday. Ausmus had just been ejected for arguing balls and strikes. "To me, it's preposterous," he said. "It's asinine to even think that. It's 100 percent false." ... Detroit OF Mikie Mahtook missed his sixth straight game with a groin injury. "I'd be surprised if he wasn't ready by Saturday at the latest," Ausmus said. ... The White Sox won consecutive road games for the first time since June 16-17 at Toronto. ... Chicago had lost 14 of its last 17 games at Comerica Park. ... White Sox RF Avisail Garcia has hit safely in 23 of his last 27 games.
Sep 14, 2017
DETROIT -- Avisail Garcia set career highs with five hits and seven RBIs, and rookie Yoan Moncada notched his first four-hit game as the Chicago White Sox crushed the Detroit Tigers 17-7 on Thursday at Comerica Park.
Garcia had a three-run homer and four singles while reaching base six times. Moncada also reached six times, including a solo homer, as the White Sox established season highs in runs and hits (25).
Chicago first baseman Jose Abreu supplied four hits, three runs scored and two RBIs. Matt Davidson added three hits and three RBIs for the White Sox (59-87), who have won five of their last six games.
Winning pitcher James Shields (4-6) gave up four runs on nine hits and struck out seven in six innings.
Miguel Cabrera, Nicholas Castellanos, Jeimer Candelario and Ian Kinsler hit solo homers for Detroit (60-86), which has lost six straight. Castellanos extended his hitting streak to 11 games, tying his career high.
Tigers starter Chad Bell (0-3) surrendered six runs on nine hits in 3 1/3 innings.
The White Sox scored four runs in the fourth to take a 6-2 lead. Tim Anderson's single brought in the first two runs. Garcia's singled off the glove of shortstop Jose Iglesias knocked in two more.
Garcia blasted his three-run homer off Jeff Ferrell during Chicago's four-run sixth. The White Sox smacked three consecutive singles before the long ball, including Abreu's run-scoring hit.
The Tigers made it 10-4 in the sixth on Candelario's homer and Iglesias' RBI double.
Garcia contributed an RBI single and Davidson added a run-scoring double during the White Sox's three-run seventh. Garcia had another run-scoring single in a three-run eighth.
Chicago scored two runs in the first on Moncada's fifth homer and Davidson's RBI single. The Tigers tied it in the third on two-out, back-to-back homers by Cabrera and Castellanos.
NOTES: Tigers manager Brad Ausmus vehemently denied home plate umpire Quinn Wolcott was intentionally hit by a Buck Farmer fastball during a 5-3 loss in Cleveland on Wednesday. Ausmus had just been ejected for arguing balls and strikes. "To me, it's preposterous," he said. "It's asinine to even think that. It's 100 percent false." ... Detroit OF Mikie Mahtook missed his sixth straight game with a groin injury. "I'd be surprised if he wasn't ready by Saturday at the latest," Ausmus said. ... The White Sox won consecutive road games for the first time since June 16-17 at Toronto. ... Chicago had lost 14 of its last 17 games at Comerica Park. ... White Sox RF Avisail Garcia has hit safely in 23 of his last 27 games.
