Friday, September 15, 2017 07:10 PM
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Mahtook's clutch hit propels Tigers past White Sox
The Sports Xchange
Sep 15, 2017
DETROIT -- Mikie Mahtook grounded an RBI single up the middle to score rookie Jeimer Candelario with two outs in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Candelario drew a walk off former Tiger Al Alburquerque (0-2) with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Tyler Collins, whose fifth home run of the season in the seventh gave Detroit a brief 2-1 lead, walked on a 3-2 pitch by lefty reliever Aaron Bummer.
Juan Minaya relieved and moved the runners up with a wild pitch before Mahtook delivered his game-winning single up the middle on a 3-2 pitch. It was his first career walk-off hit.
Shane Greene (4-3) picked up the win for getting the last four outs despite giving up a score-tying single in the eighth.
Reliever Alex Wilson hit Jose Abreu with a pitch and Avisail Garcia beat out a high chopper to short for a single. Wilson got a lineout but closer Greene yielded a score-tying ground RBI single to right to Matt Davidson.
Collins hit his home run one out into the seventh inning off Chicago reliever Gregory Infante.
The Tigers tied the score, 1-1, with three singles to open the fourth -- by Alex Presley, Miguel Cabrera and Nicholas Castellanos.
White Sox starter Carson Fulmer pitched through six innings, allowing four hits with a walk and five strikeouts.
Yoan Moncada slammed a 2-1 pitch into the right field seats in the third for his sixth home run of the season and second in two games against Detroit.
Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez struck out 11 in his six innings, the 14th time in his career he has reached double-digit strikeout.s He allowed six hits and walked one.
Sanchez has permitted 26 home runs this season. That brings his total for the last three seasons to 85.
NOTES: OF Willy Garcia, out since Aug. 1 with a concussion and broken jaw from a collision with 2B Yoan Moncada, was reinstated from the disabled list Friday and rejoined the White Sox in Detroit. ... RHP Buck Farmer and C John Hicks of Detroit were absolved of intent to hit umpire Quinn Wolcott with a pitch Wednesday in Cleveland. "I just got in the game," Hicks said. "When were Buck and I supposed to have planned this out?" ... White Sox OF Rymer Liriano will miss three games to be with his wife for the birth of their son. ... The Tigers announced they have completed the deal for LF Justin Upton by acquiring RHP Elvin Rodriguez from the Los Angeles Angels. Rodriguez, 19, ended the season with Class A Burlington. ... INF Dixon Machado of Detroit was reinstated from the paternity list.
Sep 15, 2017
DETROIT -- Mikie Mahtook grounded an RBI single up the middle to score rookie Jeimer Candelario with two outs in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night.
Candelario drew a walk off former Tiger Al Alburquerque (0-2) with one out in the bottom of the ninth. Tyler Collins, whose fifth home run of the season in the seventh gave Detroit a brief 2-1 lead, walked on a 3-2 pitch by lefty reliever Aaron Bummer.
Juan Minaya relieved and moved the runners up with a wild pitch before Mahtook delivered his game-winning single up the middle on a 3-2 pitch. It was his first career walk-off hit.
Shane Greene (4-3) picked up the win for getting the last four outs despite giving up a score-tying single in the eighth.
Reliever Alex Wilson hit Jose Abreu with a pitch and Avisail Garcia beat out a high chopper to short for a single. Wilson got a lineout but closer Greene yielded a score-tying ground RBI single to right to Matt Davidson.
Collins hit his home run one out into the seventh inning off Chicago reliever Gregory Infante.
The Tigers tied the score, 1-1, with three singles to open the fourth -- by Alex Presley, Miguel Cabrera and Nicholas Castellanos.
White Sox starter Carson Fulmer pitched through six innings, allowing four hits with a walk and five strikeouts.
Yoan Moncada slammed a 2-1 pitch into the right field seats in the third for his sixth home run of the season and second in two games against Detroit.
Detroit starter Anibal Sanchez struck out 11 in his six innings, the 14th time in his career he has reached double-digit strikeout.s He allowed six hits and walked one.
Sanchez has permitted 26 home runs this season. That brings his total for the last three seasons to 85.
NOTES: OF Willy Garcia, out since Aug. 1 with a concussion and broken jaw from a collision with 2B Yoan Moncada, was reinstated from the disabled list Friday and rejoined the White Sox in Detroit. ... RHP Buck Farmer and C John Hicks of Detroit were absolved of intent to hit umpire Quinn Wolcott with a pitch Wednesday in Cleveland. "I just got in the game," Hicks said. "When were Buck and I supposed to have planned this out?" ... White Sox OF Rymer Liriano will miss three games to be with his wife for the birth of their son. ... The Tigers announced they have completed the deal for LF Justin Upton by acquiring RHP Elvin Rodriguez from the Los Angeles Angels. Rodriguez, 19, ended the season with Class A Burlington. ... INF Dixon Machado of Detroit was reinstated from the paternity list.
