Zimmermann returns, pitches Tigers past White Sox
DETROIT -- Victor Martinez and James McCann each had three hits, including solo home runs, to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 10-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday at Comerica Park.
Martinez and McCann drove in two runs apiece for Detroit, which had lost five of its last six. Ian Kinsler supplied two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.
Winning pitcher Jordan Zimmermann (8-2) made his first start since suffering a mild groin strain on May 22. He gave up two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera left the game during the seventh inning with lower back tightness. Cabrera had an RBI single earlier in the inning before removing himself after he reached third base.
Jose Abreu had two hits and drove in a run for the White Sox. Losing pitcher Carlos Rodon (2-5) was charged with four runs on seven hits in six innings.
Abreu's one-out, opposite-field double in the sixth cut Detroit's lead to 3-2.
The Tigers got that run back in the bottom of the inning on McCann's two-out, bloop hit, which brought home J.D. Martinez. Mike Aviles was thrown out at the plate on the play.
Detroit tacked on two more runs in the seventh against reliever Tommy Kahnle for a 6-2 lead. Cabrera and Victor Martinez had RBI singles.
The Tigers added four more runs in the eighth against Matt Purke, including run-scoring singles from Kinsler and J.D. Martinez.
The White Sox scored the first run on Avisail Garcia's two-out, RBI single in the second inning.
That didn't last long, as Detroit scored a pair of two-out runs in the bottom of the frame. McCann's second homer of the season tied it. Jose Iglesias followed with a double and Kinsler knocked him in with a single.
Victor Martinez's ninth homer made it 3-1 in the third.
NOTES: White Sox LF Melky Cabrera was placed on the Family Emergency Leave List and will miss the weekend series. Cabrera is batting .275 with four homers and 24 RBIs. "We're hoping to get him back Tuesday," Chicago manager Robin Ventura said. ... The White Sox recalled RHP Tommy Kahnle, who has appeared in four games over three stints, from Triple-A Charlotte. ... White Sox CF Austin Jackson remained out of the lineup with a turf toe injury that he suffered on Sunday. "He says he's feeling better," Ventura said. "We've got three days here, so we can go day-to-day until we get to the off-day (Monday)." ... Tigers 3B Nick Castellanos was not in the lineup after striking out four times against the New York Yankees on Thursday. "He could use a day off," manager Brad Ausmus said. ... Detroit is 0-26 when it trails after the eighth inning.