Upton powers Tigers past White Sox
CHICAGO -- Justin Upton had four RBIs, James McCann drove in a pair of runs and Miguel Cabrera had four hits as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 11-8 on Tuesday night.
The victory came a night after the Tigers (33-31) couldn't protect a 7-0 lead and lost 10-9.
On Tuesday, the Tigers scored seven runs over the third and fourth innings to build a 10-2 lead. Upton's two-run triple sparked a four-run fourth, which included a RBI double by J.D. Martinez, who had three hits.
Upton also had a RBI double and drove in another run with a bases-loaded walk. The Tigers added a run in the ninth on a Jose Iglesias infield single. Tyler Saladino, who drove in four runs, closed the gap with a two-run homer in the ninth.
The Tigers did most of their damage off Chicago starter Miguel Gonzalez, who surrendered seven runs in 3 1/3 innings. Gonzalez (1-2) gave up two bases-loaded walks in the third inning.
The White Sox (32-33) got to within 10-6 with three two-out runs in the fourth and another run in the fifth. J.B. Shuck delivered an RBI single in the fourth before Saladino followed with a two-run single. Jose Abreu's sacrifice fly in the fifth plated Adam Eaton, who tripled and had two hits for Chicago along with Tim Anderson, Avisail Garcia and Shuck.
Tigers starter Jordan Zimmerman (9-3) earned the win after allowing four earned runs over seven innings.
Gonzalez was chased in the fourth after giving up Cabrera's double with one out, but the majority of his trouble came an inning earlier.
After allowing a leadoff walk, Gonzalez gave up a Cabrera double and an intentional walk to Martinez. He then walked Upton with the bases loaded to force in a run before James McCann's sacrifice fly scored Cabrera.
Gonzalez yielded his second bases-loaded walk of the inning before striking out Ian Kinsler. Gonzalez finished his 91-pitch outing by walking four and striking out three.
The Tigers took a 3-2 lead with two runs in the second. Upton's RBI double drove in Martinez, who led off with a double. Mike Aviles then snapped the 2-2 tie with a RBI single.
The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Cabrera double, quickly found themselves playing from behind after the White Sox responded with two runs of their own. After leading off with a double, rookie shortstop Tim Anderson scored when Eaton laid down a bunt. Aviles' throw to first sailed high, which allowed Anderson to score and Eaton to advance to second. Melky Cabrera followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Eaton, who dived around the tag of McCann at the plate to give the White Sox a 2-1 lead.
NOTES: Tigers DH Victor Martinez missed Tuesday's game with a bruised knee. Martinez pinch-hit in Monday night's extra-inning loss to the White Sox, but manager Brad Ausmus kept him out of the lineup to avoid soreness in the knee getting worse. ... OF Cameron Maybin was also held out Tuesday. Ausmus said a wrist injury that kept Maybin from playing June 8 hasn't flared up, but he wants to give Maybin occasional time off to keep the injury from being a long-term factor. Andrew Romine started in his place. ... White Sox 3B Todd Frazier was given a mental day off after going 3-for-28 in the past seven days. Frazier is hitting .206 this season with 58 strikeouts. ... The White Sox recalled RHP Michael Ynoa from Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday. Ynoa went 1-3 with a 3.90 ERA, 24 strikeouts and four saves in 21 appearances between Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham.