Tigers beat White Sox to snap four-game losing streak
DETROIT -- Jim Adduci keyed a four-run fourth inning with an RBI double, Jose Iglesias had a two-run double and Justin Upton tagged a solo home run on Sunday to help the Detroit Tigers snap a four-game losing streak with a 7-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox, who had won six in a row.
Todd Frazier chased Detroit starter Jordan Zimmermann (3-1) when he led off the sixth inning with his third home run of the season, a liner to deep left center that made it 7-3. Zimmermann gave up seven hits, three runs, walked two and struck out five.
Blaine Hardy, Shane Greene, Alex Wilson and Francisco Rodriguez each worked a scoreless inning of relief to nail down the win for Detroit.
Iglesias' two-run double put Detroit up 7-2 in the fifth after Chicago pulled up to 5-2 on an RBI single to center by Melky Cabrera in the top of the inning.
Adduci's RBI double broke a 1-1 tie and started the four-run fourth against Miguel Gonzalez (3-1). John HIcks grounded an RBI single to center, Iglesias had an RBI groundout and Nick Castellanos lined an RBI single to right for a 5-1 Tigers' lead.
Adduci is hitting .400 in six games and fellow call-up Hicks .423 in seven. Alex Avila had three hits for the Tigers.
Gonzalez was roughed up for 14 hits in six innings, with one of his seven runs allowed being unearned. He walked one and fanned one.
Upton opened the second inning by hitting his fifth home run for Detroit, a shot to left tying the score at 1-1.
Chicago took a 1-0 lead in the first on a two-out single to right by Cabrera plus an RBI triple to right center by Jose Abreu.
NOTES: Detroit manager Brad Ausmus said 1B Miguel Cabrera (right groin) is on track to come off the disabled list Tuesday when eligible. ... OF Jacob May hasn't started for the White Sox since April 23 but manager Rick Renteria said Sunday, "You'll see him in the next couple days (in Kansas City), I'm sure." ... The Tigers have played the most day games in the majors through Sunday, 17, and are 10-7 in those contests. ... White Sox RF Avisail Garcia left the game in the fifth inning with left groin tightness. May replaced him, his first appearance since a sub job April 24.