Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
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Sean Burke and Miguel Vargas help the White Sox beat the Tigers 3-1
Chicago dropped into second in the AL Central after it blew a six-run lead in an 11-8 loss to Detroit on Friday night. It remained one game back of division-leading Cleveland, which beat the Athletics 12-6 on Saturday night, but it improved its lead for the third AL wild card to two games over Houston.
The White Sox (79-76) dropped at least 101 games in each of the last three years. They could become the first big league team to make the playoffs after finishing with at least 100 losses in each of the previous two seasons.
Burke (10-7) allowed one run and five hits in his second straight win. Grant Taylor got four outs for his 10th save.
Detroit (73-82) left 11 runners on base in its third loss in four games. Jackson Jobe (2-3) struck out nine while surrendering three runs in six innings.
Trailing 2-1, the Tigers loaded the bases with two down in the sixth. Riley Greene scampered home on a wild pitch to Brett Callahan but video review determined the ball hit Callahan after he swung and missed, and Greene was sent back to third.
Callahan then struck out looking, ending the inning, and Vargas led off the bottom half with a 390-foot drive to left-center for his 33rd homer.
Taylor replaced Noah Schultz with two on in the eighth. The right-hander retired pinch-hitter Eduardo Valencia on a bouncer to first, ending the inning.
The start time was moved to the afternoon because of thunderstorms forecasted for Saturday night.
Chicago played without outfielder Tristan Peters, who was sore a day after crashing into the wall in right-center while trying to make a play on Kevin McGonigle’s triple in the fifth inning.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Torkelson flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Lee singled to left. |
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9th Inning | McGonigle grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Peck grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Grichuk in left field. |
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8th Inning | Murakami struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 DET |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 4 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 33 | At Bats | 27 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 18 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 9 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 152 | Pitches | 127 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 8 |
| 39 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created | 1.7 |
| .242 | Batting Average | .148 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .242 | Slugging Percentage | .296 |
| .091 | Secondary Average | .259 |
| .333 | On Base Percentage | .226 |
| .576 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .522 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 1.8 |
| 12.0 | Batter Rating | 22.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 27.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.90 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.10 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .148 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .077 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .065 |
| -.152 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .111 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 70.0 | MLB Rating | 69.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 30,631 | Capacity:
2026 American League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland |
- | 77 | L1 | 0.52469134 | 85 |
| Chicago |
1 | 78 | W1 | 0.5185185 | 84 |
 Minnesota |
8 | 85 | W1 | 0.47530866 | 77 |
| Detroit |
9 | 86 | L1 | 0.4691358 | 76 |
 Kansas City |
16 | 93 | W1 | 0.42592594 | 69 |