Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Match Player Stats On Aug 27, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 27, 2017

CHICAGO -- Right-hander Lucas Giolito pitched seven shutout innings to earn his first career victory, and the Chicago White Sox rolled to a 7-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.

Matt Davidson powered the White Sox with a three-run homer. Tim Anderson, Tyler Saladino, Kevan Smith and Yolmer Sanchez each drove in one run apiece as Chicago (52-77) won the rubber match of the series.

Ian Kinsler hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to avoid a shutout loss for Detroit (56-73).

Giolito (1-1) held Detroit to three hits in his second start with the White Sox and the sixth of his career. He walked three and struck out four. Seventy-two of his 104 pitches were strikes.

Left-hander Matthew Boyd (5-8) drew the loss after giving up five runs on seven hits in six innings.

A big third inning gave the White Sox a 5-0 advantage. Anderson started the scoring with a double down the left-field line that scored Sanchez. Anderson scored moments later on a Saladino's single.

Three batters later, Davidson hit a three-run home run to cap the outburst. The shot to right-center field marked Davidson's 23rd home run of the season and his first since July 31.

Detroit loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh as Giolito battled to finish the inning. Jose Iglesias hit a towering fly ball down the left-field line that third base umpire Nick Mahrley initially ruled as a grand slam. However, all four umpires convened and overturned the call on the field as they ruled the ball was foul.

After three Detroit runners returned to the bases, Iglesias grounded out to shortstop to end the inning.

Kinsler hit his 14th homer off White Sox right-hander Jake Petricka, who replaced Giolito in the eighth.

Chicago added two runs in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Smith and a run-scoring single by Sanchez.

NOTES: Tigers DH Victor Martinez was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of an irregular heartbeat. The same problem forced the 38-year-old to sit out for two weeks in June. There is no timetable for his return. Martinez is hitting .255 with 10 home runs and 47 RBIs in 107 games. ... White Sox OF Leury Garcia returned to the lineup after spending two days on the bench with back spasms. ... The Tigers recalled OF JaCoby Jones from Triple-A Toledo to take Martinez's roster spot. He started in center field and went 1-for-3 with a walk. ... An MRI exam showed no major damage for White Sox OF Nicky Delmonico, who is on the disabled list with a right wrist sprain. Delmonico is eligible to return in early September. ... Tigers 3B/DH Nicholas Castellanos returned to the lineup after missing two games with a sprained left wrist.