Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Match Player Stats On Jun 04, 2023

Jake Burger hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to give the host Chicago White Sox a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday afternoon.

Burger's 12th homer of the season gave Chicago a three-game series sweep. Luis Robert Jr. had two hits and scored two runs for the White Sox.

Liam Hendriks (1-0) pitched an inning of scoreless relief to record his first victory since recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer for Detroit.

White Sox starter Michael Kopech gave up two runs and three hits in seven innings while recording nine strikeouts. Detroit starter Matthew Boyd allowed one run and three hits in five innings and also struck out nine.

In the bottom of the ninth, pinch hitter Andrew Benintendi led off with a single against Alex Lange (3-1) and stole second. With one out, Yoan Moncada and Tim Anderson walked to load the bases. Burger then hit a 1-0 curveball over the left-center-field wall.

Kopech set down the first 11 batters he faced. Akil Baddoo became the Tigers' first baserunner when he reached on a bunt single. Torkelson then followed with a home run to left field. Torkelson's fifth homer came on an 0-2 pitch as Kopech hung a slider.

Chicago, which had just one baserunner in the first three innings, got one of those runs back in the bottom of the fourth. Robert doubled with one out and Eloy Jimenez knocked him in with a single.

Javier Baez drew a walk in the sixth and stole both second and third. He was left stranded by Kopech when Baddoo struck out and Torkelson grounded out.

With two outs and Will Vest on the mound, Robert and Jimenez hit back-to-back singles in the bottom of the sixth. Andrew Vaughn drew a walk to load the bases, and Yasmani Grandal tied the game with a single before Clint Frazier flied out.

Chicago got a two-out threat going in the seventh when Anderson singled and Burger walked. Jason Foley then entered the game in relief and struck out Robert.

--Field Level Media