White Sox scored early and rode a 6-0 lead by the fifth inning to an important win and also eliminated the Tigers from the playoffs.
The Chicago White Sox (80-76) beat the Detroit Tigers (73-83) 8-1 in a very important game for the American League Central Division race. This loss for the Tigers officially eliminates them from playoff contention.
Braden Montgomery gave the White Sox the lead in the second inning. Braden Montgomery doubled to right and that scored Chase Meidroth from second base.
The White Sox added three more runs in the fourth inning. Colson Montgomery walked and Brenton Doyle reached on an infield single. Sam Antonacci doubled, scoring both Colson Montgomery and Doyle. That double would end the night for Tigers starter Troy Melton. Kyle Teel added on a third run in the inning hitting a single that scored Antonacci to make it 4-0.
Melton struggled in the game. He left in apparent discomfort or an injury. He worked 3.2 innings, allowed four hits, four earned runs, three walks, and four strikeouts.
For the White Sox they got what they needed out of their starter Davis Martin. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowed three hits, no runs, two walks, and six strikeouts.
Colson Montgomery and Meidroth would again be involved in the White Sox scoring runs. Colson Montgomery singled and then Meidroth hit a two-run home run to push the lead to 6-0.
The Tigers lone run was scored in the eighth inning. Riley Greene doubled, Eduardo Valencia singled, and then Max Clark hit a sacrifice fly to score Greene.
Munetaka Murakami and Randal Grichuk added two more to the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning for the White Sox. Murakami walked with the bases loaded that scored Tristan Peters. Grichuk then hit a sacrifice fly that scored Teel who had walked making the score 8-1.
This was an important game for the White Sox as they and the Cleveland Guardians are battling for the division title.
