Homers by Cespedes, Martinez lead Tigers past White Sox 6-4
CHICAGO -- Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez homered in the sixth inning to power the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Detroit Tigers
6
Chicago White Sox
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| CHW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Céspedes singled to left, Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
J.D. Martinez homered to center (425 feet), Collins scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Céspedes homered to right (375 feet).
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
J.D. Martinez singled to center, Collins scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Eaton tripled to left, Sánchez scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Out 1-3
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
García homered to center (403 feet), Abreu and LaRoche scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Collins singled to center, Cabrera scored, Céspedes to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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End Inning 6-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Shuck lined out to first.
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Line Out 6-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Play Result 6-4
Ramírez to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 6-4
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Shuck batting
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Play Result 6-4
Shuck hit for Soto.
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Gillaspie flied out to center.
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Fly Out 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Gillaspie batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Ramírez singled to right.
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Single 6-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
Ramírez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
García grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-4
García batting
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Play Result 6-4
Soria relieved Simon.
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Play Result 6-4
Romine at third base.
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Start Inning 6-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Lineup Change 6-4
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Chicago White Sox
- Tanner Murray Out
- Prelander Berroa Out
- Brooks Baldwin Out
- Mike Vasil Out
- Jordan Leasure Out
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCHW
Adam EatonCF9
Melky CabreraLF53
Jose AbreuDH79
Adam LaRoche1B25
Avisail GarciaRF24
Alexei RamirezSS24
Conor Gillaspie3B21
Geovany SotoC18
Yolmer Sanchez2B62
Substitutes
JB ShuckPH38
DET
Anthony GoseCF34
Ian Kinsler2B3
Miguel Cabrera1B24
Yoenis CespedesDH52
Tyler CollinsLF18
J.D. MartinezRF28
Nick Castellanos3B21
James McCannC8
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Rajai DavisLF18
Andrew Romine3B24
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