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Hendriks gets win on Burger slam, White Sox beat Tigers 6-2 for 3-game sweep
Hendriks (1-0) worked a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out two. It was the third big league appearance for the All-Star closer since he missed the start of the season after he was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Hendriks' win coincided with National Cancer Survivors Day in the United States.
“Hopefully I can continue moving forward and continue somewhat of at least doing the right thing on the field, and give people some hope to continue fighting," Hendriks said.
Yoán Moncada and Tim Anderson walked with one out to load the bases for Burger, who hit a drive to left-center off Alex Lange (3-1) for his 12th homer of the season. It was his first career slam and game-ending homer.
“We’d faced (Lange) a couple times and he’s a great pitcher,” Burger said. “Today, we got the better of him, but he’s gotten the better of us in the last couple of outings. That’s baseball.”
Spencer Torkelson hit a two-run homer for Detroit, which has dropped five of six. Matthew Boyd struck out nine while pitching five innings of one-run ball.
Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Lange had been on “such a good roll," but was a “little erratic” in the ninth.
“(The grand slam) makes it sting even more when you can’t finish the game,” Hinch said. "Frustrating day.”
It was the first homer allowed by Lange in 25 appearances this year.
“It sucks,” Lange said. “You hate blowing it for the boys. They fought hard all day. ... It’s tough, but you move on.”
White Sox right-hander Michael Kopech permitted two runs and three hits in seven innings. He struck out nine and walked one.
Torkelson’s fifth homer gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead in the fourth, but Eloy Jiménez responded with an RBI single for the White Sox in the bottom half.
Chicago tied it at 2 on Yasmani Grandal’s bases-loaded single with two out in the sixth. Detroit reliever Will Vest surrendered back-to-back singles to Luis Robert Jr. and Jiménez before walking Andrew Vaughn to load the bases for Grandal.
Robert caught Javier Báez’s drive at the center-field wall in the eighth, stranding Zach McKinstry at second. Detroit’s Jake Marisnick returned the favor in the bottom of the eighth, snagging a fly ball from Vaughn at the wall.
SHREWD SUBS
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol made a flurry of late-game substitutions and said fans were an inning away from seeing Burger at second base if it weren't for his grand slam.
Grifol tapped Andrew Benintendi to hit for Clint Frazier, and Benintendi singled before Moncada drew a pinch-hit walk. Anderson's walk set the stage for Burger's decisive swing.
“You’re hoping for just a fly ball, a sacrifice fly,” Grifol said. "To be honest with you, I didn’t even see that ball go out. I knew when the ball was hit we were going to win the ballgame.”
WORTH NOTING
Tigers: LHP Tarik Skubal (left flexor tendon surgery) pitched two innings for High-A West Michigan as he began a rehab assignment. ... RHP Garrett Hill was recalled from Triple-A Toledo. ... INF Miguel Cabrera rejoined the team after attending his daughter’s graduation Saturday.
UP NEXT
Tigers: LHP Joey Wentz (1-5, 7.28 ERA) gets the start Monday as Detroit opens a series in Philadelphia.
White Sox: RHP Lucas Giolito (4-4, 4.08 ERA) starts Tuesday as Chicago opens a series in New York against the Yankees.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Burger homered to left center (385 feet), Benintendi scored, Moncada scored and Anderson scored. |
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9th Inning | Anderson walked, Moncada to second, Benintendi to third. |
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9th Inning | Moncada walked. |
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9th Inning | Moncada hit for Andrus |
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9th Inning | Sheets struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Benintendi stole second. |
Statistics
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1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
9 | Ground Balls | 10 |
12 | Strikeouts | 14 |
2 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
4 | Hits | 9 |
3 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
1 | Walks | 4 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
2 | Runs | 6 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
31 | At Bats | 34 |
1 | Home Runs | 1 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
5 | Runners Left On Base | 11 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 1 |
10 | Fly Balls | 10 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
124 | Pitches | 162 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
8 | Total Bases | 13 |
32 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
1.3 | Runs Created | 4.9 |
.129 | Batting Average | .265 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
.258 | Slugging Percentage | .382 |
.258 | Secondary Average | .265 |
.156 | On Base Percentage | .342 |
.414 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .724 |
0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
1.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.3 |
20.0 | Batter Rating | 39.0 |
31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
3.88 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.26 |
.129 | Isolated Power | .118 |
0.08 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.29 |
.031 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .105 |
.129 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
4.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
66.3 | MLB Rating | 84.5 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 23,372 | Capacity:
2025 American League Central Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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