Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox
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Smith and Taylor help the White Sox cool off the Tigers with an 8-1 victory
Michael A. Taylor homered and drove in four runs for Chicago, which had dropped seven of eight overall. Smith (2-3) struck out six in 5 1/3 scoreless innings for his first win since April 24.
It was the first home win for the White Sox against the Tigers since June 4, 2023. They had lost a franchise-record 11 straight home games versus Detroit.
Dillon Dingler hit an RBI double in the seventh to account for the Tigers' only run. The AL Central leaders had won seven of eight, including a 13-1 victory in the series opener.
Taylor started in center field in place of Luis Robert Jr., who is making some adjustments at the plate and got the day off.
Chicago opened a 4-0 lead when Taylor hit a three-run drive off Tyler Holton with two out in the sixth. It was his third homer of the season.
Austin Slater tacked on a two-run double in the seventh against Dylan Smith on a bullpen day for Detroit.
The Tigers went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and stranded nine overall.
Chicago jumped in front in the fourth. Brenan Hanifee replaced Brant Hurter (2-1) and committed a throwing error to help set up Taylor's bases-loaded walk.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Meadows fouled out to third. |
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9th Inning | Báez grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Sweeney struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Altavilla relieved Eisert |
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9th Inning | Palacios in left field. |
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9th Inning | Slater in center field. |
Statistics
 DET |
 CHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 6 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 33 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 147 | Pitches | 155 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created | 5.7 |
| .212 | Batting Average | .303 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .242 | Slugging Percentage | .424 |
| .152 | Secondary Average | .303 |
| .297 | On Base Percentage | .410 |
| .540 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .834 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.2 |
| 2.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.1 |
| 13.0 | Batter Rating | 48.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 33.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.97 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.97 |
| .030 | Isolated Power | .121 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.67 |
| .108 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .154 |
| -.061 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 68.0 | MLB Rating | 92.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 12,308 | Capacity: