Detroit Tigers: Many Players Help Sweep the White Sox

The Detroit Tigers did it. They proved that they can win against a bad team like the Chicago White Sox.

This was not an easy sweep for fans. The Detroit Tigers did it in dramatic fashion by staying relatively quiet until the later innings.

But, when the Tigers got busy, they really got busy. And talk about entertaining.

Breaking Down the Games

The first game on Monday night had the earliest run. In the 3rd inning, Miguel Cabrera hit a sac fly to score Erick Aybar. But, the White Sox took over and were in the lead until the 6th, until Justin Upton hit a home run. Unfortunately, the Sox recovered the lead in the 7th. But, the Tigers weren’t having any of it. Jarrod Saltalamacchia (Mr. Clutch) hit a two-run homer to win the game.

In the second game on Tuesday night, the Tigers scored runs like mad, but not until the 5th inning. Then, Ian Kinsler hit a two-run home run that scored Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Even more Tigers crossed home plate in the 6th. Four of them: J.D. Martinez, Justin Upton, JaCoby Jones, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia (again). Then, two more come home in the 7th: J.D. and J-Up.

In the third game, fans had to wait until the 5th inning, again. The three players who crossed home plate in the Wednesday afternoon game were JaCoby Jones, Ian Kinsler, and…..JaCoby Jones.

Just so you can enjoy the drama of the last run scored against the ChiSox in Wednesday’s game, listen to Dan Dickerson make the call and you can watch the play here.

How Many Crossed Home Plate?

After a pathetic pair of losses to the Los Angeles Angels, the Tigers proved that they do their job and do it well. Baseball is a strange game that has so many factors. The game isn’t over until it’s over, so runs can get scored in any inning, by any player.