Detroit Tigers Defeat Chicago White Sox 8-4 In Second Game of Series

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 8-4 in the middle game of their three game series. Daniel Norris didn’t have his best stuff, but he kept the Tigers in the game.

The Detroit Tigers offense was led by Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez who had one home run each. JaCoby Jones who added two hits and two RBIs in his MLB debut.

Daniel Norris started for the Tigers and battled through an evening. He showed he had quality stuff, but was inconsistent and dealt with many base runners.

He finished with a final line of five innings pitched, six hits allowed, three earned runs, three walks and four strikeouts. Most of the damage came behind a two-run home run.

For Norris to stay in the rotation, he will have to keep his pitch count down and stay in games longer. He did not put batters away tonight which led to his early departure.

The White Sox got on the board in the top of the second. Justin Morneau walked in front of Todd Frazier who deposited a home run over the left field wall.

Omar Narvaez then walked, and Tyler Saladino doubled to put runners on second and third. Adam Eaton then grounded out as the Tigers yielded the run to give the Sox the 3-0 lead.

Tigers Offense Turns Things Around

The Tigers offense started out slow, but they started chipping away in the fifth inning. Jarrod Saltalamacchia walked to lead off the inning and later came around on an Ian Kinsler home run.