It took a while, but the White Sox (21-25) eventually played and beat the Detroit Tigers on Friday night/Saturday in a relaxed 8-2 romp. Behind a surprisingly strikeout-filled five innings from Mike Pelfrey, the man Detroit cut after spring training, the Sox licked the wounds of a three-game sweep in Arizona to rough up an erratic Matt Boyd and earn their fourth win of the season over a Tigers team that can’t blame its 10-13 May on a rebuilding year.
“They called me yesterday and I showed up ready to pitch the 4 o’clock game,” Pelfrey said. “Then I start getting ready at 5:30 p.