Today’s News
Last Night’s Highlights
Take your pick of heroes from the White Sox’ 8–2 victory over the Tigers as the Sox pounded out 14 hits and benefited from strong pitching in the opener of the four-game series and seven-game homestand.
Avi Garcia went 3-for-5 and put The Good Guys ahead, 3–1, in the third inning with a bases-loaded double; Matt Davidson singled and blasted his ninth homer of the season in the sixth to make it 4–2; Melky Cabrera singled home a run in the sixth and belted his fourth homer of the year in the eighth, a three-run shot; Mike Pelfrey gave up just one earned run and four hits along with seven strikeouts in earning his second win; and Chris Beck, Anthony Swarzak, Tommy Kahnle and Gregory Infante each pitched an inning of scoreless relief…If that weren’t enough, Jose Abreu went 3-for-5 to raise his batting average to an even .