Tigers 6, White Sox 5: Ninth Inning Comeback Cut Short

Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports José Abreu hit a clutch, three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, but it wasn’t enough, as the Detroit Tigers took the series.The Chicago White Sox lost against the Detroit Tigers, 6-5, as they fell short after a tight ninth inning. The Tigers took the series win, and the White Sox fell to 49-34. Luckily, Cleveland lost yet again to the Houston Astros, so Chicago’s first-place lead in the American Lead Central still sits at six games.

The South Siders threatened immediately in the first, after back-to-back singles by Tim Anderson and Gavin Sheets, but the inning was cut short as starting pitcher Matt Manning was able to get out of the jam. The Tigers…