Chicago — There were two storms threatening to hit U.S. Cellular Field Thursday night.
The first one was atmospheric. Severe thunderstorms were barreling down on downtown Chicago.
The other one was the Tigers’ offense.
The first one hit in the middle of the seventh inning and did not relent.
The second one touched down briefly in the fifth inning — just long enough to give the Tigers a 2-1, rain-shortened win.
Back on June 13, the Tigers scored seven runs in three innings against White Sox right-hander Steve Shields. They were stinging the ball all over the yard Thursday, too, but until the fifth inning had nothing to show for it.