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'Frustrating': White Sox rally, spoil Martinez's homer

Chicago — You talk about a mood change.

The Tigers were all high-fives and smiles after Victor Martinez pounded a 92-mph fastball some 416 feet, well beyond the left-field fence, giving them a 2-1 lead in the top of the ninth inning.

In a matter of minutes, though three White Sox hitters later, in fact they were all hang-dogged and hushed.

"It happens," Martinez said after the White Sox rallied against closer Shane Greene and beat the Tigers, 4-2, Monday. "It's not the first time and it won't be the last time, either.