Detroit — In those early innings Saturday at Comerica Park, it seemed the Tigers had their holiday weekend script nailed.
They took an early lead (3-1), on a lovely afternoon (first pitch, 77 degrees), before a nice crowd by 2018 standards (27,032).
And then the pitching went to pieces.
By the time the White Sox (16-33) had torn into starter Francisco Liriano and his bullpen mates for four home runs in the fifth and sixth, the White Sox were ahead, 8-3, in a game they ended up winning, 8-4.
“We just couldn’t keep the ball in the ballpark,” said Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire, who watched Tim Anderson swat a pair of homers in those big fifth and sixth innings, while Jose Abreu and Daniel Palka also sent pitches soaring during a White Sox long-ball frenzy.