Detroit — In a game initially predicated by defense, the Tigers went nearly seven innings without allowing a single hit before Chicago White Sox third baseman Yoan Moncada had the definitive two-run homer needed to kick-start Detroit's 6-0 loss on Friday night, the first of three at Comerica Park.
Moncada's timely homer came in the top of the seventh inning with two outs. It was preceded by Chicago center fielder Luis Robert Jr., who connected on the White Sox's first hit of the night as he lined one out far beyond third base. The White Sox added two more runs in the eighth inning when Andre Benintendi doubled to center, which drove in Yasmani Grandal and Oscar Colas.