On a picture-perfect July 4th in Detroit for baseball, the Detroit Tigers won their three-game series with the Chicago White Sox with a 6-5 victory that got a little too close for comfort at the end..
Matt Manning was looking to atone for his last outing which was, shall we say, rocky. Lucas Giolito made, rather improbably, his fourth start against Detroit this year.
In the top of the first, Manning got himself into a bit of trouble with the first two White Sox singling. But, a double play and a flyout ended the threat in rather short order.