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'Tough night': Abreu, White Sox sweep away big games by Tigers

(Photo: Charles Rex Arbogast, Associated Press)

Chicago — Jose Abreu killed a lot of story lines for the Tigers on Wednesday night.

His two-out, three-run home run on a 3-2 pitch in the bottom of the 12th inning — can it get anymore dramatic — sent the White Sox to a 9-6 win and sweep of the doubleheader.

"That's a long day and a lot of baseball and two tough losses," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "These guys gave about everything they had, though. They were spinning on empty, and I'm sure the other guys were, too.