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Liam Hendriks picks up first win since comeback from cancer, aided by Jake Burger's walk-off grand slam

Liam Hendriks made his return to baseball last week following an offseason cancer diagnosis.

As of Sunday, he's back in the win column. The Chicago White Sox closer pitched a scoreless ninth inning in a tie game against the Detroit Tigers. In the bottom of the ninth, third baseman Jake Burger ended the game in dramatic fashion.

Facing a 1-0 pitch with the bases loaded and one out in the 2-2 game, Burger saw an 89 mph curveball from Alex Lange hang over the plate.