DETROIT (AP) — Justin Upton got another chance, and he made the most of it.
Upton hit a game-ending, three-run homer, and the Detroit Tigers overcame Justin Verlander’s groin injury to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Sunday for a sweep of their weekend series.
“I had just missed one a couple pitches before — I wanted it back, but you don’t get them back,” Upton said. “I kept battling and I got another pitch. I didn’t watch it, but I knew I got it good.”
Nicholas Castellanos was hit by a pitch from David Robertson (3-2) leading off the Detroit ninth.