CHICAGO -- Kyle Lobstein is content to let batters make contact -- weak contact.
Lobstein allowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings, Miguel Cabrera scored twice and drove in a run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 Thursday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
"He was outstanding," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He located, mixed speeds, threw his cutter in on right-handed batters and changeup away from right-handed batters. He had as good an outing as I've seen from him. The last month of 2014 and the first month this season he's pitched pretty well for us."
Lobstein (3-2) threw 100 pitches and lasted at least seven innings for the third straight start. The run he allowed was unearned, leaving him with a 3.00 ERA.
Lobstein's only jam came in the fourth inning, when Chicago tied the score and loaded the bases with no outs. Alexei Ramirez grounded sharply to third baseman Nick Castellanos, who stepped on the bag and threw home in time for Alex Avila to tag Jose Abreu.
"That obviously can change the course of the game right there," Lobstein said. "The momentum swings back to our side."
Said Ausmus: "The only thing that would have been better would be a triple play."
Victor Martinez and Nick Castellanos each drove in a run and Detroit bounced back after blowing a 6-3 eighth-inning lead on Wednesday. Joakim Soria struck out all four batters he faced for his 11th save.
"Had more strikeouts than I did," said Lobstein, who fanned three.
Avisail Garcia had an RBI single in the fourth inning for the White Sox.
Chicago starter Jose Quintana (1-3) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings with a season-high eight strikeouts.
"It was a short one today for him," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "They did a good job of kind of working him. He had a high pitch count there just getting through the fifth. It's a tough lineup to go through."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: SS Jose Iglesias was not in the lineup because of a mild groin injury. "It might be a couple of days," Ausmus said when asked for a timetable of the 25-year-old's return.
Iglesias apparently was injured in the eighth inning Wednesday night when he scored from second base on a single by Victor Martinez.
White Sox: RHP Nate Jones (right elbow) is scheduled to throw a side session Friday. Jones underwent Tommy John surgery in July.
UP NEXT
Tigers: Detroit opens a three-game series at home Friday against AL champion Kansas City. LHP David Price (3-1, 2.93 ERA) faces RHP Yordano Ventura (2-2, 4.94 ERA). In his previous start, Price pitched a five-hitter to beat the Royals 2-1 last weekend.
White Sox: RHP Hector Noesi (0-3, 6.75) faces Cincinnati RHP Jason Marquis (3-1, 5.22) on Friday. Noesi is 0-6 with a 5.40 ERA in his past eight starts.
ON SALE
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale has dropped his appeal of a five-game suspension for his actions during an April 23 brawl with the Royals. Sale allowed five runs and seven hits Wednesday against Detroit and started serving the penalty Thursday. If there are not any postponements, he would be eligible to rejoin the active roster for the May 12 game against Milwaukee.
Lobstein allowed five hits in 7 2/3 innings, Miguel Cabrera scored twice and drove in a run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1 Thursday to salvage the finale of a three-game series.
"He was outstanding," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He located, mixed speeds, threw his cutter in on right-handed batters and changeup away from right-handed batters. He had as good an outing as I've seen from him. The last month of 2014 and the first month this season he's pitched pretty well for us."
Lobstein (3-2) threw 100 pitches and lasted at least seven innings for the third straight start. The run he allowed was unearned, leaving him with a 3.00 ERA.
Lobstein's only jam came in the fourth inning, when Chicago tied the score and loaded the bases with no outs. Alexei Ramirez grounded sharply to third baseman Nick Castellanos, who stepped on the bag and threw home in time for Alex Avila to tag Jose Abreu.
"That obviously can change the course of the game right there," Lobstein said. "The momentum swings back to our side."
Said Ausmus: "The only thing that would have been better would be a triple play."
Victor Martinez and Nick Castellanos each drove in a run and Detroit bounced back after blowing a 6-3 eighth-inning lead on Wednesday. Joakim Soria struck out all four batters he faced for his 11th save.
"Had more strikeouts than I did," said Lobstein, who fanned three.
Avisail Garcia had an RBI single in the fourth inning for the White Sox.
Chicago starter Jose Quintana (1-3) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings with a season-high eight strikeouts.
"It was a short one today for him," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "They did a good job of kind of working him. He had a high pitch count there just getting through the fifth. It's a tough lineup to go through."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: SS Jose Iglesias was not in the lineup because of a mild groin injury. "It might be a couple of days," Ausmus said when asked for a timetable of the 25-year-old's return.
Iglesias apparently was injured in the eighth inning Wednesday night when he scored from second base on a single by Victor Martinez.
White Sox: RHP Nate Jones (right elbow) is scheduled to throw a side session Friday. Jones underwent Tommy John surgery in July.
UP NEXT
Tigers: Detroit opens a three-game series at home Friday against AL champion Kansas City. LHP David Price (3-1, 2.93 ERA) faces RHP Yordano Ventura (2-2, 4.94 ERA). In his previous start, Price pitched a five-hitter to beat the Royals 2-1 last weekend.
White Sox: RHP Hector Noesi (0-3, 6.75) faces Cincinnati RHP Jason Marquis (3-1, 5.22) on Friday. Noesi is 0-6 with a 5.40 ERA in his past eight starts.
ON SALE
White Sox pitcher Chris Sale has dropped his appeal of a five-game suspension for his actions during an April 23 brawl with the Royals. Sale allowed five runs and seven hits Wednesday against Detroit and started serving the penalty Thursday. If there are not any postponements, he would be eligible to rejoin the active roster for the May 12 game against Milwaukee.
2:10PM,EDT,May 7,2015
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kinsler lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| V. Martínez singled to right, Cabrera to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera scored on Quintana's wild pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Céspedes walked, V. Martínez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Eaton grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Abreu walked. | 1 | 0 |
| García flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Avila struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| LaRoche grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Kinsler flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| V. Martínez hit a ground rule double to left, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Céspedes grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Flowers flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Johnson grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Eaton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Castellanos flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Cabrera safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Kinsler. | 1 | 0 |
| Abreu singled to right center, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 0 |
| García singled to right center, Cabrera scored, Abreu to third. | 1 | 1 |
| LaRoche walked, García to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, third to catcher, García out at third, Abreu out at home, LaRoche to second, Ramírez to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Beckham grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jose Quintana pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Pérez grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Kinsler singled to shallow left center, Davis to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis stole third. | 1 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third, Davis scored, Kinsler to second. | 2 | 1 |
| V. Martínez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Flowers struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Johnson bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Eaton grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Petricka pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Petricka relieved Quintana. | 2 | 1 |
| Céspedes grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Castellanos grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Abreu grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| García struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dan Jennings pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Jennings relieved Petricka. | 2 | 1 |
| Avila grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Pérez lined out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| LaRoche grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramírez singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Beckham lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Flowers flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Jennings pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Kinsler doubled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Cabrera intentionally walked. | 2 | 1 |
| V. Martínez singled to right center, Kinsler scored, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Céspedes flied out to center, Cabrera to third, V. Martínez to second. | 3 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Castellanos singled to shallow left, Cabrera scored, V. Martínez to third, J.D. Martinez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Romine ran for Castellanos. | 4 | 1 |
| Avila struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Putnam relieved Jennings. | 4 | 1 |
| Pérez fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lobstein pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Romine at shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Pérez at third base. | 4 | 1 |
| Johnson reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Eaton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Johnson out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Soria relieved Lobstein. | 4 | 1 |
| Abreu struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Putnam pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Davis lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Kinsler struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| García struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| LaRoche struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Davis CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | .274 | .375 | .419 |
| Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .292 | .367 | .363 |
| Cabrera 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .350 | .456 | .583 |
| V. Martínez DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .241 | .337 | .299 |
| Céspedes LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .288 | .316 | .505 |
| J.D. Martinez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .220 | .274 | .440 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .218 | .273 | .347 |
Romine PR-SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .588 | .500 |
| Avila C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .200 | .342 | .317 |
| Pérez SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 166 | |||
| BATTING 2B: V. Martínez (2, Quintana); Kinsler (6, Jennings) RBI: Cabrera (21), V. Martínez (14), Castellanos (9) Tigers RISP: 2-9 (Céspedes 0-2, Avila 0-1, J.D. Martinez 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Cabrera 0-1, V. Martínez 1-2, Castellanos 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Davis (7, 3rd base off Quintana/Flowers) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Kinsler (1, throw) DP: 2 (Castellanos-Avila, Kinsler-Romine-Cabrera). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 20,081 (49.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Manny Gonzalez, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Jim Reynolds |
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