CHICAGO -- The Detroit Tigers didn't have much to say about their 6-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. They are looking to forget about this season as quickly as possible.
The Tigers finished a first-to-worst tumble, ending the year in last place in the AL Central after winning the division for four straight years. Most of the talk in the Tigers' clubhouse was about next year.
"There were some things that didn't go the way we hoped, but that's all in the rearview mirror now," manager Brad Ausmus said. "I'm honestly looking forward to start to put together ... some names and possibilities for 2016."
The Tigers (74-87) were hurt by injuries and shaky pitching in falling to last place for the first time in seven years.
Sunday was different, with the strong pitching of Daniel Norris (3-2) possibly showing a bit of the future. Norris pitched one-hit ball over five innings and Tyler Collins broke open the game with a bases-clearing triple.
"It's a great way to end the season on a positive note," said Norris, who came to the Tigers during the season in a trade from the Blue Jays. "I'm going into next year with good thoughts. .... I think I went out there and had a good couple months here."
Chicago also was happy to end the year after finishing 76-86, fourth in the Central. That was a slight improvement over last year, when the Sox won 73 games.
"Very disappointing," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You go back to work and try to figure out what you're going to be doing in the future. ... We do have some young guys that we are excited about."
Norris didn't give up a hit until Trayce Thompson's triple in the fourth. Collins hit his bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning after White Sox reliever Daniel Webb gave up a single to Bryan Holaday and walks to Dixon Machado and J.D. Martinez.
White Sox starter Frankie Montas (0-2) was pulled after four innings after giving up one run on two hits and three walks. Montas struck out seven.
The Tigers got a run in the first on a double by Nick Castellanos that scored Anthony Gose, and added one in the fifth when Gose led off with a triple and later scored on Martinez's sacrifice fly. Detroit added a run in the eighth on Josh Wilson's RBI single.
American League batting champion Miguel Cabrera didn't play for Detroit on Sunday after hitting a home run in Saturday's loss to the White Sox. Cabrera finished the season with a .338 average, well ahead of Boston's Xander Bogaerts. Cabrera is the first player to win the AL batting title four times in a five-year span since Wade Boggs won four straight from 1985-88.
AUSMUS: TOTAL REBUILD NOT NEEDED
Ausmus said the Tigers just need a few things if they're not hit hard by injuries again. "If everyone's healthy there's a good core," Ausmus said. "We're not building from scratch, planning three or four years out. I think we're in a spot where if the right pieces are added we could immediately be in contention again."
AUSMUS' MVP WAS J.D. MARTINEZ
Ausmus said if he had to pick a Tigers' MVP he'd choose OF J.D. Martinez. "He drove in a hundred runs, almost 40 home runs," Ausmus said. "He plays every day, he plays solid defense in the outfield."
ERROR-FREE MCCANN
Tigers C James McCann finished the season with no errors in 112 games to lead all MLB catchers in fielding percentage. He is just the sixth catcher in major league history to catch at least 100 games in a season without an error.
LOVE FOR SALE
Chicago's Chris Sale finished the season as the American League strikeouts leader with 274 after his seven-strikeout outing on Friday. That was second-most in the majors behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: CF Adam Eaton will undergo arthroscopic surgery to clean up his left shoulder on Monday. He said he hopes to be able to fish two to three weeks after the procedure.
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This story has been corrected to say that Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run home run Saturday, not two home runs.
The Tigers finished a first-to-worst tumble, ending the year in last place in the AL Central after winning the division for four straight years. Most of the talk in the Tigers' clubhouse was about next year.
"There were some things that didn't go the way we hoped, but that's all in the rearview mirror now," manager Brad Ausmus said. "I'm honestly looking forward to start to put together ... some names and possibilities for 2016."
The Tigers (74-87) were hurt by injuries and shaky pitching in falling to last place for the first time in seven years.
Sunday was different, with the strong pitching of Daniel Norris (3-2) possibly showing a bit of the future. Norris pitched one-hit ball over five innings and Tyler Collins broke open the game with a bases-clearing triple.
"It's a great way to end the season on a positive note," said Norris, who came to the Tigers during the season in a trade from the Blue Jays. "I'm going into next year with good thoughts. .... I think I went out there and had a good couple months here."
Chicago also was happy to end the year after finishing 76-86, fourth in the Central. That was a slight improvement over last year, when the Sox won 73 games.
"Very disappointing," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "You go back to work and try to figure out what you're going to be doing in the future. ... We do have some young guys that we are excited about."
Norris didn't give up a hit until Trayce Thompson's triple in the fourth. Collins hit his bases-loaded triple in the seventh inning after White Sox reliever Daniel Webb gave up a single to Bryan Holaday and walks to Dixon Machado and J.D. Martinez.
White Sox starter Frankie Montas (0-2) was pulled after four innings after giving up one run on two hits and three walks. Montas struck out seven.
The Tigers got a run in the first on a double by Nick Castellanos that scored Anthony Gose, and added one in the fifth when Gose led off with a triple and later scored on Martinez's sacrifice fly. Detroit added a run in the eighth on Josh Wilson's RBI single.
American League batting champion Miguel Cabrera didn't play for Detroit on Sunday after hitting a home run in Saturday's loss to the White Sox. Cabrera finished the season with a .338 average, well ahead of Boston's Xander Bogaerts. Cabrera is the first player to win the AL batting title four times in a five-year span since Wade Boggs won four straight from 1985-88.
AUSMUS: TOTAL REBUILD NOT NEEDED
Ausmus said the Tigers just need a few things if they're not hit hard by injuries again. "If everyone's healthy there's a good core," Ausmus said. "We're not building from scratch, planning three or four years out. I think we're in a spot where if the right pieces are added we could immediately be in contention again."
AUSMUS' MVP WAS J.D. MARTINEZ
Ausmus said if he had to pick a Tigers' MVP he'd choose OF J.D. Martinez. "He drove in a hundred runs, almost 40 home runs," Ausmus said. "He plays every day, he plays solid defense in the outfield."
ERROR-FREE MCCANN
Tigers C James McCann finished the season with no errors in 112 games to lead all MLB catchers in fielding percentage. He is just the sixth catcher in major league history to catch at least 100 games in a season without an error.
LOVE FOR SALE
Chicago's Chris Sale finished the season as the American League strikeouts leader with 274 after his seven-strikeout outing on Friday. That was second-most in the majors behind Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers.
TRAINER'S ROOM
White Sox: CF Adam Eaton will undergo arthroscopic surgery to clean up his left shoulder on Monday. He said he hopes to be able to fish two to three weeks after the procedure.
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This story has been corrected to say that Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run home run Saturday, not two home runs.
3:10PM,EDT,October 4,2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Frankie Montas pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Gose singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Collins walked, Gose to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos doubled to right, Gose scored, Collins to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Moya walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Marte struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Saladino lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Shuck popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Thompson lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Frankie Montas pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Holaday walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J. Wilson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Gose flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Holaday out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| A. García safe at first on error by third baseman Castellanos. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Olt grounded out to third, A. García to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Brantly grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Frankie Montas pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| J.D. Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Collins struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Sánchez lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Saladino grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Frankie Montas pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Moya popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Marte fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Holaday struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Shuck struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Thompson tripled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| A. García walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, A. García out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Putnam pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Putnam relieved Montas. | 1 | 0 |
| J. Wilson popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Gose tripled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez hit sacrifice fly to left, Gose scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Collins flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Norris pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Olt grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Brantly grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Jennings pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Jennings relieved Putnam. | 2 | 0 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Moya grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Marte fouled out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randy Wolf pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Wolf relieved Norris. | 2 | 0 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Saladino doubled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Shuck grounded out to first, Saladino to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Thompson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A. García grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Webb pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Webb relieved Jennings. | 2 | 0 |
| Holaday singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| J. Wilson flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Gose struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado walked, Holaday to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J.D. Martinez walked, Holaday to third, Machado to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Collins tripled to deep right center, Holaday, Machado and J.D. Martinez scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Ferrell pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Ferrell relieved Wolf. | 5 | 0 |
| Ramírez fouled out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Olt flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Brantly lined out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Carroll pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Carroll relieved Webb. | 5 | 0 |
| Moya flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| Marte walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Holaday singled to left, Marte to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J. Wilson singled to right, Marte scored, Holaday to third, J. Wilson to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 0 |
| Gose struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ian Krol pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Romine at third base. | 6 | 0 |
| Krol relieved Ferrell. | 6 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Sánchez grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 0 |
| Saladino lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Carroll pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| McCann hit for J.D. Martinez. | 6 | 0 |
| McCann grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Collins struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| Romine reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Moya lined out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Ryan pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Ryan relieved Krol. | 6 | 0 |
| Shuck lined out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| Thompson fouled out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| A. García singled to shallow left center. | 6 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Gose CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .254 | .321 | .367 |
| Machado SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .235 | .307 | .279 |
| J.D. Martinez DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .282 | .344 | .535 |
a-McCann PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 | .297 | .387 |
| Collins LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .266 | .316 | .417 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .255 | .303 | .419 |
Romine 3B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 | .307 | .315 |
| Moya RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .182 | .280 | .273 |
| Marte 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .213 | .284 | .413 |
| Holaday C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .281 | .292 | .453 |
| J. Wilson 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .316 | .350 | .395 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 169 | |||
| a-grounded to third for J Martinez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Castellanos (33, Montas) 3B: Gose (8, Putnam); Collins (3, Webb) RBI: Castellanos (73), J.D. Martinez (102), Collins 3 (25), J. Wilson (5) SF: J.D. Martinez 2-out RBI: Castellanos, Collins 3 Tigers RISP: 3-7 (Machado 0-1, J. Wilson 1-1, Gose 0-1, Marte 0-1, Collins 1-1, Castellanos 1-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Castellanos (12, ground ball) DP: 1 (Norris-J. Wilson-Marte). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 19,800 (48.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | 56 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Whitson, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Doug Eddings, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |
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