CHICAGO -- Miguel Cabrera hasn't looked like Miguel Cabrera for most of the season.
He still has a chance for a strong finish.
Cabrera connected for his first homer in a month and finished with three hits, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Saturday night.
"He keeps getting a little closer it looks like," said Tigers bench coach Gene Lamont, who took over after manager Brad Ausmus was ejected by plate umpire Nick Mahrley for arguing balls and strikes in the fifth. "Tonight he hit three balls really well.
"We're just patient. We know he can hit. It's not as though he doesn't have a good track record, so it would be nice the last five weeks if he gets hot, really help us."
Cabrera followed Justin Upton's tying, two-run homer in the third inning with a drive to right that just cleared the glove of a leaping Avisail Garcia, giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead. The two-time AL MVP stopped an 0-for-12 slide with his first homer since July 28 against Houston and No. 14 on the year.
Dixon Machado had two hits and drove in a run as Detroit won for just the fifth time in 20 games. Buck Farmer (3-1) pitched into the sixth inning after he was recalled from Triple-A Toledo for his first major league start since June 18.
"Start, bullpen, it really doesn't matter to me," Farmer said. "I'm just hoping I'm here to stay throughout the end of the year."
Yolmer Sanchez hit a two-run homer for Chicago, which had won three straight and six of nine. Garcia singled, walked twice and scored two runs.
Carlos Rodon (2-5) was charged with five runs and seven hits in five innings, his worst start in a month. The left-hander was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his previous five outings.
"Just today wasn't very good," Rodon said. "They hit the ball and hit the ball well and made me pay on some pitches I missed on. Changeup was there to Miggy and he just made a good swing; he's a good hitter. I think that was a 1-1 count to Justin and it was a fastball and he made me pay. I left it up."
Tim Anderson's two-out RBI double chased Farmer and trimmed Detroit's lead to 5-3 in the sixth. With a steady rain falling, Daniel Stumpf came in and fanned Sanchez with runners on second and third for the final out of the inning.
Farmer allowed five hits, struck out three and walked one in his second win of the year against the White Sox. The right-hander struck out 11 while pitching 6 1/3 scoreless innings in a 4-3 victory at Chicago on May 27.
"Second real good game he's pitched against these guys," Lamont said.
Shane Greene got five outs for his fifth save. He entered with runners on first and second in the eighth and got Anderson to bounce into an inning-ending double play.
SMART MOVE
Ausmus did not take the field to argue with Mahrley after he was thrown out.
"The longer you go out there, the more money it's going to cost you," a chuckling Lamont said. "So I think he did the right thing myself. ... I think that old Dartmouth grad, he's wising up, I think."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: 3B Nicholas Castellanos (sprained left wrist) was held out for the second straight day. He said he thinks he got hurt during one of three bench-clearing clashes during Thursday's 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees. He expects to return to the lineup Sunday. ... Ausmus said Anibal Sanchez (left hamstring) looked good in a bullpen session Friday, but did not offer a timetable for the right-hander's return. Sanchez is eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list Sunday.
White Sox: INF-OF Nicky Delmonico was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right wrist. C Rob Brantly was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte to take Delmonico's place on the roster. ... RHP Reynaldo Lopez (back) felt fine after throwing 50 pitches in a bullpen session Friday. Manager Rick Renteria said Lopez likely will be able to return to the roster without a rehab stint. ... 3B Matt Davidson (right wrist) served as the designated hitter in his first game since he was activated from the DL on Friday. Renteria said Davidson will start at third on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd and White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito square off in the series finale. Boyd (5-7, 6.24 ERA) is 0-2 with a 10.19 ERA in five August appearances. Giolito (0-1, 6.00) makes his second start with Chicago after he was acquired in a December trade with Washington.
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He still has a chance for a strong finish.
Cabrera connected for his first homer in a month and finished with three hits, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Saturday night.
"He keeps getting a little closer it looks like," said Tigers bench coach Gene Lamont, who took over after manager Brad Ausmus was ejected by plate umpire Nick Mahrley for arguing balls and strikes in the fifth. "Tonight he hit three balls really well.
"We're just patient. We know he can hit. It's not as though he doesn't have a good track record, so it would be nice the last five weeks if he gets hot, really help us."
Cabrera followed Justin Upton's tying, two-run homer in the third inning with a drive to right that just cleared the glove of a leaping Avisail Garcia, giving the Tigers a 3-2 lead. The two-time AL MVP stopped an 0-for-12 slide with his first homer since July 28 against Houston and No. 14 on the year.
Dixon Machado had two hits and drove in a run as Detroit won for just the fifth time in 20 games. Buck Farmer (3-1) pitched into the sixth inning after he was recalled from Triple-A Toledo for his first major league start since June 18.
"Start, bullpen, it really doesn't matter to me," Farmer said. "I'm just hoping I'm here to stay throughout the end of the year."
Yolmer Sanchez hit a two-run homer for Chicago, which had won three straight and six of nine. Garcia singled, walked twice and scored two runs.
Carlos Rodon (2-5) was charged with five runs and seven hits in five innings, his worst start in a month. The left-hander was 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA in his previous five outings.
"Just today wasn't very good," Rodon said. "They hit the ball and hit the ball well and made me pay on some pitches I missed on. Changeup was there to Miggy and he just made a good swing; he's a good hitter. I think that was a 1-1 count to Justin and it was a fastball and he made me pay. I left it up."
Tim Anderson's two-out RBI double chased Farmer and trimmed Detroit's lead to 5-3 in the sixth. With a steady rain falling, Daniel Stumpf came in and fanned Sanchez with runners on second and third for the final out of the inning.
Farmer allowed five hits, struck out three and walked one in his second win of the year against the White Sox. The right-hander struck out 11 while pitching 6 1/3 scoreless innings in a 4-3 victory at Chicago on May 27.
"Second real good game he's pitched against these guys," Lamont said.
Shane Greene got five outs for his fifth save. He entered with runners on first and second in the eighth and got Anderson to bounce into an inning-ending double play.
SMART MOVE
Ausmus did not take the field to argue with Mahrley after he was thrown out.
"The longer you go out there, the more money it's going to cost you," a chuckling Lamont said. "So I think he did the right thing myself. ... I think that old Dartmouth grad, he's wising up, I think."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: 3B Nicholas Castellanos (sprained left wrist) was held out for the second straight day. He said he thinks he got hurt during one of three bench-clearing clashes during Thursday's 10-6 victory over the New York Yankees. He expects to return to the lineup Sunday. ... Ausmus said Anibal Sanchez (left hamstring) looked good in a bullpen session Friday, but did not offer a timetable for the right-hander's return. Sanchez is eligible to come off the 10-day disabled list Sunday.
White Sox: INF-OF Nicky Delmonico was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained right wrist. C Rob Brantly was promoted from Triple-A Charlotte to take Delmonico's place on the roster. ... RHP Reynaldo Lopez (back) felt fine after throwing 50 pitches in a bullpen session Friday. Manager Rick Renteria said Lopez likely will be able to return to the roster without a rehab stint. ... 3B Matt Davidson (right wrist) served as the designated hitter in his first game since he was activated from the DL on Friday. Renteria said Davidson will start at third on Sunday.
UP NEXT
Tigers left-hander Matthew Boyd and White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito square off in the series finale. Boyd (5-7, 6.24 ERA) is 0-2 with a 10.19 ERA in five August appearances. Giolito (0-1, 6.00) makes his second start with Chicago after he was acquired in a December trade with Washington.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Kinsler hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado sacrificed to pitcher, Kinsler to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton grounded out to shortstop, Kinsler to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Hanson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Saladino flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Abreu flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Martínez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Romine flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| A. García singled to left center, A. García to second on error by left fielder Upton. | 0 | 0 |
| Davidson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Anderson grounded out to shortstop, A. García to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez homered to right (389 feet), A. García scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Narváez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Iglesias doubled to deep center. | 0 | 2 |
| Kinsler struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado lined out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Upton homered to center (398 feet), Iglesias scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera homered to center (363 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| Mahtook walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Martínez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Mahtook out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Engel flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| Hanson flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Saladino popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| McCann grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| Romine doubled to deep left. | 3 | 2 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Kinsler singled to center, Romine scored. | 4 | 2 |
| Kinsler stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| Machado singled to left, Kinsler scored. | 5 | 2 |
| Upton grounded into fielder's choice to third, Machado out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Abreu hit by pitch. | 5 | 2 |
| A. García grounded into fielder's choice to third, Abreu out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| Davidson fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 2 |
| Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A. García out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Rodon pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| Mahtook grounded into fielder's choice to third, Cabrera out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| Martínez struck out swinging, Mahtook stole second. | 5 | 2 |
| McCann safe at first on error by third baseman Saladino, Mahtook to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Sánchez lined out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Narváez singled to center. | 5 | 2 |
| Engel struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| Hanson fouled out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Pelfrey relieved Rodón. | 5 | 2 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Kinsler struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| Machado singled to deep left. | 5 | 2 |
| Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Buck Farmer pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Saladino grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| Abreu grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 2 |
| A. García walked. | 5 | 2 |
| Davidson singled to center, A. García to second, A. García to third on error by center fielder Mahtook. | 5 | 2 |
| Anderson doubled to deep right center, A. García scored, Davidson to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Stumpf relieved Farmer. | 5 | 3 |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Cabrera singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Mahtook grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Cabrera out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| Martínez walked, Mahtook to second. | 5 | 3 |
| McCann hit by pitch, Mahtook to third, Martínez to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Petricka relieved Pelfrey. | 5 | 3 |
| Romine hit sacrifice fly to center, Mahtook scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Martínez to third, McCann to second on wild pitch by Petricka. | 6 | 3 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Stumpf pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Narváez struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| Saupold relieved Stumpf. | 6 | 3 |
| Engel struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Hanson walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Saladino grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake Petricka pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Kinsler grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Upton struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Wilson relieved Saupold. | 6 | 3 |
| Abreu grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| A. García walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Davidson singled to shallow right, A. García to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Greene relieved Wilson. | 6 | 3 |
| Anderson grounded into double play, third to second to first, Davidson out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Beck pitching for Chicago | DET | CHW |
| Beck relieved Petricka. | 6 | 3 |
| Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| Mahtook flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Martínez grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | DET | CHW |
| Sánchez struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Narváez singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Brantly hit for Engel. | 6 | 3 |
| L. García ran for Narváez. | 6 | 3 |
| L. García to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 3 |
| Brantly struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| Hanson safe at first on error by pitcher Greene, L. García to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Saladino struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .242 | .324 | .395 |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .301 | .336 | .372 |
| Upton LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .282 | .366 | .553 |
| Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .256 | .340 | .411 |
| Mahtook CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .280 | .333 | .451 |
| Martínez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .255 | .324 | .372 |
| McCann C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .252 | .324 | .434 |
| Romine RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .242 | .304 | .363 |
| Iglesias SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .258 | .291 | .374 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 150 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Iglesias (27, Rodón); Romine (14, Rodón) HR: Upton (28, 3rd inning off Rodón 1 on, 2 Out); Cabrera (14, 3rd inning off Rodón 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Upton 2 (93), Cabrera (57), Kinsler (38), Machado (11), Romine (21) S: Machado SF: Romine 2-out RBI: Upton 2, Cabrera, Kinsler, Machado Tigers RISP: 3-11 (Kinsler 1-2, McCann 0-1, Machado 1-2, Mahtook 0-1, Iglesias 0-2, Upton 1-2, Romine 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Kinsler (13, 2nd base off Rodón/Narváez); Mahtook (3, 2nd base off Rodón/Narváez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Upton (7, bobble); Mahtook (2, bobble); Greene (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (Machado-Kinsler-Cabrera). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| MGR AUSMUS EJECTED TOP 5TH (ARGUING BALLS & STRIKES) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 29,489 (72.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Nick Mahrley, First Base - Lance Barrett, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Brian Knight |
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