MLB Game Recap - Chicago Sox at Detroit
Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:10 PM EDT

TOR
2
NYY
7
F
STL
9
CHC
8
F
NYM
2
CIN
3
F
WSH
10
MIA
4
F(10)
CHW
5
DET
3
F
BOS
4
TB
5
F(11)
SEA
7
BAL
6
F(13)
PIT
1
MIL
10
F
LAA
8
HOU
4
F
KC
12
MIN
5
F
PHI
9
CLE
4
F
SF
1
ATL
8
F
ARI
4
SD
2
F
TEX
3
OAK
12
F
COL
4
LAD
2
F

September 21, 2019 6:10 PM

Final

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

R

H

E

Chicago Sox

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

2

0

5

17

0

Detroit

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

1

3

11

0

W: Nova (11-12)

L: Alexander (1-4)

S: Colome (29)

CHW - HR: Anderson (18)

DET - HR: none

Anderson homers, White Sox beat Tigers 5-3
Sat Sep 21, 2019 10:44 PM

DETROIT (AP) Ivan Nova has had an unusual week, pitching as an opener on Wednesday and then making a more conventional start three days later.

"I got a little tired at the end, but I felt really strong the whole game," Nova said after pitching five innings Saturday night for the Chicago White Sox.

Tired or not, Nova pitched better in his last couple outings. He allowed two runs Saturday in Chicago's 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Tim Anderson homered in a three-run fifth inning for the White Sox.

Nova (11-12) allowed eight hits and no walks and three relievers finished for Chicago. Alex Colome gave up a run in the ninth but held on for his 29th save in 31 chances.

It was a step in the right direction for Nova. Even after his scoreless inning as an opener Wednesday, he was 1-3 with a 7.13 ERA over his last six starts.

Anderson went 1 for 4, lowering his American League-leading average to .335, but the one hit was a no-doubter of a home run to left field.

Detroit (45-109) matched the 1996 Tigers for the second-most losses in franchise history behind 119 in 2003. Detroit did play better than in a sloppy 10-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday night.

"That was a good ballgame," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "It was exciting and competitive. I thought our guys were really into it."

Anderson opened the scoring with his 18th home run, a solo shot off Tyler Alexander (1-4). The inning only got worse for the Detroit left-hander: After singles by Jose Abreu and Eloy Jimenez, Yoan Moncada hit a two-run triple.

Detroit answered with two runs in the fifth. Victor Reyes hit an RBI groundout, and Brandon Dixon followed with a sacrifice fly.

Abreu hit a two-run single in the eighth to push the Chicago lead back to three. Abreu leads the AL with 121 RBIs, and with Anderson, Jimenez and Moncada also in the fold, the White Sox could have a bright future offensively.

"I think that for us the whole year has been hopefully a drive toward who we're going to be," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "I think that we've been driving and pushing and trying to do things a certain way, to put us in a position where I believe we kind of start establishing an identity of who we are."

Alexander allowed three runs and 10 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

The Tigers scored a run in the ninth on an RBI single by Ronny Rodriguez. Detroit had men on first and second with nobody out, but Willi Castro hit a sharp grounder to second baseman Yolmer Sanchez for a 4-6-3 double play.

UNUSUAL PLAY

Detroit's second run came on a sacrifice fly to the first baseman. Abreu caught Dixon's popup in foul ground, then tumbled into the stands. Castro tagged up and scored from third.

"I have to thank the fans, because they caught me," Abreu said through a translator. "The play developed very fast. I didn't realize how close I was to the net."

TRAINER'S ROOM

Tigers: Miguel Cabrera, who has been dealing with a troublesome right knee, did not play.

UP NEXT

White Sox: Reynaldo Lopez (9-14) starts the series finale for Chicago on Sunday.

Tigers: Detroit sends Matthew Boyd (8-11) to the mound as it tries to avoid a three-game sweep.

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Pitchers of Record

Chicago Sox IP H ER BB K ERA WHIP
I. Nova (W, 11-12) 5 8 2 0 3 3.60 1.600
A. Colome (S, 29) 1 2 0 0 2 0.00 2.000
Detroit IP H ER BB K ERA WHIP
T. Alexander (L, 1-4) 4.1 10 3 0 4 6.23 2.308

Batting Leaders

Chicago Sox AB H R HR RBI BB TB SB RC
J. Abreu 5 3 1 0 2 0 3 0 1.8
L. Garcia 5 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 1.8
Detroit AB H R HR RBI BB TB SB RC
D. Lugo 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.3
R. Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.0

Team Comparison

CHW DET
At Bats 43 36
Hits 17 11
Batting Average .395 .306
On Base Percentage .409 .324
Slugging Percentage 0.558 0.333
Doubles 2 1
Triples 1 0
Home Runs 1 0
Total Bases 24 12
Walks 1 1
Strikeouts 9 8
Stolen Bases 0 0
Caught Stealing 0 0
Runners Left On Base 12 7
Hits / At Bats with Runners In Scoring Position 3/13 1/7
Double Plays Fielded 9 0
Errors 0 0

2019 Reg Season - CHW Leads Series 10-4

Date Result Winner Loser
Thu Apr 18 CHW 7 @ DET 9 D. VerHagen C. Fulmer
Fri Apr 19 CHW 7 @ DET 3 C. Rodon J. Zimmermann
Sun Apr 21 CHW 3 @ DET 4 D. Norris R. Lopez
Fri Apr 26 DET 11 @ CHW 12 A. Colome J. Jimenez
Sun Apr 28 DET 1 @ CHW 4 R. Lopez M. Boyd
Wed Jul 3 DET 5 @ CHW 7 D. Cease D. Norris
Wed Jul 3 DET 6 @ CHW 9 J. Ruiz N. Ramirez
Thu Jul 4 DET 11 @ CHW 5 M. Boyd R. Lopez
Mon Aug 5 CHW 7 @ DET 4 L. Giolito G. Soto
Tue Aug 6 CHW 5 @ DET 3 D. Cease D. Norris
Tue Aug 6 CHW 6 @ DET 10 D. VerHagen H. Santiago
Wed Aug 7 CHW 8 @ DET 1 I. Nova T. Alexander
Fri Sep 20 CHW 10 @ DET 1 D. Cease J. Zimmermann
Sat Sep 21 CHW 5 @ DET 3 I. Nova T. Alexander

Game Information

Stadium: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 16,891
Game Time: 3:25
Weather: 79F, Cloudy
Wind:
Umpires: Home Plate - ?, First Base - ?, Second Base - ?, Third Base - ?