White Sox Beat Tigers 9-5 as Jackson Jobe Yields 6 Runs in Return Home Start
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Updated · Detroit News · Aug 14
White Sox Beat Tigers 9-5 as Jackson Jobe Yields 6 Runs in Return Home Start
3 articles · Updated · Detroit News · Aug 14
Summary
9-5 at Comerica Park, Detroit fell to 60-62 and dropped 3.5 games behind the AL Central-leading White Sox in the opener of a key three-game series.
Jackson Jobe lasted 3 2/3 innings in his first home start after Tommy John surgery, allowing six runs after hitting the first two batters and losing command of his slider and fastball locations.
Chicago turned that into 14 hits and four homers, with Miguel Vargas collecting four hits and two home runs as the White Sox repeatedly punished Jobe's heaters.
Ben Malgeri gave Detroit early life with two homers, and the Tigers cut the deficit to 8-5 in the seventh, but got no closer.
The loss again kept Detroit from reaching .500 and left it essentially tied with Texas for the final wild-card spot, sharpening the stakes for the final two games.