Final
Tigers roar back with 9th-inning rally, down ChiSox
Sep 4, 2011 - 4:28 AMVideo
Luis Marte (1-0) tossed a scoreless top of the ninth to earn the win. Brad Penny started and allowed eight runs -- four earned -- on 10 hits and a walk in five innings for Detroit, a winner in four of its last five games.
"Every game is huge, every win is huge," Cabrera said. "We have to go out there and try to finish the job."
The Tigers hold a 6 1/2-game lead on Cleveland in the AL Central.
Sergio Santos (3-4) allowed the game-deciding runs in the ninth to take the loss. Gavin Floyd allowed four runs on eight hits through five innings in his start for Chicago. He did not issue a walk and struck out four.
"You feel like you let the 24 other guys on your team down," Santos said. "They busted their tails and played really well, so to go in there and mess up that one inning, it's tough."
Alexei Ramirez hit a three-run home run as the White Sox dropped their third straight contest and fell 7 1/2 games behind division-leading Detroit.
Santos fanned Wilson Betemit to start the ninth, but then allowed a triple into left by Austin Jackson. Raburn stepped up next and blasted an inside slider over the left-field wall, tying the game.
After a Delmon Young strikeout, Cabrera launched a first-pitch, low-and-inside slider into the seats in left, capping an eight-run comeback. The White Sox held an 8-1 lead after five innings.
An A.J. Pierzynski sacrifice fly to left brought home Ramirez from third in the top of the first, but the Tigers answered with a Cabrera RBI double off the top of the wall in right in the home half.
Chicago tacked on five runs in the fourth, which Dayan Viciedo and Alex Rios began with back-to-back singles. Two batters later, an error by Tigers second baseman Carlos Guillen allowed Brent Morel to reach, filling the bases. Gordon Beckham followed with a base hit to right, scoring Viciedo.
Juan Pierre then hit a grounder to first. Cabrera fielded the ball and threw to home for the force out, but Alex Avila's throw back to first was wide and Morel was able to score on the throwing error. Ramirez then pulled a ball over the left-field wall, putting the White Sox ahead 6-1.
Back-to-back solo homers by Alejandro De Aza and Morel in the fifth extended Chicago's lead.
But Detroit began to fight back in the bottom of the fifth. Jackson's triple brought Guillen across the plate, and Young's shot into the left-field bleachers made the score 8-4.
Betemit smacked a homer in the seventh and Jhonny Peralta singled in Victor Martinez in the eighth to make it a two-run game, setting up the Tigers' last- inning rally.
Game Notes
Chicago activated pitcher Philip Humber off the 15-day disabled list Saturday...Detroit has won 17 of its last 23 games vs. Chicago...Jackson extended his hit streak against Chicago to 14 games...Cabrera has reached base safely in 30 straight games.
- CHICAGO: 8
DETROIT: 9
Final
Sep 3 7:58 PM - Miguel Cabrera two-out, solo Home Run (25) to left to end the game.
White Sox 8, Tigers 9 Bot 9, 2 OutsSep 3 7:57 PM - Delmon Young struck out swinging. None on with two outs and Miguel Cabrera due up.
White Sox 8, Tigers 8 Bot 9, 2 OutsSep 3 7:56 PM - Jhonny Peralta single to left scored Victor Martinez with two out. Runner on first and Carlos Guillen due up.
White Sox 8, Tigers 6 Bot 8, 2 OutsSep 3 7:38 PM - Jesse Crain enters the game for the White Sox with none on and one out.
White Sox 8, Tigers 5 Bot 7, 1 OutSep 3 6:38 PM - Delmon Young two-out, two-run Home Run (7) to left scored Austin Jackson. Miguel Cabrera due up.
White Sox 8, Tigers 4 Bot 5, 2 OutsSep 3 6:10 PM - Andy Dirks struck out swinging, catcher to first. Runner on third with two outs and Delmon Young due up.
White Sox 8, Tigers 2 Bot 5, 2 OutsSep 3 6:09 PM - Brent Morel two-out, solo Home Run (3) to left. Gordon Beckham due up.
White Sox 8, Tigers 1 Top 5, 2 OutsSep 3 5:57 PM - Alejandro De Aza two-out, solo Home Run (4) to right. Brent Morel due up.
White Sox 7, Tigers 1 Top 5, 2 OutsSep 3 5:57 PM - Alexei Ramirez two-out, three-run Home Run (14) to left scored Gordon Beckham and Juan Pierre. Paul Konerko due up.
White Sox 6, Tigers 1 Top 4, 2 OutsSep 3 5:37 PM - Juan Pierre grounded into a fielder's choice first to catcher. On the play, Alex Rios out at home, Brent Morel scored with two out. Gordon Beckham advances to third. Juan Pierre safe at first on throwing error by Alex Avila. Runners on first and third and Alexei Ramirez due up.
White Sox 3, Tigers 1 Top 4, 2 OutsSep 3 5:36 PM - Gordon Beckham single to right scored Dayan Viciedo with one out. On the play, Brent Morel advances to second and Alex Rios advances to third. Bases loaded and Juan Pierre due up.
White Sox 2, Tigers 1 Top 4, 1 OutSep 3 5:30 PM - Miguel Cabrera double to right scored Delmon Young with two out. Runner on second and Victor Martinez due up.
White Sox 1, Tigers 1 Bot 1, 2 OutsSep 3 4:33 PM - A.J. Pierzynski sacrifice fly out to left scored Alexei Ramirez. Runner on first with two outs and Dayan Viciedo due up.
White Sox 1, Tigers 0 Top 1, 2 OutsSep 3 4:21 PM - CHICAGO: 0
DETROIT: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Sep 3 4:11 PM
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