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Quintana takes ball for Pale Hose in Detroit

Jun 26, 2015 - 2:15 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago White Sox hope to back lefty Jose Quintana on Friday night when they continue a four-game series with the Detroit Tigers.

Despite a solid 3.92 earned run average, Quintana is just 3-7 on the season. He hasn't allowed more than three runs in five straight outings -- with just one victory over that span -- and 11 of his 14 starts this year.

Quintana gave up two runs on a pair of solo homers over seven innings on Sunday versus Texas, but did not factor into a 3-2 win.

The 26-year-old will face the Tigers for the fourth time this season and was blasted in his lone previous outing in Detroit in 2015. Facing the Tigers on April 19, Quintana was tagged for nine runs and 10 hits over just four innings of a loss.

In 11 career meetings with Detroit, Quintana is 4-3 with a 4.26 ERA.

Surging righty Anibal Sanchez eyes a fourth straight winning start against the White Sox, a club he has historically struggled against.

Sanchez is just 2-5 with a 5.45 ERA in seven lifetime starts versus Chicago, but enters this outing having allowed just three runs over his last three starts. He posted back-to-back scoreless outings, including a two-hit shutout of Cincinnati on June 15, before besting the New York Yankees 12-4 on Sunday. Sanchez allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks over seven innings, surviving a pair of solo homers allowed.

The 31-year-old has inched closer to .500 at 6-7 while bringing his ERA down to 4.59.

The White Sox outlasted the Tigers 8-7 in 10 innings on Thursday afternoon to win the series opener. Carlos Sanchez cleared the bases with a three-run triple in the top of the 10th and Chicago needed each run as Detroit managed to score twice in the bottom of the frame.

"Sanchez had a huge hit," said White Sox manager Robin Ventura. "We're really proud of him."

Adam LaRoche drove in two runs and Adam Eaton hit a solo home run for the White Sox, who had lost eight of their last nine road games. They won for the fourth time in six games.

Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez each homered for Detroit, which was coming off a 3-4 road trip. Joba Chamberlain allowed Sanchez's triple in the 10th.

"I think (Chamberlain) struggled to find the strike zone a little bit at times," said Tigers manager Brad Ausmus. "He worked himself into a jam and couldn't get out of it."

Detroit almost got Chamberlain off the hook as Bryan Holaday came up with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th and hit a two-run single, but White Sox right-hander David Robertson retired Ian Kinsler, intentionally walked Miguel Cabrera and then struck out Josh Wilson to seal the victory.

These two clubs have split 10 meetings this season, with the Tigers taking two of three from the White Sox at home from April 17-19.






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