Moncada leads White Sox over Tigers 4-3 in 11 innings

Sat, Sep 17, 2022
MLB News (AP)

DETROIT (AP) - Yoan Moncada hit a tiebreaking single in a two-run 11th inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 4-3 on Saturday night after losing to the Tigers in extra innings in the series opener.

With the score 2-2, Elvis Andrus reached on a bunt single leading off the 11th. Gregory Soto (2-9) failed to pick up the bunt on the left side of the mound as automatic runner Selby Zavala advanced to third.

Moncada hit an RBI single, Jose Abreu struck out and, after a double steal, Eloy Jimenez's sacrifice fly gave Chicago a 4-2 lead.

Pinch-hitter Javier Baez had a two-out, running-scoring single in the bottom half against Aaron Bummer, who retired Spencer Torkelson on a flyout for his second second save.

Liam Hendriks (4-4) retired the side in order in the 10th, a day after giving up Victor Reyes' game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th.

Chicago (75-71) was four games back of AL Central-leading Cleveland (78-66), which was trying for a doubleheader sweep of Minnesota.

Davis Martin allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He replaced scheduled starter Johnny Cueto, who felt ill according to acting manager Miguel Cairo but could start Sunday.

Tigers starter Eduardo Rodriguez gave up two runs, two hits and two walks in 6 1/3 innings.

Rodriguez and Martin raced through the first five innings in 75 minutes, combining to allow three hits and a walk.

Reyes hit an RBI single in the sixth after Tucker Barnhart's leadoff double. The inning included two outstanding defensive plays: shortstop Elvis Andrus made a lunging grab of Akil Baddoo's liner up the middle and second baseman Romy Gonzalez made a barehand pickup of Riley Greene's grounder and then threw to first for the out.

A.J. Pollock greeted Jason Foley with a two-run single in the seventh. Pollock is hitting .373 in 51 at-bats against the Tigers this season.

Baddoo scored from second on Greene's eighth-inning grounder that Andrus dived to glove on the outfield grass. As Andrus initially hestitated to throw, Baddoo ran through a stop sign from third base coach Ramon Santiago and scored standing up as Andrus' throw went up the first-base line.

ROSTER MOVE

RHP Michael Kopech (shoulder) was placed on the 15-day. Cairo said the team hopes Kopech could return for the final days of the regular season.

UP NEXT

The teams finish their three-game series on Sunday, with Drew Hutchison (2-8, 4.24) expected to face Cueto (7-8, 3.09).

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