Tigers White Sox Score Today: Live Updates, Game Highlights

Win and you’re in.

The Detroit Tigers’ magic number is 1 and on Friday night they can clinch a playoff berth for the first time in 10 years.

They can do it at home, in Comerica Park, in front of fans who have been waiting for this moment. And they can do it against their division rivals, the Chicago White Sox, who are one loss away from setting a record for most losses in a season since 1901 and the modern era of Major League Baseball. (They can also do it with a Minnesota Twins loss to the Baltimore Orioles, first pitch at 8:10 p.m.).

The Tigers, owners of MLB’s longest active playoff drought (since 2014), can seal an epic comeback that left them 11 games out of an American League wild card spot on August 10, with less than 1% of chances of reaching the postseason. . Now they are three games up with three left to play.

Manager AJ Hinch continues his unorthodox but successful “starter” strategy by starting right-handed reliever Brenan Hanifee (1-1, 1.98 ERA) against the White Sox’s best, left-hander Garrett Crochet (6-12, 3.68 effectiveness). Chicago has won three straight to avoid history, while the Tigers have won five in a row.

A tantalizing best-of-three wild card matchup awaits us on Tuesday with the Orioles or the Houston Astros. The Tigers have three chances to do it.

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Ibanez put the Tigers in position with a strong drive up the middle, leading to a triple after Dominic Fletcher made a fielding error. White Sox pitcher Fraser Ellard, who relieved Shuster in the top of the inning, intentionally walked Vierling before allowing a double to Greene, who hit the ball against the back wall and scored Ibanez.

A wild pitch from Ellard then hit the catcher’s shin before bouncing up and off his helmet, allowing Vierling to score for the Tigers’ fourth run of the night and advancing Greene to third. Ellard then walked Malloy, but Perez flied out to second and Torkelson lined out to third.

Zach DeLoach got the White Sox on the board in the sixth with a bomb to right field, cutting Detroit’s lead to one after the Tigers broke a 0-0 tie in the fifth. A Riley Greene highlight reel for Chicago’s third out nearly ended in disaster, when Parker Meadows jumped over Greene to avoid a collision while completing the sliding catch.

Shuster ended the inning on a strong note for Chicago after a rough start, striking out Sweeney and Rogers to send the game into the seventh.

The White Sox ace’s night was over after four innings, and he finished with six strikeouts, three hits and a walk. Jared Shuster relieved him and the game immediately turned in the Tigers’ favor. Shuster walked Jake Rogers, allowed a single to center field on a fly ball to Parker Meadows and then walked Andy Ibáñez to load the bases.

The Tigers finally got their first run of the night after a wild pitch by Shuster allowed Rogers to reach the plate. His second run followed quickly, when a sacrifice fly to left field by Matt Vierling scored Meadows and advanced Ibáñez to third. Shuster managed to strike out Justyn-Henry Malloy to close the fifth.

Riley Greene singled to center with a line drive for Detroit’s third hit of the night, and the Tigers then loaded the bases after a fielding error put Wenceel Perez on base and Crochet walked Torkelson. With three on and two out, Sweeney had a chance to give the Tigers the lead after a four-inning stalemate.

Sweeney got contact but ended up grounding out, and shortstop Nicky Lopez found first baseman Gavin Sheets just as a spirited run by Sweeney fell short.

The White Sox moved ace Garrett Crochet’s start from Thursday to Friday, giving them their best chance to ruin a potentially historic night for the Tigers. Crochet has done his part so far, quickly eliminating the Tigers in the third with a sequence of punches.

The Tigers returned the favor at the start of the fourth. Parker Meadows beat Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn in consecutive at-bats, the second being a fly ball that Meadows lost in the sun. He still managed to catch it. Gavin Sheets then grounded out to Torkelson, who quickly found Hurter at first base.

AJ Hinch maintained his strategy of starting with a reliever, but the Tigers were unable to capitalize on a solid start from Brenan Hanifee, who allowed one hit and zero runs in the first two innings. Spencer Torkelson singled on a live drive to center field in the bottom of the second, the Tigers’ second hit of the night. But Trey Sweeney proceeded to ground into a double play to close the inning.

Brant Hurter replaced Hanifee to start the third.

The matchup: Tigres (85-74) vs. White Sox (39-120)

When: 6:40 p.m. on Friday.

Where: Comerica Park in Detroit.

TV: Bally Detroit Sports. (Do you have Xfinity but are looking for a cheaper way to watch BSD? Here are other options.)

Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; Tigers radio affiliates).

Probable launchers: Tigers RHP Brenan Hanifee (1-1, 1.98 ERA) vs. White Sox LHP Garrett Crochet (6-12, 3.68 ERA).

First release weather: Partly cloudy, 72 degrees, winds 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

SPARK: The Tigers became aggressive after the Joey Cora match and then began to win

Tigers lineup:

1. Andy Ibáñez (2B)

2. Matt Vierling (3B)

3. Riley Greene (LF)

4. Justyn-Henry Malloy (DH)

5. Wenceel Pérez (RF)

6. Spencer Torkelson (1B)

7. Trey Sweeney (SS)

8. Jake Rogers (center)

9. Parker Meadows (CF)

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Tigers White Sox Score Today: Live Updates, Game Highlights

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The matchup: Tigres (85-74) vs. White Sox (39-120)

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