Vargas Homers in 10th as White Sox Edge Tigers 4‑3

CHICAGO (Interstat) — Miguel Vargas hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field.

The White Sox trailed 3-1 entering the ninth but tied the game on a sacrifice bunt that scored Andrew Benintendi after a throwing error by Detroit first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Detroit regained the lead in the top of the 10th on a sacrifice fly by Zack Short, but Vargas delivered his 13th home run of the season, scoring Drew Romo and sending the 30,019 fans home happy.

Bryan Hudson pitched a perfect 10th inning to earn the win, improving to 3-1. Drew Anderson took the loss for Detroit, falling to 2-2. Tigers starter Troy Melton worked seven strong innings, allowing six hits and one earned run with one strikeout. Sean Newcomb and Brandon Eisert combined for four scoreless innings of relief for Chicago.

Dillon Dingler hit a two-run homer in the third inning for Detroit, which managed just four hits. The White Sox racked up 10 hits behind Vargas’s 2-for-5, three-RBI night. The game lasted 2 hours 29 minutes. Chicago improved to 30-27, while Detroit fell to 22-36.