Tigers fall 2‑1 to White Sox in pitchers’ duel

CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Chicago White Sox edged the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Sunday afternoon at Guaranteed Rate Field, riding a two-run seventh inning and strong pitching to their third straight win in the series.

Sean Burke (5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K) set the tone for Chicago, while Brandon Eisert (1-0) got the win with one-third of an inning. Tyler Davis secured his first save with two-thirds of a scoreless frame.

Detroit (22-38) struck first in the top of the first when Spencer Torkelson doubled home Kevin McGonigle. Tigers starter Keider Montero dominated through six scoreless innings, allowing two hits and striking out four.

The White Sox (32-27) answered in the seventh. Colson Montgomery homered and Tristan Peters added an RBI single. Drew Anderson (2-3) took the loss for Detroit.

Detroit managed four hits; Chicago had six. Attendance was 28,764, and the game lasted 2 hours, 20 minutes.