DETROIT (Interstat) — Troy Melton pitched 2 1/3 innings of relief to earn his fifth win, and the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.

The White Sox struck first, scoring a run in the opening inning. Detroit tied the game in the fifth when Dillon Dingler singled to right, scoring Zach McKinstry. The Tigers took the lead in the sixth on James Outman’s ground-ball single that scored Spencer Torkelson and advanced on a throwing error. Jake Rogers followed with a sharp single to center, plating Outman. Detroit added a run in the seventh.

Melton (5-0) allowed two earned runs on five hits with one strikeout. Joe Rock (0-1) took the loss, giving up two earned runs in 2 1/3 innings. Kenley Jansen earned his ninth save, working a scoreless final frame.

Braden Montgomery had a hit for Chicago, which managed four hits total. Detroit collected seven hits. The White Sox fell to 40-36, while the Tigers improved to 33-44. Attendance was 34,692, and the game lasted 2 hours, 17 minutes.