"When Tarik Skubal started off the game walking Chase Meidroth - quite a rarity for him - it looked possible the AL Cy Young holder might have an off-night and give the Sox a chance. A double play later, the walk was rendered meaningless. Seven innings and two singles and no walks later the whole idea of a Skubal off-day turned out to be wishful thinking."
"No such luck for Pérez in the fifth, when the Tigers went single, walk, fly out, RBI double, sac fly, walk, Gleyber Torres three-run homer to make it 6-0 and end the starter's day. Meanwhile, the White Sox just kind of rolled over, with only one of their outs even hard-hit. That left the bullpen as the only bright spot of the day, with four innings of one-hit ball and nine strikeouts. Wikelman González set the bar high, whiffing five in the first two of those innings."
Tarik Skubal delivered seven strong innings, allowing only two singles and no walks while neutralizing the White Sox lineup. Martín Pérez struggled, surrendering a Jahmal Jones homer and a fifth-inning rally that included a Gleyber Torres three-run blast which pushed the score to 6-0 and ended his start. The White Sox offense produced almost no hard contact and only one notable baserunner whose hits were erased by double plays. The Tigers bullpen provided four innings of one-hit relief with nine strikeouts, highlighted by Wikelman González's five whiffs, and two relievers, including Tommy Kahnle, finished the shutout. The Sox will face 41-year-old Charlie Morton in the next game.
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