With Matt Manning faltering, the Tigers’ lineup stepped in to save the day and escape with a 6-5\u00a0win.
Detroit — The Detroit Tigers got a good chance to show off the future of their rotation to a division rival this weekend. After starts from Casey Mize on Friday and Tarik Skubal on Saturday, Sunday was Matt Manning’s turn to take on the first-place Chicago White Sox on Fourth of July weekend. But with Manning faltering, it was the future of the Tigers’ lineup that stepped in to save the day and escape with a 6-5 win at Comerica Park, securing Detroit’s first series victory over the White Sox since September 2018. BOX SCORE: Tigers 6, White Sox 5 Rookie Akil Baddoo had two hits with a double, two RBIs, a stolen base and a run scored and Jeimer Candelario had three hits with two runs and an RBI, as the Tigers tagged White Sox ace Lucas Giolito for six earned runs on 10 hits in five innings. “We’re riding high right now,” Baddoo said. “It’s just how we’ve been playing lately. We talked about it earlier before the game, just continue to bring pressure and try to win each series. That’s what we’ve been doing lately.” Eric Haase and Harold Castro each had two hits and an RBI and Daz Cameron added a hit, run and stolen base for Detroit (38-46). The Tigers appeared to have a comfortable lead before Jose Abreu’s three-run homer in the ninth off Gregory Soto made it a one-run game with one out. Detroit got a run in the first and three more in the second to give Manning the run support he’d need, despite giving up seven hits and two earned runs in just 2⅔ innings. “What I told Manning was don’t let me taking him out in the third inning or some of the little soft hits characterize this as a negative start,” Tigers manager AJ Hinch said.
