Tigers 7, White Sox 4
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A three-run double by Delmon Young in the seventh inning gave the Detroit Tigers the edge needed to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-4 on Friday night.
As heard on 97.1 The Ticket - the scoring was consistent for both teams before Young broke the 4-4 tie with the swing of the bat and moved Detroit within two games of the AL Central-leading White Sox.
Miguel Cabrera and Jhonny Peralta homered as the Tigers took the opener of the three-game series.
Octavio Dotel (5-2) pitched 1 2-3 innings of scoreless relief. Joaquin Benoit struck out the side in the eighth inning and Jose Valverde closed for his 27th save in 31 chances.
Jake Peavy (9-10) gave up six runs and nine hits over six innings.
Tune into 97.1 The Ticket as the Detroit Tigers take on the Chicago White Sox for game two of the weekend series - first pitch 7:05 p.m.
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