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Tigers Fall To White Sox 4-1

CHICAGO (AP) — Lopez stymies Tigers.

Like many young pitchers, Reynaldo López sometimes struggles with confidence.

 

 

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 28: Reynaldo Lopez #40 of the Chicago White Sox pitches in the first inning during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

 

Sunday was not one of those days for the 25-year-old right-hander.

López struck out a career-high 14 and allowed two hits in six innings to lead the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers for a sweep of their abbreviated two-game series.

"He knew he was commanding his fastball and he was aggressive with all his pitches," catcher Welington Castillo said of López. "It didn't matter who was in the batter's box."

 

 

Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 28: Reynaldo Lopez #40 of the Chicago White Sox pitches in the sixth inning during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

 

López (2-3) allowed one unearned run and lowered his ERA to 6.03.

Jace Fry and Kelvin Herrera each worked a hitless inning, and Alex Colomé got the final three outs for his fifth save.

 

 

Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 28: Chicago White Sox players celebrate a 4-1 win over the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

 

The White Sox struck out 20 Detroit batters — Fry, Herrera and Colomé had two each — to tie the major league record for a nine-inning game.

"It tells you they had great stuff," Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire said. "Guys (were) in a lot of bad hitting situations, and we didn't put the ball in play. One of those tough games."

 

 

Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 28: Pitcher Reynaldo Lopez #40 of the Chicago White Sox is greeted by teammates in the dugout after finishing the sixth inning with 14 strikeouts and giving up only two hits against the Detroit Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

 

López's strikeout total was the most by a Chicago starter since Chris Sale struck out 14 against Seattle on Aug. 26, 2016.

"He's a young man who's still maturing, who's still learning and who's still learning himself," White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. "I think trust continues to be an issue that all of them continue to chip away at — trusting themselves, trusting their stuff."

Castillo went 2 for 4 with two RBIs, Leury García and Yolmer Sánchez each drove in a run and Jose Abreu went 2 for 3 as Chicago won its second straight.

 

 

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 26: Grayson Greiner #17 of the Detroit Tigers hits a solo home run against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 26, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

 

 

Grayson Greiner had a run-scoring single for Detroit, which has dropped four straight.

"His stuff was pretty electric," Greiner said of López. "Some days you can kind of eliminate one of his pitches, and he had everything going today. He had a fastball I think up around 98, and he was throwing his curveball and slider down and away and mixing his changeup in there.

"He had elite stuff today, and he threw the ball well."

The White Sox had a wild 12-11 win on Friday night in the opener. Saturday night's game was postponed because of snow.

HOW THEY SCORED

Detroit's only run came in the second. With two out and none on, Ronny Rodríguez reached on an error by shortstop Tim Anderson. Rodríguez stole second and scored on Greiner's single.

 

 

Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 28: Ronny Rodriguez #60 of the Detroit Tigers scores against Welington Castillo #21 of the Chicago White Sox following a double off the bat of Grayson Greiner during the second inning of a game at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

 

López walked two batters in the sixth, but then struck out Brandon Dixon to cap his strong outing.

The White Sox grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first on a two-out, ground-rule double by Castillo with the bases loaded against Matthew Boyd (2-2).

 

 

Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 28: Matthew Boyd #48 of the Detroit Tigers pitches in the first inning during the game against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on April 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)

 

Chicago added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth. García drove in a run with a safety squeeze bunt in the seventh, and Sánchez had a sacrifice fly in the eighth.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Tigers: 2B Josh Harrison was scratched with a left shoulder contusion. He was injured diving for a grounder in Friday's game.

White Sox: Rookie Eloy Jiménez was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a high right ankle sprain. The 22-year-old was injured when he crashed into the left-field wall on Friday night trying to catch a home run by Greiner in the third inning. Jiménez is likely to be sidelined for a month or longer. "He'll be reevaluated in a couple of weeks, and then we'll see where he's at," Renteria said. ... The White Sox also placed right-handers Nate Jones (right elbow inflammation) and Ryan Burr (right shoulder inflammation) on the IL and recalled LHP Aaron Bummer and RHP Thyago Vieira from Triple-A Charlotte.

UP NEXT

Tigers: RHP Tyson Ross (1-3, 4.03 ERA) starts the opener of a two-game series at Philadelphia Tuesday night. RHP Vince Velasquez (1-0, 1.99) goes for the Phillies.

White Sox: LHP Manny Bañuelos (1-0, 2.51 ERA) pitches the opener of a three-game home series against Baltimore Monday night. LHP John Means (3-2, 1.74) starts for the Orioles.

 

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