Detroit leaves Chicago with the taste of defeat in their White Sox. Kyle Lobstein went 7 and 2/3 innings and only let one run (unearned) cross home plate. The Tigers picked him up with four runs in the final game of the series.

“Big Cat” hustled hard to make things happen in this one. He reached base after being plunked with two outs in the first inning, then took third on a V single. He scored the game’s first run when Jose Quintana threw a wild pitch.

It stayed 1-0 until the bottom of the fourth. The first base runner reached on a sketchy outside the basepaths single that was also an error on Ian Kinsler. Two more hits tied it up. With no outs, Lobstein walked the bases loaded. Thankfully, the next batter hit it straight to Nick Castellanos at third. He stepped on the bag and fired home for the tag. Double play, lead runner dead. The last out was a success to end the jam.

The Tigers jumped back on Chicago the very next inning. Rajai Davis made this run happen. He worked a one out walk, then moved to second on a Kinsler hit. He stole third while Cabrera batted, earning the run on an infield groundout that could’ve left him stranded. The White Sox also bobbled the double play ball.

Kinsler led off the 8th with a double down the left field line. After “Big Cat” was intentionally walked, V singled home Ian on a hit over the infield. This is when Cabrera hopped on his horse. Yoenis Cespedes hit a deep fly ball, and low and behold, Miguel tagged up and took third. The throw was errant, so V also took second. J.D. Martinez was then intentionally walked to load the bases. Nick Castellanos sent a base hit into left field, scoring our 4th run.

That means three of our runs, aka the difference in the game, came from hard running plays. Even Cabrera can hustle and make little things happen. A double play guided Lobstein through his start. He was relieved by Joakim Soria with two outs in the 8th. Soria struck out the final four White Sox to emphatically end the game.