Chicago, IL- The Tigers' quiet bats prevented them from gaining a doubleheader split, as Tom Bradley tossed a masterful three-hit shutout in the nightcap as the Chicago White Sox took three out of four this weekend with a 5-0 victory.
The Tigers won Game 1, 5-2 in 14 innings by scoring three runs, two unearned, in the 14th.
The Tigers (42-32) are in a hitting slump, and it almost cost them Game 1, as they fell behind 2-0 before scratching and clawing to tie the game, 2-2, in the seventh. It remained tied until the 14th, when Detroit used four singles, a wild pitch, an error and a sacrifice fly to push three runs across the plate off White Sox reliever Rich Gossage.
The Tigers were all out of position players so reliever and winner Joe Niekro (1-1) had to bat for himself in the 14th. He struck out but it didn't matter.
Al Kaline drove in two runs in the first game.
In the nightcap, Bradley stifled the Tigers, retiring 22 of the last 23 batters. He walked none.
The White Sox supported Bradley with two runs in the first inning and then tacked on three more in the eighth, two on a home run by Rich Reichardt.
Mickey Lolich (13-6) went all the way in Game 2, surrendering five runs on nine hits. He walked none.
Fred Scherman got the spot start in Game 1. He went five innings and only allowed three hits and two runs.
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GAME 1
DET 000 001 100 000 03 5-14-1
CHI 100 010 000 000 00 2-8-2
WP: Niekro (1-1)
LP: Gossage
GAME 2
DET 000 000 000 0-3-0
CHI 200 000 03x 5-9-0
WP: Bradley
LP: Lolich (13-6)
HR: Reichardt (CHI)
Tigers overall: 42-32
Home: 19-15
Away: 23-17
Last 10: 4-6
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