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DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit Tigers don't know how or why they
keep beating the Chicago White Sox.
They just keep doing it.
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Tony Clark hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in a four-run eighth
inning Tuesday night as Detroit defeated Chicago 7-4, sending the
White Sox to their fourth straight loss.
Detroit is 4-0 against the AL Central champions.
"It's kind of weird because they're a great team," said Todd
Jones, who pitched the ninth for his fourth save. "To get all of
my four saves against them is strange. I'll just keep my mouth shut
and keep dodging bullets."
Chicago took a 4-3 lead in the eighth off Matt Anderson (1-0) on
RBI singles by Paul Konerko and Carlos Lee.
Anderson, who has a 36.00 earned-run average, got the win despite giving up
two runs and three hits in two-thirds of an inning.
"I didn't want the win, I just wanted to hold them," Anderson
said. "I didn't do my job. But Tony Clark picked me up and
hopefully I can do the same for him later."
Damion Easley singled off Kelly Wunsch (0-1) leading off the
eighth and Clark homered to left-center, the deepest part of
Comerica Park.
"He's gotten me out on everything in the past," Clark said.
"I think it's the first time I've put the ball between the white
lines against him."
Wendell Magee added a two-run, two-out triple off Bobby Howry to
end the Tigers' rally in the eighth.
Magee said he doesn't have good answers for why the Tigers are
having so much success against Chicago, while having none against
Minnesota. The Twins are 5-0 against Detroit.
"Things fall for us against Chicago," Magee said. "And things
seem to fall for Minnesota against us."
An announced crowd of 13,068 -- the lowest at Comerica Park,
which opened last year -- braved the cold. It was 40 degrees when
the game started with a 19-degree wind chill.
"It was a disheartening loss," Chicago manager Jerry Manuel
said. "It was probably one of our tougher losses for the simple
fact that we've been struggling and it looked like things came
together for us that one inning."
Manuel hopes Chicago's losing ways, a season after winning the
division, end soon.
"It better be temporary, or I'll be temporary," he said.
Detroit's Jose Macias went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer, tying
his career high for hits.
Tigers starter Dave Mlicki gave up two runs -- one earned -- and
six hits in seven innings. He gave up five runs in each of his
previous two starts, failing to get past the fifth inning.
"Mlicki threw it pretty good," Detroit manager Phil Garner
said. "He threw it down the middle a little, but when he had
enough movement."
Chicago rookie Rocky Biddle allowed three runs -- all unearned --
and eight hits in six innings.
Herbert Perry gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead in the second with
his first homer of the year.
But Perry made his fourth error in four games in the fourth --
and added a fifth later -- mishandling a Deivi Cruz grounder to
third. Robert Fick followed with an RBI double over Jose Valentin's
head in center, and Macias homered on the next pitch.
Valentin doubled home a run in the fifth after right fielder
Roger Cedeno dropped Ray Durham's liner for an error.
Game notes
Macias has two homers, which ties last year's total. ...
Valentin is batting .471 over his last four games. ... Chicago had
a pair of four-game losing streaks last year and one five-game
skid. ... Mlicki, Chris Holt and Jeff Weaver are to start against
the White Sox for the second time this season. They gave up a
combined eight runs over 20 innings in three wins at Chicago. ...
Chicago's first game outside of the division will be against
Oakland on April 24 at home.
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Cleveland 8
Baltimore 1
Detroit 7
Chi. White Sox 4
Toronto 6
NY Yankees 5
Boston 10
Tampa Bay 0
Minnesota 6
Kansas City 5
Oakland 5
Anaheim 1
Seattle 6
Texas 4
Philadelphia 6
Chicago Cubs 3
Cincinnati 3
Milwaukee 2
Houston 0
Pittsburgh 0
NY Mets 4
Montreal 0
Florida 3
Atlanta 2
Arizona 17
St. Louis 4
Colorado 9
San Diego 5
San Francisco 3
Los Angeles 2
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