Zimmermann (9-5), making his first Major League start since June 30 due to a right neck strain, looked out of form, retiring just five of the 14 batters he faced with a fastball in the low 90s and secondary pitches that lacked their usual sharpness. The White Sox took advantage with a five-run second inning, starting with former Tiger Avisail Garcia's third homer of the series and continuing with Jose Abreu's two-run blast.
Detroit's bullpen limited the damage to that, but the half-dozen runs gave Jose Quintana (9-8) enough support to attack Tigers hitters for 7 1/3 quality innings despite two solo homers. Quintana picked up his fourth consecutive win and his first against Detroit since Aug. 31, 2014.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Abreu snaps streak: With three runs already across in the second inning, Abreu took Zimmermann deep for a two-run shot to end his day. The homer opened up a 6-1 lead for the White Sox. Abreu had not gone deep since June 23. He went 32 games and 137 plate appearances between homers.
Abreu's two-run homer
CWS@DET: Abreu pads White Sox lead with a homer
Jose Abreu puts the White Sox up 6-1 in the top of the 2nd inning with a two-run home run to left field
Kinsler connects: The Tigers answered Chicago's first-inning run four pitches into Quintana's outing, when Ian Kinsler turned on a breaking ball and sent it out to left for his 21st home run of the season. It marked Kinsler's fifth leadoff homer this year and the 37th of his career, the latter tying Ichiro Suzuki for seventh in Major League history.
Kinsler's solo home run
CWS@DET: Kinsler leads off with a solo home run
Ian Kinsler knots the game at 1 with a solo homer to kick off the bottom of the 1st inning
Quintana bends, doesn't break: Quintana allowed three straight singles to begin the seventh inning as the Tigers cut the deficit to 6-2. He then gathered himself after a mound visit from manager Robin Ventura and settled down to get three straight outs and escape any damage.
Cabrera rejoins 25-homer club: Miguel Cabrera posted 11 consecutive seasons with at least 25 home runs before falling to 18 last year. His eighth-inning solo homer off Quintana put him back in the club. Cabrera also became the fourth active player with 12 or more 25-homer seasons, joining Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz and Albert Pujols.
Miggy's solo home run
CWS@DET: Miggy swats a solo home run to left field
Miguel Cabrera swats a solo home run over the left-field wall to cut the Tigers' deficit to 6-3 in the bottom of the 8th
REPLAY REVIEW
For the second time this series, the White Sox challenged a foul ball called on a pitch that struck both a batter and his bat. This time, replay showed that Zimmermann's fourth pitch of the game hit Tim Anderson first, overturning the initial call after a 34-second review. Anderson left the game at the end of the inning with a bruised left hand and is day to day. More >
Anderson is hit by a pitch
CWS@DET: Anderson awarded first base after challenge
The White Sox challenge Tim Anderson not being hit by a pitch and after review, the call is overturned and Anderson takes first in the 1st
WHAT'S NEXT
White Sox: Chicago opens a short three-game homestand with the Orioles. Miguel Gonzalez (2-5, 4.06 ERA) takes the mound at 7:10 p.m. CT on Friday to face his former club. Gonzalez is coming off a month of July in which he posted a 2.50 ERA and went six innings or deeper in each of his six starts.
Tigers: Justin Verlander (11-6, 3.54 ERA) will face old friend and former teammate Curtis Granderson when the Mets come to town for a 7:10 p.m. ET Friday matchup to open a three-game weekend series at Comerica Park. Noah Syndergaard (9-5, 2.48 ERA) is scheduled to start for New York.
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Kyle Beery is a reporter for MLB.com based in Detroit and covered the White Sox on Thursday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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