Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 5, Chi. White Sox 2
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, April 15, 2012
Where: U.S Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Lance Barksdale, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Attendance: 25143


Tigers 5, White Sox 2: Rick Porcello allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings and visiting Detroit averted a three-game sweep in Chicago.

Gerald Laird homered and the Tigers scored two runs off wild pitches to snap the White Sox's four-game winning streak.

Porcello (2-0) turned in a stellar performance, blanking Chicago on three hits before Dayan Viciedo broke up his shutout bid with a two-out home run in the eighth.

The 23-year-old Porcello allowed the one run on five hits while striking out four and not walking a batter to improve to 3-0 in his last four starts against the White Sox.

Chicago left-hander Chris Sale (1-1) lasted only five innings, giving up three runs on five hits in his second career start.

Laird staked Porcello to a 1-0 lead with a leadoff homer in the third inning before the Tigers tacked on single runs in the fifth and sixth innings - both on wild pitches - and two in the ninth for a 5-1 edge.

Back-to-back doubles by Jhonny Peralta and Laird and a walk to Austin Jackson loaded the bases in the fifth before Sale uncorked a wild pitch.

Prince Fielder ended Sale's day with a leadoff double in the sixth. He moved to third on Delmon Young's single and score on a wild pitch by Nate Jones for a 3-0 edge.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The White Sox were seeking their first five-game winning streak since Aug. 26-30, 2011. They were trying for their first three-game home sweep of the Tigers since Aug. 11-13, 2006. ... Detroit 2B Brandon Inge, who was activated off the disabled list Saturday, made his first start at designated hitter. He was 0-for-2 with a strikeout. ... Chicago hosts Baltimore for four games while Detroit heads to Kansas City for three games starting Monday.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Detroit   Chi. White Sox
Rick Porcello Player Chris Sale
Win W/L Loss
7.2 IP 5.0
4 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 5
1.17 ERA 5.40
Hitting
Detroit   Chi. White Sox
Gerald Laird Player Adam Dunn
3 Hits 2
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
7 TB 4
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Detroit 10 1 17 .270 22 8 3 4 0 0
Chi. White Sox 8 1 14 .235 13 6 2 1 1 0