The White Sox turned a tight contest into a rout with a five-run explosion over the final two innings, defeating Detroit 7-1 at Rate Field. Chicago broke open a 2-1 game with three home runs in the seventh and eighth innings.
Anthony Kay earned his fifth win of the season, allowing 1 run over 5 innings on 6 hits with 3 strikeouts. The left-hander carried a 3.77 ERA into his next start after limiting Detroit to Wenceel Perez's third-inning solo homer.
Edgar Quero ignited the decisive rally with a solo homer in the seventh inning. One batter later, Rikuu Nishida singled to right, bringing home Benintendi to extend the lead to 4-1. The eighth inning brought more power as Montgomery homered to right center, then Benintendi capped the scoring with a two-run blast that scored Quero.
Framber Valdez absorbed the loss, falling to 2-4 after allowing 4 runs over 6.2 innings. The Detroit starter surrendered 6 hits and walked 2 while striking out 4. His troubles began early when Meidroth scored on a wild pitch in the first inning, followed by Quero's sacrifice fly.
Chicago extended its winning streak to three games and improved to 30-27. Detroit dropped to 22-36 with its second straight loss. Valdez reached 200 career games played in this game.