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Pitching Prevails as the Tigers & Cubs Win on Tuesday, but the White Sox Lose

Detroit Tigers 3, Kansas City Royals 1

The Detroit Tigers defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday night at Comerica Park. Matthew Boyd started for the Tigers and pitched 6.1 innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks. He struck out seven batters. Joe Jimenez, Buck Farmer, and Gregory Soto combined to pitch the final 2.2 innings, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks. Soto earned his second save of the season. Jeimer Candelario hit a solo home run in the first inning to give the Tigers an early lead. Harold Castro added an RBI single in the third inning, and Miguel Cabrera hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to provide the Tigers with their final run. The Royals scored their only run of the game on a solo home run by Salvador Perez in the fourth inning. The Tigers improved to 14-14 with the win, while the Royals fell to 11-17.

Chicago Cubs 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 1

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. Kyle Hendricks started for the Cubs and pitched 6.0 innings, allowing one run on six hits and two walks. He struck out five batters. Ryan Tepera, Andrew Chafin, and Craig Kimbrel combined to pitch the final 3.0 innings, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks. Kimbrel earned his fifth save of the season. Patrick Wisdom hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Cubs an early lead. Kris Bryant added an RBI single in the second inning, and Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning to provide the Cubs with their final runs. The Diamondbacks scored their only run of the game on an RBI single by Josh Rojas in the fourth inning. The Cubs improved to 19-9 with the win, while the Diamondbacks fell to 13-15.

Chicago White Sox 2, Houston Astros 5

The Chicago White Sox lost to the Houston Astros 5-2 on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park. Lucas Giolito started for the White Sox and pitched 5.0 innings, allowing three runs on six hits and three walks. He struck out five batters. Aaron Bummer, Evan Marshall, and Codi Heuer combined to pitch the final 4.0 innings, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks. Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Astros an early lead. Carlos Correa added an RBI single in the third inning, and Yuli Gurriel hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to provide the Astros with their final runs. The White Sox scored their only runs of the game on an RBI single by Jose Abreu in the second inning and an RBI groundout by Yoan Moncada in the sixth inning. The White Sox fell to 17-11 with the loss, while the Astros improved to 18-10.

The Boston Globe