Six Pack of Stats: Tigers 7, White Sox 2
A four-run seventh inning capped the series clincher for Detroit
The Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox, 7-2, at Guaranteed Rate Field. Detroit (59-92) looks for its 60th win of the year tomorrow while trying to close the sweep. Chicago (76-76) drops to .500, seven games back of an AL wild card spot.
The Starters
Drew Hutchison (W, 3-9) threw 77 pitches over five innings, allowing two earned on back-to-back homers.
Hutchison used a four-pitch arsenal in his start. He threw his 4-seamer 29 times, generating a 34% CSW rate with the pitch. Hutchison increased his spin rate on his entire arsenal.
Here’s the breakdown for the 32-year-old righty:
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Davis Martin (L, 2-5) went six innings, giving up three earned on seven hits and a walk while striking out four.
Martin used a fastball-heavy, 93-pitch arsenal in the quality start. Despite losing almost a full mph on the pitch, Martin generated a 38% CSW rate with his slider. Like Hutchison, Martin gained spin on all four pitches.
Martin’s Statcast data looked like this:
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Pressure Play
With two on, two out in the bottom of the fourth, White Sox shortstop Elvis Andrus hit into an inning-ending fielder’s choice.
The play had 2.04 LI, the only play in the game with >2.00 LI.
Pressure Cooker
Tigers reliever Alex Lange (H, 19) totaled 1.15 pLI in pitching a 1-2-3 bottom of the sixth.
Top Play
With one on, one out in the top of the first, Tigers second baseman Harold Castro homered to put Detroit ahead, 2-0.
The two-run shot added .175 WPA for the Tigers.
Top Performer
Castro totaled .299 WPA in his 3-for-5, three-RBI night.
Smackdown
Luckiest hit: Castro’s third RBI came from the game’s luckiest hit, a .060 xBA single to left.
Toughest out: Andrus hit a .640 xBA line out in the first.
Hardest hit: Tigers rookie Spencer Torkelson hit a 107.6 mph ground out in the fourth.
Weakest contact: Tigers left fielder Akil Baddoo singled on a 37.3 mph bunt in the seventh.
Longest hit: Eloy Jiménez and Gavin Sheets hit back-to-back homers in the fourth, with Sheets sending his 421 feet.
Magic Number: 7
At 35-42, make it seven more losses than wins at home this year for the South Siders.
Glossary
Hard-hit is any ball off the bat at 95 mph or more
LI measures pressure per play
pLI measures total pressure faced in-game
Whiff a swing-and-miss
WPA win probability added measures contributions to the win
xBA expected batting average