Jackson wins White Sox debut, beats Tigers

[August 05, 2010]  DETROIT (AP) -- Edwin Jackson won his debut with the White Sox, and Paul Konerko and Carlos Quentin homered as Chicago beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 Wednesday night.

Acquired from Arizona on July 30, Jackson (7-10) allowed one run over seven-plus innings. He was an All-Star with Detroit last season.

The loss dropped the Tigers eight games behind Chicago in the AL Central, matching their biggest deficit of the season.

Jackson gave up nine hits, but Detroit stranded 11 runners in its second loss to him this season. He left with a 4-0 lead after walking Miguel Cabrera to start the eighth.

J.J. Putz replaced Jackson, who had thrown only 95 pitches, and walked Brennan Boesch.

Jhonny Peralta lined out, but Brandon Inge hit an RBI single and the runners moved up when right fielder Andruw Jones, who had come in that inning for defense, made a throw home that hit both the mound and Cabrera for an error.

Matt Thornton relieved and retired pinch-hitters Ryan Raburn and Jeff Frazier to get out of the inning.

Bobby Jenks pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.

Armando Galarraga (3-4) gave up four runs on eight hits and five walks in 7 2-3 innings. He has only won once in 10 starts since his near-perfect game on June 2 against Cleveland.

Konerko gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the first.

Quentin extended Chicago's advantage to 3-0 with a long homer in the fourth. His shot, estimated at 430 feet, became one of just a handful in Comerica Park's 11 seasons to clear the first tier of seats beyond the left-field bullpens.

In the meantime, the Tigers had eight hits off Jackson in the first five innings, but couldn't get a run.

Konerko's homer made it 4-0 in the sixth.

NOTES: The Tigers activated Inge from the 15-day disabled list before the game, and put rookie infielder Danny Worth on the DL with a bruised heel. Inge had been expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking his left hand on July 19, but was out for only 15 days and had three hits in his first game back. ... The White Sox purchased the contract of reliever Chris Sale from Triple-A Charlotte. Sale, the 13th pick in June's draft, became the first 2010 draftee to reach the majors. ... Don Kelly was retired on a rare 2-1-3 strikeout in the seventh inning. He swung at a two-strike pitch in the dirt that bounced off C A.J. Pierzynski's glove and toward the mound, where Jackson fielded it and threw to Konerko at first. ... Jackson also won at Comerica Park on June 19 with the Diamondbacks.

[Associated Press]

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