Castellanos' 5 hits, 5 RBIs, lift Tigers over White Sox
Send a link to a friend
[August 14, 2018]
Nicholas Castellanos had the
first five-hit game of his career, including a go-ahead, two-run
homer, and drove in five runs to power the host Detroit Tigers past
the Chicago White Sox 9-5 on Monday night.
Castellanos rapped two singles and two doubles to go along with his
homer while scoring twice. James McCann contributed three hits and
scored three runs, while Victor Reyes and Jeimer Candelario each
scored two runs and drove in another.
Louis Coleman (4-1) pitched an inning of scoreless relief to collect
the win.
Detroit starter Artie Lewicki gave up three runs on six hits in 4
2/3 innings. Chicago's Reynaldo Lopez allowed four runs on seven
hits in five innings.
Jeanmar Gomez (0-1) gave up the homer to Castellanos and took the
loss. Adam Engel had two hits, including a homer, and scored twice,
while Omar Narvaez added a solo shot.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2018/Aug/14/images/ads/current/lincolntheatre_sda_031016.png)
The White Sox scored three runs in the third. The Tigers got on the
board in the bottom of the inning. McCann singled, advanced on a
wild pitch and groundout, and scored on Candelario's sacrifice fly.
Detroit pulled within 3-2 in the fourth. Castellanos smacked a
double to left and Victor Martinez ripped an RBI double.
Castellanos supplied a go-ahead hit in the fifth. The Tigers used
two singles and a walk to load the bases with no outs. Jose Iglesias
bounced into a double play as McCann scored the tying run.
Castellanos made it 4-3 with his RBI double down the left field
line.
[to top of second column] |
![](../images/081418pics/sports67.jpg)
White Sox starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez (40) pitches in the first
inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Mandatory
Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2016/Mar/14/images/ads/current/tires250x300.gif)
Narvaez tied it in the top of the sixth off Drew VerHagen with his
fifth homer.
Castellanos' 17th homer in the bottom of the seventh put the Tigers
back on top. Candelario drew a leadoff walk against Gomez. One out
later, Castellanos crushed a hanging sinker over the left field
wall.
Engel cut Detroit's lead to 6-5 with his two-out homer to left off
Alex Wilson in the eighth.
The Tigers scored three runs off Juan Minaya in the bottom of the
eighth. Reyes had an RBI single, and Castellanos capped his big
night with a two-run single.
--Field Level Media
[© 2018 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2018 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2018/Aug/14/images/ads/current/LPL_small%201.gif) |