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The Tigers are just 11-14 since the All-Star
Break, while the division-rival Guardians are 16-7 in that
stretch.
Melton (3-1, 2.82 ERA) threw 56 pitches over five innings. The
24-year-old struck out six batters.
Luis Robert Jr. hit a leadoff double in the fifth inning, but
Melton responded with three consecutive swinging strikeouts to
end his day. Since giving up six earned runs to the Pittsburgh
Pirates in his July 23 debut, Melton has been responsible for
just one run in four appearances.
Tigers relievers Sawyer Gipson-Long, Kyle Finnegan and Will Vest
combined to allow one hit over the final four innings. Vest
picked up his 18th save of the season.
Wenceel Pérez hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the sixth
inning off Martín Pérez (1-2, 3.09), who surrendered three hits
and two walks over 3 1/3 innings.
Chicago starter Shane Smith held Detroit to two hits in five
innings and threw five strikeouts.
Key moment
Pérez’s sacrifice fly brought Kerry Carpenter home for the
game's first and only run.
Key stat
Carpenter was the lone player on either team to log a multi-hit
game. The outfielder went 2-for-4.
Up next
The Tigers head to Minnesota for a four-game series against the
Twins on Thursday, with Tarik Skubal (11-3, 2.35 ERA) on the
mound.
The White Sox begin a six-game road trip on Friday at Kansas
City. Aaron Civale (3-7, 4.91) and Noah Cameron (6-5, 2.52) are
slated to start for the White Sox and Royals, respectively.
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