By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Tigers 4, White Sox 1 – Joakim Soria shut the door on the White Sox’ chances of sweeping the Tigers by striking out four straight batters to end the game.
Kyle Lobstein picked up the victory, pitching seven and two thirds innings, giving up zero earned runs on five hits.
Victor Martinez and Miguel Cabrera each had an RBI.
Detroit closed out the road trip with a 5-5 record and will start a six game home stand tomorrow night.
2nd Place in AL Central (.5 game behind Kansas City)
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division title: 135
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 131
Next Game: 05/08/2015 vs Kansas City Royals 7:08 p.m. @ Comerica Park
Hitting Stats: Victor Martinez 2B (2) RBI (14), Miguel Cabrera RBI (21), Nick Castellanos RBI (9), Ian Kinsler 2B (6), Rajai Davis SB (7)
Pitching Stats: Kyle Lobstein W (3-2) 7.2 IP 5 H 1 R 0 ER 2 BB 3 K, Joakim Soria SV (11) 1.1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 4 K