DETROIT -- If not for Gordon Beckham's stellar defense at third, Friday's outcome between the White Sox and Tigers might have been decided before the controversial ninth-inning play at Comerica Park.
Beckham threw a runner out at the plate on a slow roller to third, snagged a Miguel Cabrera smash on one hop to start an inning-ending double play and made a diving catch of an attempted sacrifice bunt. The man who made his name as one of the best defensive second basemen in the American League during his first stint with the White Sox from 2009-14 has been showing off his athleticism playing third this season.