The splitter from Detroit Tigers rookie Casey Mize looked perfect, but Yoan Moncada extended his hitting streak to seven games by slapping the first-inning pitch beyond the left-field wall for a 358-foot home run.
This pitch accounted for one of five hits and one of three home runs by the Chicago White Sox against Mize, but the minimal damage was enough for Lance Lynn, who on the mound. Lynn worked around an early jam and posted six innings of one-run ball.
While the pitching clash between Mize and Lynn lived up to the anticipation, the Tigers (23-33) were unable to grab the lead in a 4-1 loss to the White Sox in the four-game series opener at Guaranteed Rate Field.