CHICAGO — Javier Báez stood in the batter's box and watched the ball fly over the wall in left-center field.
On the second pitch of his at-bat, Báez unloaded on a fastball from Chicago White Sox starter Michael Kopech. He celebrated his home run by tossing his bat and interacting with fans that booed him. More importantly, he put the Detroit Tigers on the scoreboard in the first inning.
The Tigers failed to score again.
The teams split the four-game series, with the Tigers losing 4-2 in Sunday's finale at Guaranteed Rate Field because of a costly eighth-inning error by left fielder Robbie Grossman.