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Rookie Hill roughed up early, White Sox end Tigers' streak

Chicago — Garrett Hill got an object lesson in what can happen if you nitpick around the edges of the strike zone and fall into hitter's counts against big-league hitters.

Bad things.

Hill, the rookie right-hander, gave up six runs in the first two innings, all with two outs, and the White Sox brought the Tigers' six-game winning streak to a sudden end with an 8-0 romp Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field.

"I just think in his first start (against Cleveland), it seemed like he pitched to contact," catcher Tucker Barnhart said. "Today it seemed like he tried to pitch away from contact a little bit.