This was a typical Francisco Liriano outing. Relative dominance that evaporated with a quickness once the White Sox lineup had gotten a few looks at him. The Tigers offense was nearly all provided by Jeimer Candelario, and they lost 8-4 to square the series at a game apiece.
The offense staked Liriano to an early lead, putting a pair of runs on White Sox lefty Hector Santiago in the first inning. Nicholas Castellanos reached on a Tim Anderson throwing error, and Jeimer Candelario, batting right-handed, mashed a big ol’ tater over the visitor’s bullpen to give them a quick 2-0 lead.