Chicago — AJ Hinch was correct. There was no apparent carry-over Friday from the fracas between the Tigers and White Sox on Monday.
Home plate umpire and crew chief Hunter Wendelstedt had a longer-than-usual meeting at home plate with Hinch and White Sox skipper Tony La Russa, but that was about it. Even when White Sox Cesar Hernandez got plunked with a high-and-tight fastball in the second inning, there was no reaction.
The White Sox perhaps just decided to handle it a different way, like by demonstrating to the Tigers the difference between being a contender and hoping to be a contender.