DETROIT (AP) – Blaine Hardy pitched seven strong innings to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Sunday.
Hardy allowed one run and three hits, struck out six and walked one in his third start of the season. The 31-year-old left-hander is helping bolster the rotation while Jordan Zimmermann is out with a shoulder issue.
Hardy retired his last 14 batters. He is 3-0 in 63 appearances over the past three seasons.
Detroit Tigers pitcher Blaine Hardy throws in the second inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Detroit, Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Joe Jimenez struck out the side on 12 pitches in the eighth, and Shane Greene allowed Jose Rondon’s homer in the ninth before finishing for his 13th save.
Detroit Tigers right fielder Nicholas Castellanos hits an RBI single in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Detroit, Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Chicago White Sox pitcher James Shields wears a towel in the heat of the dugout in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Chicago White Sox’s Jose Rondon celebrates his solo home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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