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Baseball 101: Spencer MLB-worst White Sox lose to Tigers again for 4-game sweep

Spencer Torkelson hit a 3-run homer during a 5-run seventh inning, and the Detroit Tigers beat the White Sox 6-3 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep and drop the majors' worst team to 31-101.

Parker Meadows led off the seventh with a homer off Jared Shuster (1-3) that tied the game at 2. Jace Jung hit a go-ahead RBI single before Torkelson greeted Justin Anderson with a 439-foot drive to center field that made it 6-2.

The White Sox have lost eight of nine and recorded their 31st blown save, the most in the majors. They have four wins in their past 38 games.

Torkelson finished 3 for 5, falling a triple short of the cycle.

Detroit right-hander Ty Madden gave up two runs, one earned, in five innings in his major-league debut. The 24-year-old allowed four hits and three walks.

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) AP

Sean Guenther (1-0) worked 1⅔ scoreless innings for his first win, and Tyler Holton handled the ninth for his fifth save.

Andrew Vaughn drove in runs for the White Sox with a sacrifice fly in the first and a single in the third. Andrew Benintendi homered in the eighth for Chicago.

Davis Martin allowed one run on seven hits in five innings for the White Sox.

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