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LaMarre's first major-league homer helps White Sox beat Tigers

DETROIT - Ryan LaMarre hit his first major-league home run and Lucas Giolito escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 Tuesday night.

LaMarre, who played college baseball at Michigan, gave the White Sox a 4-3 lead in the second inning, and Giolito pitched out of trouble in the sixth inning with a 6-3 lead.

The Sox won for just the second time in eight games, improving to 2-9 against Detroit this season.

Giolito (8-9) allowed 3 runs and 8 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings. He struck out 7 to improve to 3-1 in his past six starts.

The Tigers got runners to the corners in the ninth, but Xavier Cedeno struck out Nicholas Castellanos to earn his first save since Aug. 11, 2015.

Blaine Hardy (4-5) took the loss, allowing four runs on six hits and a walk in four innings.

Both teams scored 3 runs in the first inning, the Sox getting their final two on a bizarre play. Daniel Palka's RBI single made it 1-0 and left the bases loaded with one out. Kevan Smith hit a fly ball to deep center, and all three runners tried to advance.

Palka stopped between first and second as Jose Abreu scored from third, and by the time the Tigers were able to finish off a sloppy rundown, Matt Davidson had scored from second for a two-run sacrifice fly double play as Palka was thrown out at second to end the inning.

In the bottom of the first, Victor Martinez made it 3-2 with a 2-out, 2-run double, and Jim Adduci followed with a game-tying single.

LaMarre, born in suburban Detroit, made it 4-3 in the second with a line drive into the White Sox bullpen.

Zach McAllister replaced Hardy for the fifth inning, and the White Sox quickly took advantage. Tim Anderson and Avisail Garcia led off with singles, and Abreu made it 6-3 with a two-run double.

The Tigers loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth, but Giolito got out of it when James McCann popped out, Mike Gerber struck out and Victor Reyes popped out.

Chicago White Sox's Jose Abreu hits a two-run double in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Associated Press
Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito yells on the way to the dugout in the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Associated Press
Detroit Tigers' Victor Martinez rounds first base on a two-run double in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Associated Press
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