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Abreu's HR keys big 7th inning for ChiSox

Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) - Jose Abreu and Adam Dunn clubbed consecutive 
home  runs  to highlight a seven-run  seventh inning, as the Chicago White So
pounded  the  Detroit Tigers, 11-4,  to start  a three-game series at Comerica 
Park. 

Abreu,  who  finished with  four RBI,  hit a two-run  homer, his major league- 
leading  31st  of the  season. The  blast came after  Alexei Ramirez stroked a 
three-run double, which was part of Chicago's 15-hit attack. 

"Tonight, whether it was a base hit or a couple of miscues, you take advantage 
of it," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. 

Jose Quintana (6-7) scattered nine hits and gave up a pair of runs to help the 
White  Sox to their  fourth win in five games. The lefty moved to 3-0 over his 
last eight starts. He hasn't lost since June 13 against Kansas City. 

Anibal Sanchez (7-5) surrendered six hits and five runs -- four earned -- over 
6 1/3 innings to lose his third straight home start. 

Bryan  Holaday drove in two runs for the AL Central leaders, who dropped their 
fourth consecutive contest. The Tigers are 4-9 in their last 13 games. 

The  game  was tied 2-2 going  to the seventh, but  Chicago sent 12 men to the 
plate  in the  inning. Conor Gillaspie had two singles in the frame, including 
one that started the inning. Gordon Beckham reached safely on a fielding error 
by  third baseman Miguel Cabrera. One out later, Tyler Flowers grounded a base 
hit to left field. The ball caromed off the glove of Rajai Davis for an error, 
allowing the go-ahead run to score. 

Joakim  Soria entered  from the bullpen, but the veteran right-hander, in just 
his  second  game since  being traded  from Texas, gave  up a four consecutive 
hits,  starting with Adam Eaton's single. Ramirez then split the gap in right- 
center. Abreu homered to left, followed by Dunn's shot to right. 

Soria recorded just one out and surrendered six hits in all in his home debut 
with the Tigers. 

"It was probably the worst outing of my career," Soria said. 

Abreu  added a two-run double in the eighth before the Tigers countered in the 
bottom portion with two runs, one on a J.D. Martinez double-play groundout and 
another on Holaday's RBI single. 

Martinez tripled to right field to drive in Torii Hunter in the second inning. 
Holaday was up next and lifted a sacrifice fly to left for a 2-0 Detroit lead. 

The White Sox tied the game in the fourth when Gillaspie singled in Abreu, who 
extended  his hitting streak  to 18 games with a base hit to right leading off 
the frame. Beckham added a sacrifice fly to left. 

                                   Game Notes 

Eaton, Abreu and Gillaspie each had three hits ... The White Sox went 6-for-12 
with  runners  in scoring position.  ... This is the  first time the White So
reached  double-digits in  runs since April 20 (16-2 at Texas) ... Jackson has 
hit  safely  in 15  of his last  17 games ...  Tigers rookie shortstop Eugenio 
Suarez  left in the fourth inning with lower back tightness ... Sanchez is 0-3 
over  his last four  home starts and hasn't won at Comerica Park since June 19 
versus the Royals ... The White Sox are 6-15 over the last 21 games at Detroit 
... Ventura became the  16th manager in  White Sox history to earn 200 wins 
... Victor Martinez had three of Detroit's 12 hits. 

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