Chicago (Fri., July 18, 1975) - Brian Downing sliced a single to right field with two outs in the eighth inning, scoring two runs, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Tigers, 4-2, at Comiskey Park on Friday night.
Downing's hit made a loser out of Tigers reliever John Hiller (3-8), though the hit came off Fernando Arroyo, who replaced Hiller after two straight walks.
After Arroyo entered the game, Bucky Dent grounded out, sending Bill Melton and Jerry Hairston to third base and second base, respectively. That brought up Downing, who poked his opposite field hit to right to break a 2-2 tie, giving him three RBI on the night.
The Tigers (34-55) took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the first and third, but the White Sox scored twice in the sixth inning to tie it, on a Hairston single and a Downing sacrifice fly.
White Sox starter Jim Kaat pitched eight innings to earn the win. Rich Gossage pitched the ninth to earn the save.
Mickey Stanley had three hits, including a home run, for Detroit.
The Major Said: "We seem to be on the losing end of a lot of these kinds of games. When you lose a lot, you lose a lot of close games, because so many games are close in this league. If you can't win close games, you won't go anywhere."
Tigers 101 000 000 2-9-0
Chicago 000 002 02x 4-7-1
HR: Stanley (2, DET)
WP: Kaat
SV: Gossage
LP: Hiller (3-8)
Tigers record: 34-55 (actual: 40-49)
Home: 15-30
Away: 19-25
Last 10: 3-7
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