Tim
Anderson
swung
right
back
into
action
after
serving
a
suspension
stemming
from an
incident
last
season,
hitting
two
doubles
and a
single
as the
Chicago
White
Sox
routed
the
Detroit
Tigers
10-1 on
Sunday.
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Chicago
White
Sox
designated
hitter
Andrew
Vaughn
(25) is
greeted
by
teammates
after a
three-run
home run
during
the
seventh
inning
of a
baseball
game
against
the
Detroit
Tigers,
Sunday,
April
10,
2022, in
Detroit.
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Press) |
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Back
from
suspension,
Anderson
helps
White
Sox rout
Tigers
By HB
Meeks
tellususa.com
DETROIT
- Tim
Anderson
returned
to
action
after
serving
a
suspension
imposed
on him
last
season,
resulting
from a
benches-clearing
brawl
with the
Tigers
last
season.
The
five-year
White
Sox team
member
and 2021
MLB
All-Star
hit two
doubles
and a
single,
helping
Chicago
with an
easy win
over the
Detroit
Tigers
10-1 on
Sunday.
Anderson
sat out
the
first
two
games as
a
penalty
for
making
contact
with an
umpire
on Sept.
27,
2021.
"I spent
two days
in the
hotel
watching
us play
on
television,
which is
pretty
boring,"
he said.
"I was
ready to
go as
soon as
I got
something
I could
hit."
Anderson
is
hitting
.346
with 26
doubles
and 79
runs in
90
career
games
against
the
Tigers.
"We won
yesterday,
but it
was
obvious
how much
we
missed
Tim,"
White
Sox
manager
Tony La
Russa
said. "I
don't
think
there's
a better
shortstop
in the
game.
There
are some
guys at
his
level,
but no
one who
is above
him."
White
Sox
starter
Michael
Kopech
allowed
one run
on two
hits and
two
walks in
four
innings,
striking
out
three.
Tariq
Skubal
(0-1)
gave up
five
runs on
seven
hits in
four
innings.
The
White
Sox took
a 2-0
lead in
the
first
off
Skubal
(0-1).
After
Anderson
doubled,
Luis
Robert
singled
and
stole
second.
Jose
Abreu
had an
RBI
groundout,
and Eloy
Jiménez
followed
with a
sacrifice
fly.
The
Tigers
got a
run back
in the
second
on
Victor
Reyes'
triple.
Abreu
doubled
home
Robert
to make
it 3-1
in the
third,
and Josh
Harrison
added an
RBI
single
later in
the
inning.
In the
Chicago
fourth,
shortstop
Javier
Báez's
throwing
error
set up
Danny
Mendick's
RBI
double.
The
White
Sox
added
four
runs off
rookie
Elvin
Rodriguez
in the
seventh.
Jimenez
hit an
RBI
single,
and
Vaughn
followed
with a
three-run
homer.
Vaughn
singled
home
another
run in
the
10th.
At the
beginning
of the
season,
Tim
Anderson
said he
would
only
feel
positive
energy
this
year,
and the
White
Sox will
be
heading
home
with
Good
Vibes
Only
after
locking
up a
series
win on
the road
on
Sunday.
It was
an
entire
team
"W,"
featuring
effective
offense,
pitching,
and
solid
performances
from a
handful
of
players
making
their
2022
debut.
White
Sox:
Chicago
is off
Monday
before
hosting
the
Seattle
Mariners
in
Tuesday's
home
opener.
RHP
Vince
Velasquez
is
scheduled
to start
for the
White
Sox
against
Seattle's
Matt
Brash.
Tigers:
Detroit
hosts
Boston
on
Monday,
with
Matt
Manning
scheduled
to make
his
season
debut
against
Boston's
Michael
Wacha.
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