CHICAGO – Lucas Giolito matched his career high of 13 strikeouts in seven dominant innings, hot-hitting Tim Anderson stroked his fourth home run of the series, and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 5-0 Thursday to complete their first four-game sweep of the Tigers in 15 years.
Giolito (2-2) allowed three hits and one walk to earn the victory, his fifth in seven career decisions against Detroit, as Chicago completed a 5-2 homestand with its fifth straight win.
The right-hander also struck out 13 against Oakland on Aug. 11, 2019. The White Sox hadn’t swept a four-game set against the Tigers since Sept.
1-4, 2005, the year of their only World Series title since the 1917 season.Anderson hit a solo homer off reliever Tyler Alexander to extend.