Vargas hits two home runs as White Sox defeat Tigers 9-5

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DETROIT — One major reason the Chicago White Sox sit atop the American League Central standings is their ability to hit the ball out of the park. The power was on display during the opener of an important three-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Tristan Peters hit a game-tying two-run home run in the fourth. And with two outs in the inning, Munetaka Murakami broke that tie with a majestic ...

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Vargas went 4 for 5 and had his third multihomer game as the White Sox extended their lead atop the AL Central to 3 1/2 games. Peters and Braden Montgomery had three hits each. Montgomery gave the White Sox the lead with an RBI single in the first, but Detroit pulled ahead 3-1 on Ben Malgeri’s two-run homer in the second and Eduardo Valencia’s RBI double in the third.

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Vargas went 4 for 5 and had his third multihomer game as the White Sox extended their lead atop the AL Central to 3 1/2 games. Peters and Braden Montgomery had three hits each. Montgomery gave the White Sox the lead with an RBI single in the first, but Detroit pulled ahead 3-1 on Ben Malgeri's two-run homer in the second and Eduardo Valencia's RBI double in the third.