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Jack Flaherty pitched six effective innings in his Detroit debut and Andy Ibáñez snapped a tie with a pinch-hit single in the ninth, sending the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.
Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers homered for the Tigers, who are 3-0 for the first time since 2016.
Each of their wins in their season-opening series at Chicago was decided by one run.
“The adrenaline and the energy this team has shown so far you can see in the results,” Ibáñez said through a translator.
Paul DeJong and Korey Lee went deep for the White Sox.
Tyler Holton (1-0) earned the win by striking out four in 1 1/3 innings. Jason Foley got Andrew Vaughn and Braden Shewmake to ground out to earn his second save.
Detroit manager A.J. Hinch sent Ibáñez up to hit for Parker Meadows with runners on first and second and two out.
He responded with a single to left against left-hander Tim Hill, driving in pinch-runner Matt Vierling for a 3-2 lead.
Steven Wilson (0-1) was tagged with the loss after he allowed a hit and a walk while recording two outs.
The White Sox are 0-3 for the first time since 2015.
Flaherty gave up a run and four hits while striking out seven.
The right-hander signed a $14 million, one-year contract with the Tigers in free agency.
