Michael A. Taylor smacked a three-run home run and Shane Smith pitched sharply into the sixth inning to boost the Chicago White Sox to an 8-1 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.Taylor connected against Detroit’s Tyler Holton in the sixth inning to break the game open. He finished with four RBIs, also driving in a run with a bases-loaded walk in the fourth.Austin Slater added a pair of hits for Chicago, including a two-run double.The White Sox earned their first win against the Tigers in five tries this season while stopping their 11-game winning streak at Rate Field dating to 2023.Pitching a bullpen game, Detroit stifled Chicago in the early innings. Miguel Vargas lined a single to left field leading off the fourth for the White Sox’s first hit of the game and later scored on a bases-loaded to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.Tigers reliever Brant Hurter (2-1) allowed one run and one hit in two innings with one walk and four strikeouts.
