Chicago ― The Tigers took the lead, then they took cover.

And, finally, they took the game.

Spencer Torkelson hit a foul-pole-scraping home run in the top of the ninth inning to propel the Tigers to a 2-1 victory in the series opener against the White Sox on Monday night in a game that was delayed more than an hour just moments after Torkelson's go-ahead homer.

Heavy rains poured down at Rate Field following Torkelson's homer, hit so high it might've activated the heavens. When play resumed, the Tigers made short work finishing off the lowly White Sox.

Torkelson's 26th home run of the season salvaged an otherwise forgettable night at the plate for the Tigers, who couldn't touch a trio of White Sox relievers and hadn't had an extra-base hit since the first inning until Torkelson, stand

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