The Tigers were back at it in Chicago, where the weather looked a lot nicer than it had the last two evenings, and everyone was talking about Chicago dogs. (For the record, Chicago dogs are the best, and I will hear no arguments to the contrary, but Daniela was wrong about Coney dogs, which are also excellent.) The Tigers were hoping to come away with a series win after being bested by the White Sox on Tuesday evening after a lengthy rain delay. Shane Smith was on the mound for the White Sox, while the Tigers were depending on Troy Melton. Melton had been both very good and very uneven in his previous outings, so the Tigers were really hoping for the former from the young pitcher.

With two outs in the top of the first, Kerry Carpenter singled. He’d be the only Tigers baserunner for the in

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