Thursday Sports – Rookie pitchers lead Tigers and Cubs to wins

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Tigers 1, White Sox 0 – Rookie Troy Melton allows 1 hit as Tigers beat White Sox 1-0 to win series

Rookie Troy Melton allowed one hit in five innings and three Detroit Tigers relievers maintained a shutout of the Chicago White Sox in a 1-0 win. It was a series-clinching win for the Tigers, who advanced to 70-52 on Wednesday and extended a narrow lead over the Cleveland Guardians in the AL Central. The Tigers are just 11-14 since the All-Star Break, while the division-rival Guardians are 16-7 in that stretch. Melton threw 56 pitches over five innings. The 24-year-old struck out six batters. Tigers relievers Sawyer Gipson-Long, Kyle Finnegan and Will Vest combined to allow one