DETROIT — Chicago White Sox starter Shane Smith took a hit — literally — and kept on going.

Smith and catcher Kyle Teel violently collided when both went after a wild pitch that bounced high in front of the plate in the fourth inning Friday against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.

With both players down, two runs scored during the sequence. The training staff checked on both Smith and Teel. The players shook off the big hit and remained in the game.

“The plan for today is always to get through five,” Smith said. “I didn’t want to let that get in the way of that.”

Smith then finished the at-bat, striking out Dillon Dingler to end the inning. Smith went five innings and earned the win as the Sox rallied for a 7-5 victory in front of 35,216.

“Shane’s a tough guy,” Teel said. “I had m

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