Tigers top Sox in 11, remain tied for 2nd WC

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CHICAGO — Justin Verlander and Chris Sale pitched well enough to win on a perfect Labor Day afternoon Monday at U.S. Cellular Field. But they both settled for quality starts and no-decisions in the Tigers’ 5-3 victory over the White Sox in 11 innings.

Justin Upton delivered the game-winning shot, his second in as many days, taking Chris Beck deep to right on a 1-2 pitch for his 21st home run of the season. That three-run blast came after a pair of two-out walks from Beck, and came one day after Upton hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning Sunday in Kansas City to help defeat the Royals.

The Tigers kept pace with the Orioles, who defeated the Rays, in a tie for the American League’s second Wild Card spot. They …

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