In shutout, Sox dent Tigers’ playoff hopes

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CHICAGO — Miguel Gonzalez’s first start since Aug. 11 not only helped his current White Sox team, but it also lent a helping hand to his previous Orioles squad.

The right-hander hurled 6 1/3 innings of six-hit ball in his return from the disabled list due to a right groin strain, shutting down the Tigers in a 2-0 victory at a muggy U.S. Cellular Field on Tuesday night. Baltimore cruised past the Rays, 11-2, and grabbed sole possession of the second American League Wild Card, with the Tigers falling one game back.

Gonzalez allowed six hits and struck out four, pitching out of jams in the third and the fourth. Miguel Cabrera singled and …

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