Eaton’s walk-off lifts White Sox in Sunday conclusion

CHICAGO — Neither a suspended game, a taxed bullpen or a suspension of starter Chris Sale could prevent the White Sox from tormenting the Tigers. Adam Eaton’s two-out single in the ninth inning scored Avisail Garcia, earning Chicago a 4-3 win over Detroit Sunday afternoon in a game that started Saturday night.

White Sox closer David Robertson, who thwarted Detroit’s eighth-inning threat before rain washed out Saturday night, came back to work the ninth on Sunday, stranding Ian Kinsler following his two-out bloop double. Garcia led off the bottom of the inning against lefty Justin Wilson with a chopper down the third-base line for a single, stole second when Jose Iglesias was late covering the bag, advanced on J.B. Shuck’s groundout and scored on Eaton’s grounder through the left side.

Robertson (1-2) was the sixth White Sox pitcher of the game after Sale, the scheduled starter, was suspended for a clubhouse incident Saturday night. The game was delayed by rain three times Saturday prior to being suspended.

“It was definitely good to get it over in one inning [Sunday],” Robertson said. “It seemed like a long time. That’s what it seemed like, with the rain delays and everything, and coming back for a re-start. It seems like it’s been a long 24 hours.”

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