Salty HR saves Tigers, spoils Shields’ start for Sox

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DETROIT — Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s go-ahead two-run homer pulled the Tigers out of their offensive doldrums and back on top in the eighth, sending Detroit to a desperately needed 4-3 win over the White Sox on Monday night at Comerica Park.

The Tigers were five outs away from a third consecutive loss at home to a team with a losing record, having been held to two runs over six innings by struggling Sox starter James Shields. Tyler Saladino’s seventh-inning homer off Alex Wilson gave Chicago a 3-2 lead before hard-throwing Nate Jones put the potential tying run on with a leadoff walk to J.D. Martinez in the eighth.

Jones (5-3) spotted a 98-mph fastball on the corner to strike out Justin Upton, but left a 97-mph heater over the heart of the plate to Saltalamacchia, who skied a ball deep to right-center …

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