Packed house (41,353) on a gorgeous night with ace lefty Tarik Skubal back on the home mound for the first time since April 23, pitching against the Central Division-leading White Sox, who swept the Tigers in Chicago at the beginning of the month.

Tarik Skubal exchanged words with Mike Vasil after a strikeout to strand the bases loaded in the fifth inning against the White Sox at Comerica Park.

He was amped from the start, when struck out all three batters in the first inning around a solo home run by Randal Grichuk. He was amped when Matt Vierling stole a homer from Edgar Quero in the fourth inning.

Matt Vierling and Kerry Carpenter hit home runs to lift the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 4-3. Tarik Skubal struck out eight and allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings in

Tarik Skubal surrendered a pair of homers and didn't finish the 6th, but Kerry Carpenter drove in two in the bottom of the 6th.

Troy Melton allowed one hit in six innings and the Detroit Tigers' offense came alive late in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

Packed house (41,353) on a gorgeous night with ace lefty Tarik Skubal back on the home mound for the first time since April 23, pitching against the Central Division-leading White Sox, who swept the Tigers in Chicago at the beginning of the month.

Kerry Carpenter had a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and the host Detroit Tigers held on for a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on ​Friday.