DETROIT _ Tim Anderson hit two home runs and racked up a career-high four RBIs to propel the White Sox to an 8-4 win against the Tigers Saturday at Comerica Park.
Anderson, batting leadoff, went yard for a second straight game with left-field blasts in the fifth and sixth innings to raise his count to 10 homers and three multi-homer games this season.
Jose Abreu drove in Anderson on an RBI double in the third, then followed Anderson's fifth-inning dinger with one of his own. Daniel Palka added a right-field shot in the sixth and an RBI double in the seventh.
The game initially looked like it might be a repeat of Hector Santiago's last outing, in which he gave up three solo home runs to the Orioles on Monday. By the third inning Saturday, the Sox left-hander had yielded two more jacks, both to Jeimer Candelario.
Nicholas Castellanos reached in the first inning on Anderson's error _ the shortstop's high throw forced Abreu to leap to catch it, which lifted his foot off the bag _ then Candelario sent Santiago's next pitch into the left-field stands.
Down 3-1 in the fifth, the Sox began to rally against Tigers lefty Francisco Liriano. Anderson fell behind 1-2 but cleared the left-field wall on Liriano's 92-mph fastball. Two batters later, Abreu took a pair of called strikes but battled back to tie the game with a 2-2 shot to right.
Anderson's defense also helped lift the Sox. He scooped up Victor Reyes' grounder then fired home to put out John Hicks on a fielder's choice and save a run.
Yoan Moncada's sixth-inning single to left chased Liriano, who allowed six hits on the day.
The Tigers starter was coming off eight shutout innings in Seattle before giving up three homers and five earned runs to the Sox. He struck out eight Chicago batters.
Santiago fared better this time around, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with five strikeouts before exiting after the fifth inning.
The Tigers tried to mount a rally in the eighth. Sox reliever Luis Avilan gave up back-to-back singles to start the frame. After he was replaced by Nate Jones, Jones walked Iglesias on five pitches to load the bases with two outs.
Detroit had Leonys Martin pinch-hit for Reyes but Jones got him to ground out to second on a slider.
Joakim Soria was an out away from closing out the game when Anderson committed two errors on one play, including a throw to the plate that fell short, allowing Candelario to run home safely. But Niko Goodrum popped out to left-center field to end the game.
The win was the Sox's first in five tries against the Tigers this season and ends a five-game losing streak to their division rivals dating back to last season.
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