CHICAGO -- The Detroit Tigers won the game of inches on a pair of close plays in the eighth inning, edging the Chicago White Sox 5-4 on Wednesday night at Rate Field. The Tigers (41-22) and White Sox (19-43) will wrap up their four-game series on Thursday.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize threw 64 pitches in his first two innings of work, but he didn't allow the Chicago White Sox to score in those frames. He stranded the bases loaded — twice. The 28-year-old eventually gave up two runs,