CHICAGO -- Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado became the second player in major league history to homer in the first, second and third innings of a game, driving in a career-high seven runs in a 10-2 rout of the Chicago White Sox on Sunday..Machado hit a two-run homer in the first and a three-run shot in the second off Chicago White Sox right-hander James Shields, who allowed four home runs in 1 1/3 innings Sunday. Machado connected again for a two-run homer off reliever Matt Albers in the third as the Orioles built a 10-0 lead.According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other player to hit three homers in the first three innings of a game was Carl Reynolds on July 2, 1930 -- for the White Sox.All three homers by Machado were pulled to left field and gave the All-Star 25 on the season.Its pretty awesome, Machado said. ``Im not going to lie.The Orioles have hit a major league-best 168 homers this season.Machado is the first Baltimore player to hit three homers in a game since Chris Davis?-- who also homered in Sundays game -- did so on May 20, 2014, against Pittsburgh.?Hes ninth player in big league history to homer in any three consecutive innings.Machado went hitless his final three at-bats of the game. He grounded into a double play in the fifth inning, lined out to center field in the seventh inning, and grounded out to third base in the ninth inning.I was trying real hard, he said.Most of the damage came against Shields, who had improved after a rough start with the White Sox following a June trade with San Diego. He was charged with eight runs and six hits with two walks and two hit batters, marking the sixth start the right-hander has allowed at least six runs.I was pretty much bad all around, Shields said. I wasnt hitting my spots. I was leaving the ball over the plate, and they were capitalizing on it. You cant do that against this team.Machado also had some kind words for Alex Rodriguez, his close friend and offseason workout buddy who announced that he will playing his last game for the New York Yankees on Friday.?Ive known him for a long time. To see him go up there and talk and leave it there, its tough. Its a tough situation. 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Umberger scored twice to lead the Blue Jackets to a franchise-record for consecutive wins with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night over the Los Angeles Kings. CHICAGO -- The Detroit Tigers will look to bolster their playoff chances when they visit the Chicago White Sox on Monday afternoon to open a three-game series.With 26 games to go in the regular season, Detroit (74-62) is tied with the Baltimore Orioles for the second wild-card playoff berth in the American League. The Tigers are two games behind the Boston Red Sox for the first wild-card spot, and they trail the Cleveland Indians by 5 1/2 games in the American League Central.I think we understand that if we keep playing inconsistent, were not going anywhere; were going to go home, first baseman Miguel Cabrera told the Detroit News after the Tigers won two of three games this weekend against the Kansas City Royals. We dont want to go home. Were going to keep fighting to the end and try to make something happen. This is fun.To play for something, this is fun. Trying to play for a spot in the playoffs, its exciting. You need to come every day and play hard.That leaves the White Sox (65-71) to play the role of spoiler as the Tigers come to town. Chicago opens a 10-game homestand after a disappointing road trip in which they went 2-5.The White Soxs road trip started against the familiar Tigers, who swept them in three games. Chicago is 5-11 against Detroit this season and has been outscored 92-68 in those contests.Since May 23, the White Sox have posted a 13-31 record against AL Central rivals.You have to figure out a way to shore that up and get some consistencyy, White Sox manager Robin Ventura told the Chicago Tribune.dddddddddddd We can go from one night scoring seven to three games in a row scoring one.Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander (14-7, 3.30 ERA) likely will not make life easy for the White Sox. Verlander has recorded 10 consecutive quality starts and is second in the AL with 198 strikeouts.During his career, Verlander is 19-13 with a 3.87 ERA against Chicago. He is 6-8 with a 4.34 ERA in 18 starts at U.S. Cellular Field.White Sox left-hander Chris Sale (15-7, 3.10 ERA) will try to outshine Verlander in a battle of aces. Sale limited the Tigers to two runs in eight innings in his last meeting Aug. 31 but did not factor in the decision.Chicagos lanky southpaw has gone 8-7 with a 3.09 ERA in 28 career appearances (18 starts) against the Tigers. He is 5-3 with a 2.97 ERA in 16 games (nine starts) at home against Detroit.Sale and his teammates could benefit from a return to their home ballpark. The White Sox are 35-29 at home this season compared with 30-42 on the road. Against the Tigers, the White Sox are 4-3 at home and 1-8 on the road.Tigers catcher James McCann is relishing the high stakes of September baseball.Its what you dream about in the offseason and spring training, McCann told the Detroit News. Getting to this point in the season and getting to play for something. ' ' '
