CHICAGO (AP) -- Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez homered in the sixth inning to power the Detroit Tigers past the Chicago White Sox 6-4 on Sunday.The Tigers have won consecutive games after dropping eight straight, their longest skid since 2005.Alfredo Simon (6-3) struck out seven and allowed four runs - one earned - in eight innings. Joakim Soria earned his 16th save in 18 chances.Detroit finished with 10 hits after getting 18 on Saturday. The middle of the order - Cespedes, Tyler Collins and Martinez - combined for eight hits and six RBIs. 
The Tigers rallied with three runs in the sixth on homers by Cespedes and Martinez, who had three RBIs.Cespedes cut Detroit's deficit to 4-3 with a solo shot, his eighth. Two batters later, Martinez hit a two-run drive, his 10th.Cespedes added an RBI single in the eighth.Avisail Garcia hit a three-run homer for the last-place White Sox. Jeff Samardzija (4-4) allowed six runs and 10 hits in 7 1-3 innings. He has given up 15 runs in his last 12 1-3 innings.Collins' RBI single put the Tigers ahead in the first. Samardzija leads the majors with 17 runs allowed in the first inning.Garcia connected in the bottom half. He has homered in two of the last three games, and three of his six homers this season have come against Detroit.All the runs were unearned after first baseman Miguel Cabrera committed a two-out fielding error.Adam Eaton's RBI triple added to the White Sox lead in the second.Martinez's RBI single cut into the cushion in the fourth. Collins scored after he tripled when Garcia fell down attempting to make the catch in right field. The White Sox doubled up Martinez at first base on a fly to right.Simon has two victories in seven starts after beginning the season with four consecutive wins.
The Tigers rallied with three runs in the sixth on homers by Cespedes and Martinez, who had three RBIs.Cespedes cut Detroit's deficit to 4-3 with a solo shot, his eighth. Two batters later, Martinez hit a two-run drive, his 10th.Cespedes added an RBI single in the eighth.Avisail Garcia hit a three-run homer for the last-place White Sox. Jeff Samardzija (4-4) allowed six runs and 10 hits in 7 1-3 innings. He has given up 15 runs in his last 12 1-3 innings.Collins' RBI single put the Tigers ahead in the first. Samardzija leads the majors with 17 runs allowed in the first inning.Garcia connected in the bottom half. He has homered in two of the last three games, and three of his six homers this season have come against Detroit.All the runs were unearned after first baseman Miguel Cabrera committed a two-out fielding error.Adam Eaton's RBI triple added to the White Sox lead in the second.Martinez's RBI single cut into the cushion in the fourth. Collins scored after he tripled when Garcia fell down attempting to make the catch in right field. The White Sox doubled up Martinez at first base on a fly to right.Simon has two victories in seven starts after beginning the season with four consecutive wins.
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