White Sox clincher will have to wait

The Tigers’ Daz Cameron scores behind White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal during the fourth inning Tuesday. | AP

The Sox get 12 hits but drop their second straight game to the Tigers.

So much for clinching the AL Central Division championship Tuesday.

Needing a win over the Tigers in the afternoon and a loss by the Indians to the Royals Tuesday night to pare their magic number to zero, the White Sox’ 5-3 loss at Comerica Park, delayed a possible celebration for at least another day.

The Sox banged out 12 hits but had only Luis Robert’s two-run chop single in the third inning and Tim Anderson’s RBI single in the eighth for run production.

Left-hander Dallas Keuchel allowed 11 hits and two walks but only two runs over five innings. Keuchel struck out two and walked two.

Niko Goodrum’s RBI single against lefty Jace Fry broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning, and Victor Reyes singled home two runs against lefty Aaron Bummer, also in the seventh.

The Tigers (74-78) have won four straight games. The Sox (85-66) have lost five of their last seven and are 31-31 since the All-Star break. The series clincher for the Tigers assures the Sox of going 2-7-1 in series on the road since the break, and their combined record against below .500 teams the Tigers, Angels, Royals and Rangers since the the break is 9-16.

In the recent 2-5 stretch, the Sox have scored no more than three runs in the losses.

Engel in lineup vs. Tigers

Outfielder Adam Engel returned from his injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Charlotte and started in right field Tuesday against the Tigers.

Engel was on the 10-day injured list with shoulder inflammation. Infielder Romy Gonzalez was optioned to Charlotte to make room on the active roster.

Gonzalez, 24, went 8-for-32 with three doubles, two RBI and four runs scored in 10 games in his major league debut.

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