CHICAGO -- Justin Upton had won consecutive games with late-inning homers and he came up as the tying run in the ninth inning on Tuesday night.Upton struck out on a ball in the dirt. It was that kind of night for the Detroit Tigers.Jose Abreu hit his fifth homer in seven games, Miguel Gonzalez came off the disabled list to throw 6 1/3 innings of six-hit ball and the Chicago White Sox cooled off Detroit 2-0.The Tigers went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on in their fourth loss in 15 games.We put ourselves in position to score runs and they didnt let us, Upton said. Thats part of it.Detroit wasted a chance to move closer to AL Central-leading Cleveland, which fell to Houston 4-3. The Tigers fell one game behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card after the Orioles beat Tampa Bay 11-2.Youve got to execute, man, center fielder Cameron Maybin said.The Tigers had numerous chances. They had two on and one out in the ninth. They left the bases loaded in the seventh. They left two on in the fourth and Maybin was doubled off first base on a fly ball to right with a runner already on second in the third.I was just a little over-aggressive, Maybin said. Its unfortunate, kind of ran us out of the inning.Abreu connected for a solo shot off Matt Boyd (5-3) in the second for his 23rd homer while reaching base safely for the 32nd time in 33 games amid a late-season surge.Gonzalez (3-6) struck out four in his first start since Aug. 11 following a groin injury to deliver Chicago its third win in nine games.Gonzo was great, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. I dont know if you could expect much more out of him, coming off the DL and against a lineup like this.Nate Jones retired four straight hitters before David Robertson struck out Upton while working around a hit and a walk in the ninth for his 34th save to complete the seven-hitter.Minor league call up Jason Coats doubled in the fifth and scored on Omar Narvaezs single as the White Sox improved to 6-12 against Detroit and just 14-32 against the AL Central since May 23.Gonzalez retired nine straight until allowing singles to J.D. Martinez and call up Casey McGehee in the seventh. Dan Jennings came in and issued a walk to load the bases. But then Jennings struck out pinch-hitter JaCoby Jones and Nate Jones fanned Maybin to end the threat.J.D. Martinez singled and Erick Aybar walked with one out in the ninth, but Jarrod Saltalamacchia popped out and pinch-hitter Tyler Collins struck out in Detroits 10th shutout of the season.Boyd allowed two runs and eight hits while striking out six in seven innings. He has allowed three or fewer runs in his last 10 starts.Pitching was the story, really, Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. Both starting pitchers did a nice job.TRAINERS ROOMTigers: 2B Ian Kinsler (finger) was still having trouble throwing and didnt start. Manager Brad Ausmus said hes likely out until Friday. ... RHP Jordan Zimmermann (neck) was scheduled to start Saturday after being activated off the DL.White Sox: A day after manager Robin Ventura suggested struggling RHP James Shields (5-17, 6.07 ERA) could be shut down because of a bad back, Shields expressed confidence hell start Saturday.THE FUTUREWith the White Sox on the way to a fourth straight losing season, the status of Ventura and the direction of the team is uncertain.Its not a situation any of us wanted to be in, GM Rick Hahn said. But this is where were at and as a result were going to have to make some tough decisions over the coming weeks and months.NEW ADDITIONSWith the Triple-A regular season ending Monday, both teams added players. The Tigers promoted 3B McGehee and OF Steven Moya from Toledo.The White Sox called up OF Coats, INF Leury Garcia and RHP Blake Smith from Charlotte. 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The latest proof came last Sunday, when Cockrell and rookie first-round pick Artie Burns helped keep New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in check for large portions of a 24-14 win that kept Pittsburgh (7-5) tied for first in the AFC North.Not bad for a player deemed expendable by the Buffalo Bills -- whom the Steelers visit this weekend -- who also spent a large portion of 2015 playing only in sub packages. Now hes the guy Tomlin turns to first when facing a top-flight wide receiver.Because of his partner being the young guy that he is in Artie Burns, weve challenged him in ways that maybe arent necessarily fair to him or a guy in his position, Tomlin said. Oftentimes, we treat him as a much more seasoned player than he actually is in terms of the things we ask him to do.Thats fine by Cockrell, who has lined up across from Beckham, A.J. Green and Dez Bryant among others while helping anchor a secondary that is starting to come together after a slow start. Ranked 30th against the pass a month ago, the Steelers have steadily improved to 19th during a three-game winning streak. New Yorks Eli Manning managed just 195 yards through the air, with 52 of them coming on a meaningless last-minute drive when the outcome was already decided.Cockrell hardly claims to be a miracle worker, quickly passing credit to a rejuvenated pass rush that has generated 13 sacks over the last three weeks -- or the same total the Steelers managedd through the first nine games combined.ddddddddddddWe are getting pressure on the quarterback and that helps a whole bunch on the back end, Cockrell said. So long as those guys continue to perform well, I think well be a good defense.The Steelers prefer to mix up their matchups and Burns is rapidly maturing into the aggressive force they envisioned when they took him with the 25th overall pick in the draft. Cockrell entered the league as a fourth-round selection in 2014, but lost his job at the end of his second training camp with the Bills. The Steelers didnt waste any time picking him up.One mans misfortune, or one organizations luxury, is another ones opportunity, Tomlin said. We were thankful he was available to us. Hes been a consistent performer for us. And one thats been consistently on the rise.The Bills in a way offer a breather of sorts, at least when it comes to throwing all over the field. Buffalo is dead last in passing and quarterback Tyrod Taylor is struggling to find any sort of rhythm. While running back LeSean McCoy is so dynamic Buffalo often doesnt need Taylor to put it up to move the ball, a little bit of Taylor and wide receiver Sammie Watkins could go a long way for the Bills. It will be up to Cockrell and company to try and keep Watkins under wraps and Pittsburghs late-season surge afloat.I think were all just growing thorough the process, and thankfully, I think were growing in the right ways, Tomlin said. And I think thats helping us put better tape out there and putting us in position to win the games.Game notes Tomlin said theres a chance injured kicker Chris Boswell (abdomen) could return this weekend but the team will hold on to Randy Bullock just in case. ... RB DeAngelo Williams (knee) and WR Darrius Heyward-Bey (foot) could return to practice this week.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Cheap Jerseys 2019 Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Jerseys NFL China China Jerseys Wholesale Cheap Jerseys Online Wholesale Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys ' ' '