As heard on WHOW, Carlos Rodon struck out a career-high 12 in six innings and the Chicago White Sox beat Detroit 3-1 Thursday in a doubleheader opener, the Tigers' 11th loss in 13 games.

Rodon (4-0) made his first home start since pitching a no-hitter against Cleveland on April 14. He allowed two hits and walked one, and his ERA rose from 0.48 to 0.72.

Rodon gave up a run in the fourth, just his second earned run allowed this season, when Robbie Grossman singled leading off, stole second and came home on Jonathan Schoop's two-out double.

Rodon struck out seven of his first nine batters, including five straight. He has 30 strikeouts in 25 innings this season.

Liam Hendriks got three straight outs for his fifth save in seven chances, finishing the opening game of a doubleheader of seven-inning games under pandemic rules. The doubleheader was caused by a rainout Wednesday.

Chicago has won five of six.

Casey Mize (1-3) lost his third straight start, giving up three runs, four hits and three walks in six innings. Detroit has lost six of seven, dropping to a major league worst 8-17.

Chicago's first three batters reached on the fifth on a single and two walks. Billy Hamilton hit a tying groundout, and Leury Garcia hit the next pitch for a two-run single.

Luis Robert was recalled from the COVID-19 injured list before the game and LHP Garrett Crochet (upper back strain) was placed on 10-day injured list, a move retroactive to Monday. Robert, who did not play in the first game, had reported flu-like symptoms Monday.

Dylan Cease struck out a season-best nine in his first career shutout, Yoan Moncada and Yermin Mercedes homered, and the Chicago White Sox completed a doubleheader sweep of the slumping Detroit Tigers with an 11-0 win Thursday night.

Jose Abreu and Leury Garcia each drove in two to help doom the AL-worst Tigers to their 12th loss in 14 games. Chicago has won six of seven.

Tigers starter Matthew Boyd (2-3) left after facing seven batters because of left knee tendonitis. With the score 0-0, the 30-year-old left-hander walked Yasmani Grandal leading off the second and gave up a double to Andrew Vaughn on his 36th pitch, a drive to the gap in left-center.

Boyd signaled to the dugout with a 1-1 count to Leury Garcia, and manager A.J. Hinch and an athletic trainer went to the mound. Boyd then left the game.

Michael Fulmer came on and surrendered three RBI singles, including Abreu's two-run hit.

Cease (1-0), who hadn't made it through five innings in his first four starts, cruised from there. He retired his final 17 batters and finished with three hits and no walks allowed in a seven-inning game. Detroit batters struck out 21 times and managed just one extra-base hit in the twinbill.

Moncada hit a three-run homer and Mercedes added a solo shot in the seven-run seventh off reliever Alex Lange. Garcia had a two-run single off Derek Holland to open the scoring in the inning.

Garcia finished the day 4 for 6 with five RBIs.

Dallas Keuchel (1-0, 4.32) starts Friday at home against Cleveland RHP Shane Bieber (2-2, 2.48).