Akil Baddoo and Victor Reyes drove in two runs apiece and the Detroit Tigers stalled the Chicago White Sox's drive for the AL Central title with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday.

The magic number for the White Sox to clinch the division remained at two games.

Reyes had four of Detroit's 16 hits. Daz Cameron reached base four times and scored two runs for the Tigers, who have won the first two games of the three-game series.

The White Sox have lost five of their last seven games and manager Tony La Russa is concerned that his team is ''treading water'' as the postseason approaches.

Bryan Garcia (3-2) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Detroit starter Tyler Alexander, who went five innings. Michael Fulmer got the last four outs for his 11th save.

Jace Fry (0-1) gave up three runs on four hits in 1 2/3 innings of reli

ef of Keuchel. Luis Robert led Chicago's offense with two hits and two RBIs.

Robert gave the White Sox a 2-0 lead in the third with a two-run single through a drawn-in infield. The Tigers scored in the bottom of the inning on Baddoo's RBI single.

Baddoo's second run-scoring hit tied the score at 2 in the fourth.

Detroit nearly took the lead in the sixth when Reyes was called safe at home on Baddoo's fielder's choice grounder. The call was overturned upon video review.

The Tigers broke the deadlock in the seventh on Niko Goodrum's RBI single. Reyes ripped a two-run single to give his team a three-run lead.

Tim Anderson's single in the eighth knocked in the White Sox's final run. Chicago left 13 runners on base.

Reynaldo Lopez (3-3, 3.00) is scheduled to start the series finale on Wednesday. Lopez has 13 career starts against the Tigers, posting a 4-4 record and 3.42 ERA in those outings.

Casey Mize (7-8, 3.64 ERA) has lost all three of his starts against the White Sox this season. The prized rookie won't be on the mound for long - he's been placed under a three-inning limit.