DETROIT—Rick Porcello pitched brilliantly into the ninth inning, and the Detroit Tigers took over first place in the AL Central on Saturday with a 7-1 victory over the  White Sox.Brennan Boesch hit a three-run homer and Austin Jackson drove in the other four runs for the Tigers, who lead the White Sox by a half-game in the Central. Detroit was six games out after a loss to the Cubs on June 12.Porcello (7-5) fell just short of his first complete game, departing after he allowed two hard-hit singles to start the ninth. He allowed a run and five hits.Porcello struck out four with no walks, outdueling Chris Sale (11-3) in the Sox left-hander’s first loss since May 12.

NOTES—Kenny Williams is at it again.

The White Sox have acquired closer Brett Myers from the Houston Astros in exchage for lefty prospect Blair Walters, age 22, (97.2 IP, 3.96 ERA, 93 K, 22 BB across Low-A and High-A this season); 21-year-old right-hander Matt Heidenreich (111.2 IP, 3.95 ERA, 71 K, 18 BB across High-A and Double-A) and a player-to-be-named.

On the season, Myers has a 3.52 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched. Over that span, he’s struck out 20, walked five unintentionally and given up four home runs.