DETROIT—The White Sox were trying to do something they hadn’t accomplished in nearly 60 years.Instead, they lost a game, some ground in the AL Central race and more players.The Sox, who started the day trailing the Minnesota Twins by 3½ games in the AL Central, already had Paul Konerko and Gordon Beckham sidelined by injuries. Then the White Sox lost starting pitcher Freddy Garcia and designated hitter Manny Ramirez to injuries during Tuesday night’s 9-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox were trying to win the first eight games of a road trip for the first time since 1951, when they went 11-0 on a four-city jaunt. Instead, they fell behind in the first inning Tuesday and never caught up, losing a chance to keep up with the equally hot Twins.The White Sox weren’t the only ones dealing with injuries during the game. Detroit first baseman Miguel Cabrera left the game after aggravating a shoulder problem. Home plate umpire Angel Campos needed attention after being hit by a foul tip in the eighth inning, but stayed in the game.Tigers manager Jim Leyland said he doubted Cabrera will play Wednesday, but isn’t sure on a timetable for his return.Justin Verlander (15-8) allowed one run in seven innings, walking one and striking out seven.Detroit rookie reliever Robbie Weinhardt made things more interesting with a double error in the eighth when he misplayed a grounder and then threw the ball into the stands. Then he knocked Ramirez out of the game by hitting him with a pitch — the second time Ramirez had been hit in the game — but got out of the inning with a double play.The Tigers broke the game open after Garcia was forced to leave with a stiff lower back. Garcia (11-6) allowed two runs in his two innings.In reliever Lucas Harrell’s first inning, the Tigers scored four unearned runs.Austin Jackson reached on first baseman Mark Kotsay’s fielding error and took second on a sacrifice bunt. After Johnny Damon struck out, the White Sox intentionally walked Cabrera.The move backfired, though, as Don Kelly and Brennan Boesch followed with RBI singles before Jhonny Peralta’s two-run double gave the Tigers a 6-1 lead.Harrell held the Tigers scoreless for the next three innings, but the Sox couldn’t take advantage against Verlander. Brandon Inge finished the scoring with a three-run homer off Carlos Torres in the eighth.Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the first on Damon’s first homer since July 28, but the Sox got a run back in the third on Omar Vizquel’s RBI single.

NOTES—The White Sox recalled Torres and INF Dayan Viciedo from Triple-A Charlotte before the game, bringing their roster to 32….Konerko (back) missed his third straight game while Beckham was a late scratch from the lineup after having more pain in his right hand….Cabrera’s intentional walk was his 29th of the season, the most since Frank Thomas was intentionally walked 29 times in 1995…..A.J. Pierzynski of the White Sox extended his hitting streak to 14 games…..Reliever Gregory Infante and pinch-hitter Brent Morel both made their major league debuts.