Wells Not Pleased That He Didn’t Do His Part

CHICAGO —  David Wells doesn’t want to hear that he pitched well or that he didn’t get enough run support.

The Chicago White Sox lost, and that’s all that mattered to Wells.

“When it comes down to it, it’s the pitching,” he said after a 5-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers Sunday. “We can keep the other teams to two or three runs. That should be enough.”

Wells gave up five runs and 11 hits in eight innings.

Deivi Cruz and Tony Clark drove in two runs apiece for the Tigers, who got their first three-game sweep at Comiskey Park since August 1991.

Jeff Weaver (1-1) of the Tigers continued his mastery of the team that drafted him in 1997, but never signed him.

Weaver gave up only five hits in seven scoreless innings, striking out three and walking two. In his last three starts against Chicago, the right-hander has a 1.23 earned-run average and has yielded only 12 hits.

“I don’t know about figuring them out. I just know you can’t ever let up against this team,” Weaver said. “Every pitch means something. Every person can hit it.”

After being held scoreless for eight innings, the White Sox finally did start to hit in the ninth. Tiger reliever Matt Anderson gave up three runs, but only one was earned.

Chris Singleton and Royce Clayton hit run-scoring doubles and another run scored on an error. Todd Jones, pitching for the fourth consecutive day, got two outs for his third save.

“I called down there and told them, ‘I can get an out or two,’ ” Jones said.

“I’m just thankful they gave me the ball. To sweep these guys is great. I’m just happy I could do my part.”

Wells got into trouble with two-run innings in the fourth and sixth, and the White Sox didn’t give him any run support.

Chicago stranded 10, including runners in scoring position in the fifth and sixth innings.

“A couple of their guys aren’t swinging the bats that well right now, and we took advantage of it,” Tiger Manager Phil Garner said.