Dillon Dingler had two hits, including his team-high 17th homer, and drove in two runs as the host Detroit Tigers downed the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Saturday afternoon.

James Outman and Jake Rogers drove in the Tigers’ other runs in support of Troy Melton (4-0), who didn’t allow a hit in six innings after Sam Antonacci’s leadoff homer. Melton, who was scratched from his last start due to back tightness, struck out five.

Tyler Holton tossed two scoreless innings and Kenley Jansen pitched the ninth for his ninth save and second in as many days.

Antonacci reached base four times. Chicago used Sean Newcomb as an opener. Newcomb retired all nine batters he faced, including four strikeouts.

Antonacci hit the second pitch of the game over the right-center-field wall to give Chicago a 1-0 lead.

Braden Montgomery drew a two-out walk in the second and reached second on a fielding error by Spencer Torkelson. Melton then struck out Tristan Peters.

Antonacci was hit by a pitch in the third and moved up to second on a Melton wild pitch. Andrew Benintendi grounded out to leave him stranded.

The Tigers had a threat going in the fourth. Tyler Davis walked Kevin McGonigle, Matt Vierling and Torkelson, loading the bases with two outs. Joe Rock (0-1) replaced Davis and Jahmai Jones pinch hit for Kerry Carpenter. Rock struck out Jones to keep his club on top.

Melton walked Peters and Antonacci in the fifth, then struck out Miguel Vargas to avert damage before Detroit tied the score in the bottom of the frame.

Zach McKinstry drew a two-out walk, moved to second on a McGonigle single and scored on Dingler’s single to right.

The Tigers took a 3-1 lead in the sixth. Torkelson hit a one-out double and scored on Outman’s single. Outman advanced on an error and flyout and scored on Rogers’ single.

Leading off the seventh, Dingler gave his club a 4-1 advantage with his 430-foot blast over the center-field wall against Trevor Richards.

–Field Level Media

Wyndham Clark navigated a fiendish Shinnecock Hills Golf Club course, made a magnificent eagle at No. 16 and posted an even-par 70 Saturday to give himself a six-shot cushion entering the final round of the U.S. Open in Southampton, N.Y.

Clark was in the fairway, 275 yards from the pin at the par-5 and struck a 3-wood that avoided a greenside bunker and settled 4 feet from the hole for eagle. That boosted him from 6 under par to 8 under, and even after pushing his par putt at No. 18 past the cup, he made himself difficult to catch at 7-under 203.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler will be Clark’s biggest threat after a back-nine rally got him back into the championship. He made four birdies on the back, including three in a row for the first time at a U.S. Open, and shot 69 to get to 1 under for the week.

Scheffler turns 30 on Sunday and would complete the career Grand Slam with a victory.

Tied with Scheffler for second are Sahith Theegala (70), Sam Stevens (72) and South Korea’s Tom Kim (72). Theegala’s round of 70 featured exactly one bogey and one birdie, the latter coming at No. 18 when his approach sat down 12 inches from the cup.

Scheffler had one of only two sub-70 rounds on a day where the scoring average settled at 73.62, the highest of the week so far. Earlier Saturday, Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo shot a 3-under 67 featuring four straight birdies at Nos. 6-9, climbing to even for the championship.

Tied with Grillo at even are Keith Mitchell (70), Sam Burns (71) and Xander Schauffele (73).

–Field Level Media

Versatile guard Collin Gillespie is reportedly passing on free agency and has agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract to remain with the Phoenix Suns, according to reports on Saturday.

Gillespie emerged as a long-range shooting threat last season and set a franchise record with 232 3-point baskets. Quentin Richardson (226 in 2004-05) held the old mark.

Gillespie also recorded career highs of 12.7 points, 4.6 assists, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 80 games (58 starts). He shot 40.1% from 3-point range.

Gillespie meshed well with Suns star Devin Booker in the backcourt, another factor in the push to keep him with a team that surprisingly posted a 45-37 record last season. Phoenix lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.

After earning third-team All-American honors in each of his final two college seasons at Villanova, Gillespie wasn’t selected in the 2022 NBA Draft. He played 24 games for the Denver Nuggets in 2023-24 before joining Phoenix and playing in 33 games (nine starts) in 2024-25.

–Field Level Media