DETROIT – Chris Sale threw a couple pitches he’d like to have back – and on this night, there was little margin for error.

And now there’s no margin in the standings between Sale’s White Sox and the Detroit Tigers.

Justin Verlander shut down the Sox after the first inning and Delmon Young hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Sale in the sixth Sunday night to lift the Tigers to a 4-2 victory and a share of first place in the AL Central. Sale also allowed a solo homer to Brennan Boesch. After Young’s homer, he came into the dugout and sent a container of gum flying.