The Detroit Tigers got off to a lead in the first inning on Thursday and never looked back to beat the Chicago White Sox 4-1. The game was played at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois. 

Kyle Lobstein went 7.2 innings and gave up just one run (zero earned) on five hits and two walks to get the win and bring his record to 3-2. The youngster struck out three and slung 100 pitches (64 strikes). 

"He was outstanding," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He located, mixed speeds, threw his cutter in on right-handed batters and changeup away from right-handed batters. He had as good an outing as I've seen from him. The last month of 2014 and the first month this season he's pitched pretty well for us."

Ausmus called his closer on to finish the eighth inning and finalize the score in the ninth; Joakim Soria did just that. The 30-year-old threw 1.1 innings and struck out all four hitters. Soria threw 14 strikes out of his total 16 pitches, which is the main reason for the strikeout total. The Mexican native earned the save and is 11 for 11 in those situations. 

"Had more strikeouts than I did," said Lobstein, who fanned three.

The Tigers got major help from Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez in the win. Cabrera scored a run on an error in the first. He also grounded out, but he scored the speedy Rajai Davis. Martinez singled in the eighth to score Ian Kinsler. 

Cabrera went 1 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored. The Big Fella is currently slashing .350/.456/.583 with six homers and 21 RBI on the season. 

Martinez went 3 for 4 with one RBI. The designated hitter struggled early, but he went 2 for 4 with a home run and four RBI on Wednesday. Martinez has picked up his average to .241 and is looking to expand on that number as the season continues. 

Chicago sent Jose Quintana to the mound in hopes of a series sweep. But he was denied after getting tagged for two earned runs on four hits and two walks. Quintana went 5.0 innings and struck out eight. He now has a 1-3 record with a 5.03 ERA. 

"It was a short one today for him," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "They did a good job of kind of working him. He had a high pitch count there just getting through the fifth. It's a tough lineup to go through."

White Sox reliever Dan Jennings was touched up for two earned runs on three hits and two walks. Jennings threw just 38 pitches over 1.2 innings. The numbers did not help the cause, and his ERA jumped to 3.38 after the rough outing. 

Jose Iglesias, the Tigers' outstanding defensive shortstop, was not in the lineup because of a mild groin injury.

"It might be a couple of days," Ausmus said on a timetable of the 25-year-old's return to the field.