Detroit Tigers (43-70, 5th at AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (56-56, 3rd at AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBES: Tigers: Daniel Norris (0-0); White Sox: Michael Kopech (4-8, 3.37 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 85 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTS BOOK LINE: White Sox -236, Tiger +194; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers are aiming to end their four-game slack with a win over the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago has a 56-56 record overall and a 25-29 record in home games. The White Sox have the eight-rate team ERA in the AL with 3.93.
Detroit has a 43-70 record overall and an 18-37 record in road games. The Tigers are 32-16 in games when they beat their opponents.
Friday’s game marks the 11th time these teams have met this season. The White Sox have a 7-3 advantage in the relay series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Andrew Vaughn has 21 doubles, a triple, 12 homers and 53 RBI while batting .297 for the White Sox. Eloy Jimenez is 16-to-39 with a double and a home run in the last 10 games.
Javier Baez leads Detroit with 11 home runs while batting .378. Riley Greene is 10-for-42 with a home run and six RBI in his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .260 batting average, 3.49 ERA, even running difference
Tigers: 2-8, .200 batting average, 3.70 ERA, surpassed 13 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Joe Kelly: daily (head), AJ Pollock: daily (foot), Tim Anderson: 10 days IL (fingers), Danny Mendick: 60 days IL (knee), Vince Velasquez: 15 days IL (fingers) , Kyle Crick: 15-day IL (elbow), Aaron Bummer: 15-day IL (lat.), Garrett Crochet: 60-day IL (elbow), Jonathan Stiever: 60-day IL (lat)
Tigers: Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (Forearm), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (Arm), Rony Garcia: 15-Day IL (Biceps), Michael Pineda: 15-Day IL (Triceps), Austin Meadows: 10-Day IL ( Achilles tendon), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and data from Sportradar.
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