The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at ComericaPark on Friday afternoon in the first game of a doubleheader.
RighthanderJoseContreras will take the mound for the White Sox to start this game. Contreras is 4-8 this season with a 4.75 ERA.
Contreras’s opponent in this one will be JustinVerlander. The Tigers ace righthander has a 3.34 ERA to go along with a 10-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 180-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
MarkBuehrle fanned six batters in a no-hitter to lead the White Sox over the Rays 5-0 on Thursday, as -120 favorites. The team’s played UNDER the posted over/under (9).
JoshFields belted a grand slam home run to lead the way, and Buehrle improved to 11-3 with the victory.
The Tigers lost to Seattle 2-1 as a -125 favorite on Thursday. The three runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).
CurtisGranderson drove in the Tigers’ lone run and LukeFrench allowed two runs on eight hits in 5 1-3 innings.
Current streak: Chicago has won 2 straight games. Detroit has lost 2 straight games.
Team records: Chicago: 50-45 SU Detroit: 49-44 SU
Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Detroit are 5-5 After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After a win are 5-5
Detroit most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After playing Seattle are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Chi White Sox’s last 7 games when playing Detroit The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chi White Sox’s last 5 games on the road Chi White Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games Chi White Sox are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit’s last 7 games when playing Chi White Sox The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games Detroit is 13-4 SU in its last 17 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games at home
Next up: Detroit home to Chi White Sox, Friday, July 24
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