Detroit Tigers (72-81, third in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (78-75, first in the AL Central)
Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Andrew Sears (0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); White Sox: David Sandlin (2-2, 5.64 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)
LINE: White Sox -134, Tigers +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Detroit Tigers.
Chicago has gone 44-31 in home games and 78-75 overall. The White Sox are 32-19 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Detroit is 33-45 on the road and 72-81 overall. The Tigers have a 50-29 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
The teams match up Friday for the 11th time this season. The White Sox lead the season series 7-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Munetaka Murakami ranks third on the White Sox with 47 extra base hits (14 doubles, a triple and 32 home runs). Randal Grichuk is 13 for 31 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Dillon Dingler has 26 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs and 88 RBIs for the Tigers. Kevin McGonigle is 13 for 39 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .202 batting average, 3.97 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
Tigers: 7-3, .259 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Huascar Brazoban: 15-Day IL (lat), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Finnegan: 15-Day IL (groin), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Matt Vierling: 60-Day IL (thigh), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
