Tigers visit the White Sox to start 3-game series

Detroit Tigers (22-35, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (29-27, second in the AL Central)

Chicago; Friday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Troy Melton (1-0, 1.59 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, three strikeouts); White Sox: Erick Fedde (0-5, 5.47 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -121, White Sox +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers to start a three-game series.

Chicago is 17-11 in home games and 29-27 overall. The White Sox have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .237.

Detroit is 8-21 on the road and 22-35 overall. Tigers hitters have a collective .316 on-base percentage, the 10th-ranked percentage in the AL.

Friday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas has eight doubles, a triple and 12 home runs for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 11 for 37 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 10 home runs while slugging .456. Spencer Torkelson is 8 for 32 with two home runs and four RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 5-5, .238 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Tigers: 2-8, .201 batting average, 4.44 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Austin Hays: 10-Day IL (calf), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (lat), Everson Pereira: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Teel: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Kenley Jansen: 15-Day IL (groin), Casey Mize: day-to-day (groin), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (thigh), Brant Hurter: 15-Day IL (back), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ty Madden: 15-Day IL (arm), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (ac joint), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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