Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Betting Preview | August 13

Oddsmakers don’t expect the Detroit Tigers (43-71), at -216 on the moneyline, to stop their five-game losing streak when they square off against the Chicago White Sox (57-56), at -216, on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. Chicago’s Lucas Giolito and Detroit’s Matt Manning pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Tigers

• Game Day: Saturday, August 13, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB action with 98 total home runs .
• The White Sox are fifth in the majors with a .257 batting average.
• The White Sox’s .311 on-base percentage is 19th in baseball.
• The White Sox strike out 7.8 times per game, the seventh-best average in the league.
• The White Sox average 0.9 homers per home game this season (49 total at home).
• The White Sox are averaging 2.4 extra-base hits per game while slugging .374 in home contests.
• The team is batting .247 with 459 hits (8.3 per game) at home this season.

White Sox Key Batters

• Jose Abreu has an OPS of .833, fueled by an OBP of .373 to go with a slugging percentage of .460. All three of those stats lead Chicago hitters this season.
• Abreu ranks 22nd in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage, and 38th in slugging among qualified hitters in the majors.
• Andrew Vaughn has 103 hits, which leads Chicago batters this season. He’s batting .296 with 34 extra-base hits.
• Vaughn is 22nd in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 32nd in slugging in the majors.
• Vaughn enters this game looking to extend his two-game hit streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, two home runs, a walk and five RBI.
• Luis Robert is batting .301 with a .454 slugging percentage and 56 RBI this year.
• Robert heads into this game with seven games in a row with at least one hit. In his last nine games he is hitting .353 with three doubles, a home run, three walks and seven RBI.
• A.J. Pollock has been key for Chicago with 74 hits, an OBP of .287 plus a slugging percentage of .351.

Tigers Stats & Trends

Tigers Batting

• The Tigers’ 66 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
• The Tigers have a team batting average of just .225 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
• The Tigers have an OBP of just .282 this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• The Tigers are one of the least disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 27th with an average of 8.7 strikeouts per game.
• In 56 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 31 homers, an average of 0.6 per contest.
• They are slugging .308 in 56 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .209 with 6.9 base hits per contest.

Tigers Key Batters

• Javier Baez paces the Tigers with 85 hits.
• Baez is 129th in batting average, 146th in on-base percentage and 118th in slugging percentage among all qualifying batters in the big leagues.
• Baez heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a home run and an RBI.
• Jonathan Schoop is batting .202 with 18 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 15 walks.
• Including all qualified hitters, Schoop ranks 146th in batting average, 149th in on-base percentage and 141st in slugging percentage.
• Harold Castro has 15 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 13 walks while batting .283.
• Jeimer Candelario is batting .202 with 11 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 21 walks.

White Sox vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers