Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers MLB Betting Preview | September 16

The Chicago White Sox (74-70) match up with the Detroit Tigers (53-89) after Yoan Moncada had a four-hit outing in an 8-2 win over the Guardians. The White Sox are favored (-152) in this matchup with the Tigers (+129), which begins at 7:10 PM ET on Friday. Chicago has Lucas Giolito starting things off, and Detroit will counter with Matt Manning.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Tigers

• Game Day: Friday, September 16, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• Stadium: Comerica Park

White Sox Stats & Trends

White Sox Batting

• The White Sox average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 21st in MLB play with 134 total home runs .
• The White Sox lead MLB with a .262 batting average.
• The White Sox’s .318 on-base percentage ranks 11th in the league.
• The White Sox strike out 7.8 times per game to rank seventh in baseball.
• The White Sox have hit 66 home runs on the road this season (0.9 per game).
• The White Sox have a .402 slugging percentage and are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game away from home.
• The club is batting .269 with 692 hits (9.6 per game) on the road this season.

White Sox Key Batters

• Jose Abreu has an OPS of .844, fueled by an OBP of .386 to go with a slugging percentage of .458. All three of those stats lead Chicago hitters this season.
• Among the qualified hitters in the majors, Abreu’s batting average ranks sixth, his on-base percentage ranks seventh, and he is 43rd in slugging.
• Andrew Vaughn has 133 hits, which is best among Chicago batters this season. He’s batting .290 with 45 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualified, Vaughn is 21st in batting average, 49th in on-base percentage and 42nd in slugging percentage.
• Vaughn brings a three-game streak with at least one hit into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .471 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .253 with a .410 slugging percentage and 51 RBI this year.
• Andrus enters this game with three games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, two home runs, three walks and four RBI.
• Luis Robert has 12 home runs, 56 RBI and a batting average of .291 this season.

Tigers Stats & Trends

Tigers Batting

• The Tigers rank last in Major League Baseball with just 90 home runs as a team.
• The Tigers’ .230 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
• The Tigers have an OBP of just .285 this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• The Tigers rank 22nd in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.
• In 72 games at home this season, they’ve hit 42 homers, an average of 0.6 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .345 in home games this season with 155 extra-base hits.
• In home games this season, they’re batting .236 with 7.7 base hits per contest.

Tigers Key Batters

• Javier Baez has racked up an on-base percentage of .274, a slugging percentage of .376, and has 114 hits, all club-bests for the Tigers.
• Including all the qualified players in the majors, Baez is 114th in batting average, 134th in on-base percentage and 115th in slugging percentage.
• Baez brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .300 with a double, a triple, a home run and three RBI.
• Harold Castro is batting .267 with 19 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 16 walks.
• Jeimer Candelario is batting .204 with 15 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 26 walks.
• Willi Castro has 18 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 14 walks while batting .238.

White Sox vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers