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The Detroit Tigers (54-89) host the Chicago White Sox (74-71) on Saturday at 6:10 PM ET. The Tigers are moneyline underdogs (+130) against the favored White Sox (-154). Johnny Cueto starts for Chicago, and Eduardo Rodriguez is Detroit’s pick to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for White Sox vs. Tigers
- Game Day: Saturday, September 17, 2022
- Game Time: 6:10 PM ET
- Location: Detroit, Michigan
- Stadium: Comerica Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| White Sox | -154 | 7.5 |
White Sox Stats & Trends
White Sox Batting
- The White Sox rank 21st in baseball with 134 total home runs.
- The White Sox’s .261 batting average leads MLB.
- The White Sox are 12th in baseball with a .317 on-base percentage.
- 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 road game this season (66 total away from home).
- The White Sox are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .400 on the road.
- On the road this season the club averages 9.6 hits per game and is batting .267.
White Sox Key Batters
- Jose Abreu has 171 hits and an OBP of .385 to go with a slugging percentage of .458. All three of those stats lead Chicago hitters this season.
- Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Abreu is sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 42nd in slugging.
- Abreu hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .389 with three doubles, a home run, two walks and six RBI.
- Andrew Vaughn is hitting .287 with 28 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 28 walks.
- Among all qualifying hitters, Vaughn ranks 23rd in batting average, 54th in on-base percentage and 44th in slugging percentage.
- Elvis Andrus has 119 hits this season and has a slash line of .257/.315/.413.
- Andrus has picked up a hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .400 with a double, a home run, two walks and an RBI.
- Luis Robert is batting .291 with a .327 OBP and 56 RBI for Chicago this season.
Tigers Stats & Trends
Tigers Batting
- The Tigers’ 91 home runs rank last in MLB this season.
- The Tigers rank 25th in MLB with a .229 team batting average.
- The Tigers have an on-base percentage of .285 this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
- The Tigers rank 22nd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 43 homers, an average of 0.6 per game, in 73 home contests this season.
- They are slugging .345 in 73 home games this season.
- In home games this season, they’re batting .235 with 7.6 base hits per contest.
Tigers Key Batters
- Javier Baez has accumulated a team-high OBP (.280) and slugging percentage (.386), while leading the Tigers in hits (117).
- Including all qualifying hitters, Baez is 102nd in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 132nd and he is 109th in slugging.
- Baez enters this matchup on a four-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, a triple, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
- Harold Castro has 19 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 16 walks while hitting .267.
- Jeimer Candelario is batting .202 with 15 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 26 walks.
- Jonathan Schoop is batting .203 with 21 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 16 walks.
White Sox vs. Tigers Probable Pitchers
| Cueto | Rodriguez | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GS | 13 |
| 7-8 | W-L | 3-5 |
| 3.09 | ERA | 4.50 |
| 139.2 | IP | 66.0 |
| 31 | BB | 26 |
| 88 | SO | 52 |
