Detroit Tigers (40-22, first in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (19-42, fifth in the AL Central)
Chicago; Wednesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Sawyer Gipson-Long (0-0); White Sox: TBD
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox face the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
Chicago has a 13-16 record in home games and a 19-42 record overall. The White Sox have a 10-31 record in games when they have allowed a home run.
Detroit is 40-22 overall and 19-14 on the road. The Tigers have a 26-4 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The matchup Wednesday is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Miguel Vargas leads the White Sox with 23 extra base hits (15 doubles and eight home runs). Mike Tauchman is 12 for 37 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Kerry Carpenter has eight doubles, a triple and 13 home runs for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 11 for 36 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .242 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by three runs
Tigers: 7-3, .227 batting average, 2.43 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: White Sox: Jonathan Cannon: 15-Day IL (back), Miguel Castro: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Fraser Ellard: 15-Day IL (lat), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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