Tigers play the White Sox leading series 1-0

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Chicago White Sox (39-35, first in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (31-44, fifth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Newcomb (0-1, 2.76 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Tigers: Troy Melton (3-0, 2.81 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -143, White Sox +117; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers face the Chicago White Sox, leading the series 1-0.

Detroit has gone 19-16 in home games and 31-44 overall. The Tigers are 8-14 in games decided by one run.

Chicago has a 39-35 record overall and a 15-23 record in road games. The White Sox have gone 27-16 in games when they record at least eight hits.

The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The White Sox lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a .292 batting average, and has 16 doubles, eight home runs, 39 walks and 33 RBIs. Dillon Dingler is 16 for 41 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Colson Montgomery leads the White Sox with 20 home runs while slugging .510. Randal Grichuk is 8 for 23 with three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .223 batting average, 3.14 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

White Sox: 5-5, .228 batting average, 5.28 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (face), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (lat), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.