Tigers play the White Sox leading series 1-0

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Detroit Tigers (69-51, first in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (43-76, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (0-0); White Sox: TBD

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -172, White Sox +144; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers play the Chicago White Sox with a 1-0 series lead.

Chicago has a 25-35 record in home games and a 43-76 record overall. The White Sox have the 10th-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.15.

Detroit has a 69-51 record overall and a 30-27 record in road games. The Tigers have the fifth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .424.

Tuesday's game is the ninth time these teams meet this season. The Tigers are up 6-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lenyn Sosa leads the White Sox with a .277 batting average, and has 16 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 13 walks and 48 RBIs. Luis Robert is 10 for 37 with a home run and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Riley Greene has 24 doubles, a triple and 27 home runs for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter is 8 for 29 with two doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 3-7, .224 batting average, 4.69 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Tigers: 5-5, .258 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: White Sox: Chase Meidroth: 10-Day IL (thumb), Miguel Vargas: 10-Day IL (oblique), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Wenceel Perez: day-to-day (leg bruise), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.