{"id":748775,"date":"2026-06-20T11:59:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/748775\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:59:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:59:10","slug":"tigers-play-the-white-sox-leading-series-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/748775\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigers play the White Sox leading series 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chicago White Sox<\/a> (39-35, first in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers<\/a> (31-44, fifth in the AL Central)<\/p>\n

Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Newcomb<\/a> (0-1, 2.76 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Tigers: Troy Melton<\/a> (3-0, 2.81 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Tigers -143, White Sox +117; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers face the Chicago White Sox, leading the series 1-0.<\/p>\n

Detroit has gone 19-16 in home games and 31-44 overall. The Tigers are 8-14 in games decided by one run.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The White Sox lead the season series 3-1.<\/p>\n

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

Colson Montgomery<\/a> leads the White Sox with 20 home runs while slugging .510. Randal Grichuk<\/a> is 8 for 23 with three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .223 batting average, 3.14 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs<\/p>\n

White Sox: 5-5, .228 batting average, 5.28 ERA, outscored by 12 runs<\/p>\n

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

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<\/a>: 60-Day IL (calf), Munetaka Murakami<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure<\/a>: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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