Detroit Tigers (22-36, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (30-27, second in the AL Central)

Chicago; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Framber Valdez (2-3, 4.28 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); White Sox: Anthony Kay (4-1, 3.96 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -132, White Sox +110; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers looking to extend a three-game home winning streak.

Chicago is 30-27 overall and 18-11 at home. The White Sox have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .237.

Detroit is 22-36 overall and 8-22 in road games. Tigers pitchers have a collective 4.03 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Munetaka Murakami leads the White Sox with 24 extra base hits (four doubles and 20 home runs). Chase Meidroth is 12 for 41 with a double, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has 12 doubles, three triples and three home runs for the Tigers. Matt Vierling is 8 for 35 with a home run over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 6-4, .246 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

Tigers: 2-8, .196 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

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

Tigers: Ty Madden: 15-Day IL (arm), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (abductor), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Kenley Jansen: 15-Day IL (groin), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (ac joint), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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