Kyle Ryan (1-1, 4.56 ERA) and John Danks (3-8, 5.38 ERA) start in the third of a four-game series between the Detroit Tigers (38-36) and the Chicago White Sox (32-41) at Comerica Park. The Tigers won the last game 5-4 and the series is currently tied 1-1. Action begins at 4:08 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jun. 27 and can be seen on CSN-CHI and FSN-DET.
Ryan is 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in his appearances against the White Sox, and goes up against a below-average Chicago offense which is batting just .240 this season. Miguel Cabrera (.354, 42 Rs, 15 HRs, 53 RBIs, 1 SB) continued his strong play yesterday, going 3 for 4 with one RBI. Danks is 6-11 with a 5.27 ERA against the Tigers in his career. He is up against a quality Detroit offense that’s batting .276. Avisail Garcia (.266, 30 Rs, 7 HRs, 27 RBIs, 3 SBs) has been successful at the plate, going 2 for 4 yesterday with one stolen base.
Detroit is a -165 favorite against Chicago and the Over/Under (O/U) for this game is sitting at nine runs. The Tigers have an overall money line of -209 and a record as the favorite of 22-19. Detroit has had an impressive season against division opponents, earning 16-7 and 24-14 records as the favorite and SU respectively. The Tigers have seen an uptick in scoring against teams inside their division, averaging 5.1 runs per game. They average 4.3 runs per game on the season. The Tigers lead the MLB in batting average with an impressive team average of .276. Detroit is one of the best in the MLB in terms of steals, swiping 53 bases. Detroit’s pitching staff has been doing poorly against opposing offenses during the last 10 games, allowing an average of 6.2 runs per game, well above its season average of 4.4. The Tigers are the fourth-best team in the AL at limiting walks to their opponents, allowing only 2.7 walks per game so far this season.
Over in the other dugout, Chicago is coming in with an overall money line of -1,083 and a disappointing record of 13-25 as the underdog. They played poorly as the underdog over their last 10 games with a 1-4 record, and a 4-6 record SU. Chicago is excellent at not striking out n the road with just 7.0 per game, ranking fourth in the AL.
The Tigers lead the season series, 6-5. The Tigers have a 10-7 record against left-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Danks takes the mound. Ryan (LHP) will be on the hill against the White Sox, who have inferior records against left-handed starting pitchers on the road and overall of 1-5 and 5-9, respectively.
Predictions: SU Winner – DET, O/U – Over
Notes
In their last game, the White Sox lost by a margin of one run. The Tigers are 12-11 in one-run games. The White Sox have a 14-13 record in close games.
When the White Sox play into extra innings, they have a 6-2 record. The Tigers are 3-4 when their games exceed nine innings.
The White Sox are coming into this game after allowing zero walks during their last outing. The Tigers have a 3-2 record when opponents give up that many walks.
When they outhit their opponents, the Tigers are 33-9. The White Sox have a 23-5 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 28th, Chicago sits near the bottom of the league in runs, scoring 253 this season. Detroit ranks in the top 10 at ninth with 322.
Ranking 26th, Chicago is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 170 this season. Detroit ranks in the top 10 at 10th with 224.
When the Tigers hit at least one home run, they are 28-13. When the White Sox hit at least one homer, they have an 18-19 record.
