Detroit Tigers (76-85) vs. Chicago White Sox (93-67)
October 3, 2021 3:10 pm EDT
The Line: Chicago White Sox -270 / Detroit Tigers +240; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox meet in an AL Central division matchup in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday afternoon.
The Detroit Tigers will look to bounce back from a 5-4 loss at the hands of the White Sox on Saturday. Jonathan Schoop leads the Tigers with a .278 batting average, 84 RBIs and 173 hits while Robbie Grossman has a team-high 23 home runs and a .357 OBP. Jeimer Candelario leads the Tigers with 42 doubles while Akil Baddoo has a team-high 7 triples and Willi Castro has 5 triples this season. Tyler Alexander will start here and is 2-4 with a 3.95 ERA and 83 strikeouts this season.
The Chicago White Sox will look to finish the season strong after making it five straight wins with Saturday’s victory. Tim Anderson leads Chicago with a .308 batting average and 161 hits while Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 30 home runs and 117 RBIs. Yoan Moncada also leads the White Sox with 31 doubles on the year as well as a team-best .377 OBP this season. Dylan Cease is expected to get the start for the White Sox on Sunday and is 13-7 with a 3.95 ERA and 221 strikeouts this season.
Detroit is 18-38 in their last 56 Sunday games and 1-5 in their last 6 games overall while the under is 14-6-1 in their last 21 road games. Chicago is 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games and 4-1 in their last 5 games within the division while the under is 10-4-1 in their last 15 games against a left-handed starter.
I get the case that could be made for the Tigers, but the White Sox seem keen on building momentum to finish the year as this is a young team that needs as much as they can get. The White Sox are also the hottest team in the majors to finish the year right now with five straight wins and I think they make it six to close it out with a win here.
