Chicago White Sox (48-32) vs. Detroit Tigers (36-45)
July 2, 2021 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Tigers +147 / Chicago White Sox -159; Over/Under: +8
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The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers meet Friday in MLB action at Comerica Park. The White Sox look to build on their four-game winning streak. The Tigers look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games.
The Chicago White Sox have scored 28 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last seven games. The White Sox have won 13 straight games when scoring four or more runs. Tim Anderson leads the White Sox with 80 hits and 28 RBI while Yoan Moncada and Jose Abreu have combined for 137 hits and 90 RBI. Lance Lynn gets the ball, and he is 7-3 with a 2.06 ERA and 90 strikeouts this season. Lynn is 4-3 with a 3.61 ERA and 46 strikeouts in his career against the Tigers.
The Detroit Tigers have scored 21 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. The Tigers have won five of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. Jonathan Schoop leads the Tigers with 82 hits and 45 RBI while Jeimer Candelario and Robbie Grossman have combined for 133 hits and 57 RBI. Casey Mize gets the ball, and he is 5-4 with a 3.46 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. Mize is 0-2 with a 4.37 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the White Sox.
The White Sox are 1-5 in their last 6 road games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The Tigers are 4-0 in their last 4 games following an off day and 7-3 in their last 10 overall. The over is 4-0 in White Sox last 4 overall. The under is 4-1 in Tigers last 5 home games. The White Sox are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Detroit and 35-16 in the last 51 meetings.
The Tigers are playing surprisingly good ball lately and have cashed some nice underdog tickets, but I’m not sure I’m running to the window to back them against respectable teams. The White Sox offense has caught fire this week and Lynn has been impressive this season. In his last 59 innings, Lynn has allowed 16 earned runs and struck out 63. Give me the White Sox and the reasonable price.
