The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers meet Saturday in MLB action from Comerica Park. Here’s a Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox prediction. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the game.
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
The White Sox took on the Houston Astros in their last series. Chicago won the first installment of that set 2-0, but then took losses 4-1 and 5-3 in the other pair. On Friday in the opener versus the Tigers, the Sox took a tough loss 2-1. Erick Fedde put up 7.0 innings in the start with two earned on five hits and a walk.
In the starter slot for the Saturday game the Sox will send out Drew Thorpe. This year Thorpe is 0-1 with an 8.64 ERA and four Ks in 8.1 innings over the first two starts of his career.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
Over on the Tigers’ side, they had a rough series versus the Atlanta Braves this week. Detroit lost all three games in a sweep, falling 2-1, 2-1 and 7-0. On Friday in game one versus the White Sox, the Tigers scored twice in the second on the way to five team hits. Jack Flaherty had 5.2 innings with one earned run as starter.
It’ll be Kenta Maeda as starter in Saturday’s matchup. Maeda is 2-3 with a 6.02 ERA and 36 Ks in 49.1 innings over 12 starts this year. Maeda has a 67-52 career record with a 4.03 ERA in 202 games (167 starts).
White Sox vs Tigers Pick Injury Notes
White Sox 3B Yoan Moncada (adductor) is expected to return to action sometime around the All-Star Break.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the White Sox’s last six games as underdogs against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Tigers’ last eight games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the White Sox’s last nine road games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six games between the White Sox and Tigers at Comerica Park.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Mark Canha has scored a run in each of the Tigers’ last four day games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Andy Ibanez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last six appearances with the Tigers as favorites against AL Central opponents.
- Andy Ibanez has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Andy Ibanez has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Spencer Torkelson has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Mark Canha has recorded at least one Single in each of the Tigers’ last seven day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Kenta Maeda has recorded four or more strikeouts in nine of his 10 previous appearances with his team as a home favorite against AL Central opponents.
- Gio Urshela has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with his team as a home favorite against the White Sox.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Yoan Moncada has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in day games.
- Yoan Moncada has scored a run in four of his last five appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Eloy Jimenez has recorded at least one RBI in five of his last six road appearances against the Tigers.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one hit in each of the White Sox’s last nine games against AL Central opponents.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one total base in each of the White Sox’s last nine games against AL Central opponents.
- Tommy Pham has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against the Tigers.
- Eloy Jimenez has recorded a Single in each of his last six appearances with the White Sox as road underdogs against AL opponents.
Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Tigers here. Probably not touching this one, though. Maeda could use a bit of a bounce-back effort. In his last start Maeda put up 5.0 innings with four earned on five hits and two walks in a loss to the Astros. As for Thorpe, he coughed up seven earned in 3.1 innings during his last outing.
On Friday the Tigers got a pretty stellar pitching effort across the board. Bullpen arms Beau Brieske and Jason Foley combined for 3.1 innings, one hit, no walks, no earned and one strikeout. The bats need to wake up Saturday, though.