The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers meet Sunday in MLB action from Comerica Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Chicago White Sox will send out Jonathan Cannon here and Cannon is 1-1 with a 3.34 ERA and 28 strikeouts this season. This will be Cannon’s first career start against the Tigers. The Detroit Tigers will send out Reese Olson for the start here and Olson is 1-8 with a 3.39 ERA and 69 strikeouts this season. In his career, Olson is 1-2 with a 1.93 ERA and 12 strikeouts against the White Sox.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox will look to win the rubber match of the series after evening the set up at one win apiece thanks to a 5-1 win in Saturday’s matchup. The win gives the White Sox a chance at a rare series win after series losses to the Astros and Diamondbacks in the last week.
White Sox Showing Signs Of Life Offensively
Gavin Sheets has a .233 batting average and a .333 OBP along with a team-high 14 doubles and 28 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn also has 9 homers and 35 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 5 home runs and 20 RBIs with Vaughn logging 13 doubles as well as a team-high 67 hits. Paul DeJong also has a team-high 14 home runs and 30 RBIs with a team-high 81 strikeouts as well this season.
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The Tigers have lost each of their last five games after playing the previous day.
- The White Sox have won seven of their last eight day games against the Tigers following a win.
- The Tigers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites against American League opponents.
- The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last six games against the Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Recap
The Detroit Tigers come into this one looking to bounce back and win the series after their loss to the White Sox on Saturday. The loss put the Tigers at risk of another series loss after series losses to the Braves and Astros over the last week.
Tigers Offense Non-existent
Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 71 hits including 14 home runs and 37 RBIs along with 15 doubles, a .257 batting average and a .352 OBP in addition to a team-high 84 strikeouts this season. Mark Canha has 13 doubles, 6 home runs and 30 RBI and Javier Baez has a team-high 6 stolen bases. Matt Vierling also has 61 hits as well as 4 triples while Wenceel Perez has 5 triples and Kerry Carpenter has 10 doubles and 4 triples of his own with 29 RBIs.
Why the Detroit Tigers will win
- The Tigers have won each of their last eight Sunday day games against AL Central opponents.
- The White Sox have lost eight of their last nine road games following a win.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as underdogs following a win.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in six of their last seven games following a home loss.
Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
I’m on the under here. The White Sox still have one of the least effective offenses in baseball despite some decent showings over the last week. On the other side, the Tigers have scored 2 runs or less in 6 straight games and Jonathan Cannon’s been rock solid so I don’t know if that’s going to change here. All in all, I think this ends up being a low-scoring game, so give me the under in this one.