In this article we will formulate a Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox prediction for this MLB game on Friday, September 27th at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game one in the series.
Detroit Tigers Betting Preview
The Detroit Tigers are 85-74 this season and they have won five games in a row. Detroit is coming off of a series win against Tampa Bay, where they won all three games. Prior to that series, the Tigers won two out of three against the Orioles, swept the Royals, and won two out of three against the Orioles. Detroit is 9-1 in their last 10 games and they are tied for second in the AL Central.
The Detroit pitching staff has a 3.60 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and a .234 opponent batting average. The Tigers offense has scored 673 runs with a .235 batting average and a .299 on base percentage. Riley Greene is batting .263 with 24 home runs and 73 RBI’s for the Tigers this season.
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
The Chicago White Sox are 39-120 this year and they have won three games in a row. Chicago is coming off of a series win against the Angels, where they won all three games and only allowed five runs. Prior to that series, the White Sox lost all three against the Padres, lost two out of three against the Angels, and won two out of three against the Athletics. Chicago is 6-9 in their last 15 games and they are last in the AL Central.
The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.71 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average. The White Sox offense has scored 493 runs with a .221 batting average and a .279 on base percentage. Andrew Vaughn is batting .248 with 19 home runs and 69 RBI’s for the White Sox this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Detroit is TBD. Casey Mize was slated to start, but he pitched on Thursday. The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Garrett Crochet, who is 6-12 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP over 142.0 innings pitched this year. Crochet has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last four starts, but hasn’t gone more than four innings in any of those outings.
Why the Tigers will beat the White Sox
- The White Sox have lost each of their last 17 games against AL Central opponents.
- The Tigers have won each of their last eight games after playing the previous day.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 games against AL Central opponents.
- The Tigers have covered the run line in each of their last nine games against AL Central opponents.
- The White Sox have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the White Sox’s last eight games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Six of the Tigers’ last seven home 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 eight games.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five games between the White Sox and Tigers.
Detroit Tigers Player Prop Facts
- Javier Baez has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances with the Tigers against AL opponents.
- Wenceel Perez has recorded at least one Double in three of his last four home appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Colt Keith has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Tigers’ last five games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Kerry Carpenter has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
- Riley Greene has scored at least one run in each of the Tigers’ last six games against opponents that held a losing record.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Korey Lee has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances.
- Andrew Benintendi has recorded at least one RBI in four of the White Sox’s last five road games against AL opponents.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 10 appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one Single in each of the White Sox’s last seven night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Nicky Lopez has scored at least one run in each of his last four road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
Detroit Tigers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
Detroit comes into this series after winning nine of their last ten games and they continue to be the hottest team in baseball. The Tigers are currently in the third wild card spot in the AL and they need two wins to clinch a postseason berth (if the Twins win out). The Tigers are 42-36 at home this season, while the White Sox are just 16-62 on the road. The Tigers haven’t named their starting pitcher yet, but everyone on the pitching staff has been fantastic recently, so that doesn’t scare me at all. Crochet has been good for Chicago, but he is on a pitch count and their bullpen is not good. Take the Tigers to win by multiple runs here.