Tigers bring 1-0 series advantage over White Sox into game 2

Detroit Tigers (1-0) vs. Chicago White Sox (0-1)

Chicago; Saturday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Kenta Maeda (0-0); White Sox: Mike Soroka (0-0)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Tigers -141, White Sox +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox.

Chicago went 61-101 overall and 31-50 at home last season. The White Sox batted .238 as a team in the 2023 season with a .675 OPS.

Detroit had a 78-84 record overall and a 41-40 record on the road last season. The Tigers slugged .382 as a team in the 2023 season while hitting 1.0 home run per game.

INJURIES: White Sox: Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Drohan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Stassi: 10-Day IL (hip), Matt Foster: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (groin)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.