Tigers host the White Sox to open 3-game series

Chicago White Sox (2-4) vs. Detroit Tigers (2-4)

Detroit; Friday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Jonathan Cannon (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, five strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (0-0, 3.18 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -247, White Sox +202; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers begin a three-game series at home against the Chicago White Sox on Friday.

Detroit went 86-76 overall and 43-38 at home a season ago. The Tigers pitching staff had a collective 3.62 ERA last season while averaging 8.4 strikeouts and 2.6 walks per nine innings.

Chicago went 41-121 overall and 18-63 in road games a season ago. The White Sox pitching staff had a collective 4.69 ERA last season while averaging 8.7 strikeouts and 4.1 walks per nine innings.

INJURIES: Tigers: Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique strain), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (spine), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (nerve), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

White Sox: Josh Rojas: 10-Day IL (toe), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (tommy john), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (knee), Mike Tauchman: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Bryan Ramos: 10-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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