Tigers look to keep home win streak alive, host the White Sox

Chicago White Sox (39-121, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (86-74, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (0-0); Tigers: TBD

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Chicago White Sox.

Detroit is 43-36 at home and 86-74 overall. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.59 ERA, which ranks second in the AL.

Chicago has a 16-63 record on the road and a 39-121 record overall. The White Sox are 30-48 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Saturday's game is the 12th time these teams meet this season. The Tigers are up 10-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads Detroit with 24 home runs while slugging .485. Kerry Carpenter is 7-for-25 with two home runs and three RBI over the past 10 games.

Andrew Vaughn has a .246 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 30 doubles, a triple and 19 home runs. Andrew Benintendi is 12-for-42 with three home runs and nine RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 9-1, .244 batting average, 2.87 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

White Sox: 4-6, .198 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (hip), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

White Sox: Ky Bush: 15-Day IL (tricep), Matt Foster: 15-Day IL (back), Brooks Baldwin: 10-Day IL (wrist), Mike Clevinger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Steven Wilson: 15-Day IL (back), Dominic Leone: 60-Day IL (elbow), Drew Thorpe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Max Stassi: 60-Day IL (hip), Jimmy Lambert: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jesse Scholtens: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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