Vargas leads White Sox against the Tigers after 4-hit performance

Chicago White Sox (63-58, first in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (60-62, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Anthony Kay (9-5, 4.03 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 94 strikeouts); Tigers: Troy Melton (7-1, 1.46 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 69 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -140, White Sox +121; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox play the Detroit Tigers after Miguel Vargas' four-hit game on Friday.

Detroit is 32-29 in home games and 60-62 overall. The Tigers rank fourth in the AL with 148 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Chicago has gone 26-34 on the road and 63-58 overall. The White Sox have a 28-15 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

The matchup Saturday is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The White Sox have a 4-3 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has a .285 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 21 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs. Spencer Torkelson is 13 for 37 with five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Chase Meidroth has a .280 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 24 doubles and 12 home runs. Vargas is 10 for 40 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .254 batting average, 2.73 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

White Sox: 4-6, .247 batting average, 5.28 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), James Outman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (adductor), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Davis Martin: 15-Day IL (finger), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Kyle Teel: 10-Day IL (ankle), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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