White Sox aim to sweep series against the Tigers

Chicago White Sox (64-58, first in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (60-63, second in the AL Central)

Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Burke (7-6, 2.99 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 152 strikeouts); Tigers: Drew Anderson (4-4, 3.91 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 82 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -108, White Sox -105; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox meet the Detroit Tigers looking to sweep their three-game series.

Detroit is 60-63 overall and 32-30 at home. The Tigers have a 43-11 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Chicago has a 27-34 record in road games and a 64-58 record overall. White Sox hitters have a collective .411 slugging percentage to rank second in the AL.

Sunday's game is the ninth time these teams match up this season. The White Sox are up 5-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has 12 home runs, 76 walks and 48 RBIs while hitting .284 for the Tigers. Eduardo Valencia is 12 for 29 with six doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 28 doubles, a triple and 27 home runs while hitting .239 for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 15 for 39 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .241 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

White Sox: 5-5, .259 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored opponents by two 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.