White Sox try to break road slide, play the Tigers

Chicago White Sox (62-58, first in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (60-61, second in the AL Central)

Detroit; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Sean Newcomb (1-3, 2.66 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Tigers: Jackson Jobe (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.40 WHIP, four strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -156, White Sox +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox will aim to end their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit is 60-61 overall and 32-28 in home games. Tigers hitters have a collective .320 on-base percentage, the 10th-best percentage in MLB play.

Chicago has a 25-34 record on the road and a 62-58 record overall. The White Sox have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .407.

The teams meet Friday for the seventh time this season. The season series is tied 3-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle leads the Tigers with a .286 batting average, and has 21 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs, 75 walks and 48 RBIs. Spencer Torkelson is 14 for 38 with eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Sam Antonacci has a .280 batting average to lead the White Sox, and has 17 doubles, two triples and eight home runs. Chase Meidroth is 12 for 36 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .259 batting average, 1.82 ERA, outscored opponents by 38 runs

White Sox: 4-6, .234 batting average, 4.89 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Tigers: 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), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), 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: Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 15-Day IL (flexor), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (hand), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.