Chicago White Sox (39-34, first in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (30-44, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Erick Fedde (2-5, 4.50 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 44 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-3, 2.81 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 49 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -246, White Sox +197; over/under is 8 runs

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

Detroit has an 18-16 record at home and a 30-44 record overall. The Tigers are 12-29 in games when they have allowed a home run.

Chicago has gone 15-22 in road games and 39-34 overall. The White Sox are second in the AL with 102 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.

The matchup Friday is the fourth time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 16 home runs while slugging .522. Gleyber Torres is 13 for 37 with four doubles, a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Miguel Vargas has 12 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the White Sox. Chase Meidroth is 12 for 38 with a double and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .206 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

White Sox: 6-4, .233 batting average, 5.11 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Wenceel Perez: day-to-day (face), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

White Sox: Everson Pereira: 7-Day IL (concussion), Sean Newcomb: day-to-day (tricep), Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (lat), Tyler Gilbert: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Noah Schultz: 15-Day IL (knee), Austin Hays: 60-Day IL (calf), Munetaka Murakami: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jordan Leasure: 60-Day IL (flexor), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Teel: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Murray: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Baldwin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Vasil: 60-Day IL (elbow), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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