Detroit can seize the 4-game set on Thursday afternoon in Chicago.
The Detroit Tigers responded to their first loss in a dozen tries at the Chicago Wigte Sox on Tuesday night with a narrow 5-4 victory over their American League Central rivals on Wednesday night. Now, the crew looks to take the four-game series with one more win on Thursday afternoon.
The triumph kept AJ Hinch and Co. atop the Major League Baseball standings with a 1.5-game lead over the New York Yankees overall and a six-game lead over the Minnesota Twins in the division. The Olde English D is still the only team to have reached the 40-win plateau so far.
Taking a look at the current major league stats , the Motor City Kitties are in a three-way tie for ninth place in batting average (.251) with the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays , while ranked 10th in on-base percentage (.323) and tied for seventh in slugging (.410) with the New York Mets . All that adds up to a ninth-ranked OPS of .733.
On the pitching side, Detroit is fifth in ERA (3.21), in a four-way tie for the second-best WHIP (1.16) and sixth in batting average against (.227).
And speaking of pitching, the Tigers will send Casey Mize to the mound to face Sean Burke for the White Sox on Thursday afternoon. Take a look at the matchup below.
Detroit Tigers (41-22) vs. Chicago White Sox (19-43)
Time (ET): 2:10 p.m.
Place: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
SB Nation Site: Southside Sox
Media: FanDuel Sports Detroit
, MLB.TV
, Tigers Radio Network
Game 64: RHP Casey Mize (6-1, 2.82 ERA) vs RHP Sean Burke (3-6, 4.20 ERA)
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