Series Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox 9/27-9/29

Series Preview: Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox 9/27-9/29

The Detroit Tigers will take on the Chicago White Sox for three games to wrap up the regular season. The Tigers are coming off a series sweep over the Rays while the White Sox are coming off a series win over the Angels.

Detroit Tigers (85-74) vs. Chicago White Sox (39-120)

Game 1:

Date: Friday, September 27
Time: 6:40 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit

Game 2:

Date: Saturday, September 28
Time: 1:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit

Game 3:

Date: Sunday, September 29
Time: 3:10 pm EST
Broadcast: Bally Sports Detroit

Probable Starting Pitchers

Game 1: Brenan Hanifee (1-1, 1.98 ERA) vs. Garrett Crochet (6-12, 3.68 ERA)

Hanifee gets the series started he is 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA, a 3.09 FIP, a 1.17 WHIP, a 2.0 BB/9, and a 7.6 K/9 in 27.1 innings. In his last five appearances, he is 1-0 with 1.83 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and nine strikeouts in 7.2 innings. The Tigers are 1-1 in his two starts. Crochet goes for Chicago he is 6-12 with a 3.68 ERA, a 2.73 FIP, a 1.06 WHIP, a 2.0 BB/9, and a 12.9 K/9 in 142 innings. In his three starts, he is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, and 15 strikeouts in ten innings. The White Sox are 9-22 when he starts.

Game 2: TBD vs. Sean Burke (1-0, 1.93 ERA)

The Tigers haven’t announced a starter for the middle game as of now. Burke goes for the White Sox he is 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA, a 3.59 FIP, a 1.00 WHIP, a 2.6 BB/9, and a 10.3 K/9 in 14 innings. In his two starts this season he has that lone win posting a 2.45 ERA, a 0.91 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 11 innings. The White Sox are 1-1 when he starts.

Game 3: TBD vs. Jonathan Cannon (4-10, 4.37 ERA)

This would be Skubal’s spot but it all depends on what happens leading up to Sunday, if a playoff spot has been clinched he won’t start. Cannon goes for the White Sox he is 4-10 with a 4.37 ERA, a 4.57 FIP, a 1.32 WHIP, a 2.8 BB/9, and a 6.6 K/9 in 119.1 innings. In his last five starts, he is 2-2 with a 3.77 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and 25 strikeouts in 28.2 innings. The White Sox are 7-13 when he starts.

2024 Head to Head

4/28: Detroit won 1-0
4/30: Detroit won 7-6
4/31: Detroit won 3-2
6/21: Detroit won 2-1
6/22: Chicago won 5-1
6/23: Detroit won 11-2
8/23: Detroit won 5-2
8/24: Detroit won 13-4
8/25: Detroit won 9-4
8/26: Detroit won 6-3

Detroit Leads 9-1. Detroit outscored Chicago 58-29

Tigers vs. White Sox Leaders

Tigers:

AVG – Riley Greene – .263
HR – Riley Greene – 24
RBI – Riley Greene – 73
IP – Tarik Skubal – 192.0
ERA – Tarik Skubal – 2.39
K – Tarik Skubal – 228

White Sox:

AVG – Andrew Vaughn – .247
HR – Andrew Benintendi – 19
RBI – Andrew Vaughn – 69
IP – Chris Flexen– 159.2
ERA – Garrett Crochet – 3.68
K – Garrett Crochet – 203

Tigers vs. White Sox Numbers

Tigers

AVG: .235 (24)
OPS: .686 (22)
R: 673 (18)
HR: 161 (23)
ERA: 3.60 (3)
K: 1337 (17)
WHIP: 1.17 (2)

White Sox

AVG: .221 (30)
OPS: .619 (30)
R: 493 (30)
HR: 129 (30)
ERA: 4.71 (28)
K: 1341 (18)
WHIP: 1.44 (29)

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