White Sox-Tigers Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Detroit Tigers on Thursday when they battle the Chicago White Sox at Comerica Park. Ace Mark Buehrle will be the starting pitcher for the White Sox on this day. Lefthander Buehrle is 3-6 this season with a 4.80 ERA. Buehrle's opponent in this one will be Kenny Rogers. The Tigers lefthander has a 5.13 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Tigers defeated the White Sox 5-1 win on Wednesday, as -110 favorites. The game's six runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9). Marcus Thames led the way with a three-run home run. Justin Verlander tossed a complete-game victory, allowing just one earned run off four hits. Brian Anderson went 2-for-3 at the plate in the loss for the White Sox, who were listed at EVEN odds in that game. Javier Vazquez gave up five runs off 10 hits over six innings on the mound. Current streak: Chicago has lost 2 straight games. Detroit has won 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 37-28 SU Detroit: 28-37 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Thursday are 6-4 Before playing Colorado are 2-1 After playing Detroit are 7-3 After a loss are 4-6 Detroit most recently: When playing on Thursday are 7-3 Before playing LA Dodgers are 1-5 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games Chi White Sox are 11-5 SU in their last 16 games when playing on the road against Detroit Chi White Sox are 12-6 SU in their last 18 games when playing Detroit Chi White Sox are 0-5 SU in their last 5 games on the road Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Detroit is 6-12 SU in their last 18 games when playing Chi White Sox Detroit is 5-11 SU in their last 16 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox home to Colorado, Friday, June 13 Detroit home to LA Dodgers, Friday, June 13