White Sox-Tigers Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers will meet on the field at Comerica Park on Sunday in a battle of division rivals. The White Sox will give the ball to starter Javier Vazquez in this one. Righthander Vazquez is 7-8 this season with a 4.80 ERA. Vazquez's opponent in this one will be Zach Miner. The Tigers righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the White Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Bobby Jenks closed out the ninth inning as the White Sox held on to defeat the Tigers 7-6 as +150 underdogs on Saturday. The combined 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye both drove in two runs to lead the White Sox. John Danks threw six innings and gave up five runs off seven hits in the win. Magglio Ordonez homered and drove in two runs for the Tigers, who were favored at -165 in that game. Justin Verlander was rocked for seven runs off nine hits over four innings in the loss. Current streak: Chicago has won 4 straight games. Detroit has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Chicago: 59-43 SU Detroit: 52-51 SU Chicago most recently: When playing on Sunday are 8-2 Before playing Minnesota are 7-3 After playing Detroit are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Detroit most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Chi White Sox are 4-6 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Chi White Sox are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games Chi White Sox are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games when playing on the road against Detroit Chi White Sox are 14-7 SU in their last 21 games when playing Detroit Chi White Sox are 6-3 SU in their last 9 games on the road Detroit is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games at home Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Detroit is 7-14 SU in their last 21 games when playing Chi White Sox Detroit is 6-13 SU in their last 19 games when playing at home against Chi White Sox Next up: Chi White Sox at Minnesota, Monday, July 28 Detroit at Cleveland, Monday, July 28