White Sox host the Tigers to start 3-game series

By Canadian Press on August 11, 2025.

Detroit Tigers (68-51, first in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (43-75, fifth in the AL Central)

Chicago; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Chris Paddack (4-10, 4.91 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); White Sox: Elvis Peguero (0-0, 4.91 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, five strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -140, White Sox +118; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago White Sox host the Detroit Tigers on Monday to open a three-game series.

Chicago has a 25-34 record at home and a 43-75 record overall. The White Sox have gone 9-25 in games decided by one run.

Detroit is 68-51 overall and 29-27 in road games. Tigers hitters have a collective .425 slugging percentage to rank eighth in MLB.

Monday’s game is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Tigers are ahead 5-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lenyn Sosa leads the White Sox with a .278 batting average, and has 16 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs, 13 walks and 48 RBIs. Luis Robert is 13 for 37 with a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

Spencer Torkelson has 23 doubles, 25 home runs and 65 RBIs while hitting .241 for the Tigers. Wenceel Perez is 14 for 33 with two doubles, two triples and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: White Sox: 4-6, .255 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored by five runs

Tigers: 5-5, .264 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: White Sox: Chase Meidroth: 10-Day IL (thumb), Miguel Vargas: 10-Day IL (oblique), Dan Altavilla: 15-Day IL (lat), Prelander Berroa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jared Shuster: 15-Day IL (hand), Ky Bush: 60-Day IL (elbow), Miguel Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Martin Perez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Thorpe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Wenceel Perez: day-to-day (leg bruise), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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