White Sox scouting report

Posted August 02, 2010 11:00 pm

Scot Gregor

White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park

TV: Channel 9/Channel 26 Tuesday; Comcast SportsNet Wednesday; Channel 9 Thursday

Radio: WSCR 670-AM

Pitching matchups: The White Sox' Mark Buehrle (9-8, 4.15 ERA) vs. Rick Porcello (4-9, 5.50) Tuesday at 12:05 p.m. in Game 1; TBA vs. Jeremy Bonderman (5-6, 5.05) Tuesday at 6:05 p.m. in Game 2; Edwin Jackson (0-0, 0.00) vs. Armando Galarraga (3-3, 4.28) Wednesday at 6:05 p.m.; Freddy Garcia (10-4, 4.73) vs. Max Scherzer (7-8, 4.28) Thursday at 12:05 p.m.

At a glance: The White Sox are 35-12 since June 9, the best record in baseball. The Tigers have lost 8 of 9 and are in danger of falling out of contention in the AL Central. The Sox and Tigers were rained out at Comerica Park on May 17, and the game is going to be made up Tuesday. The White Sox are 3-1 vs. Detroit this season (1-0 on the road). Sox starters are 28-10 with a 2.76 ERA and 38 quality outings in the last 48 games. Juan Pierre has a season-high eight-game hitting streak, and he's batting .448 (13-for-29) over that stretch. Carlos Torres is likely to be called up from Class AAA Charlotte to start Game 2. Jackson makes his first start for the White Sox on Wednesday after being acquired in a July 30 trade from the Diamondbacks.

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