Dunning expected to start as White Sox host Tigers

Posted August 19, 2020 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Detroit Tigers (9-12, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago White Sox (13-11, third in the AL Central)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 strikeouts) White Sox: Dane Dunning (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.00 WHIP, 0 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers take on the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday.

The White Sox finished 38-37 against AL Central Division opponents in 2019. Chicago hit 182 total home runs and averaged 8.9 hits per game last season.

The Tigers finished 22-53 against AL Central Division opponents in 2019. Detroit hit .240 as a team last season and averaged 3.0 extra base hits per game.

The teams meet for the fifth time this year. Chicago leads the season series 4-1.

INJURIES: White Sox: Carlos Rodon: (left shoulder), Reynaldo Lopez: (shoulder), Jimmy Lambert: (forearm), Ian Hamilton: (right shoulder), Aaron Bummer: (left biceps), Luis Robert: (hand), Nick Madrigal: (left shoulder), Leury Garcia: (thumb), Yasmani Grandal: (back).

Tigers: Jordan Zimmermann: (forearm), Ivan Nova: (right triceps), Buck Farmer: (left groin), Dario Agrazal: (forearm), Troy Stokes Jr.: (undisclosed), C.J. Cron: (knee).

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

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