Tigers and White Sox play for season opener

Posted April 06, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Chicago White Sox vs. Detroit Tigers

Detroit; Friday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Lucas Giolito (0-0); Tigers: Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0)

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Chicago White Sox for the season opener.

Detroit went 77-85 overall and 42-39 at home a season ago. The Tigers slugged .399 as a team in the 2021 season while hitting 1.1 home runs per game.

Chicago had a 93-69 record overall and a 40-41 record on the road last season. The White Sox scored 4.9 runs per game in the 2021 season while giving up 3.9.

INJURIES: Tigers: Kyle Funkhouser: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Andrew Chafin: 10-Day IL (groin), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Cisnero: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

White Sox: Jonathan Stiever: 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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