1:10 pm
June 13

White Sox @ Tigers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Chicago White Sox (40-24)

@ Detroit Tigers (26-38)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Rodon (CHW): 5-2; 1.96 ERA

Funkhouser (DET) 0-0; 2.70 ERA

 

Current odds:

Chicago White Sox: (-216)

Detroit Tigers: (+196)

 

•  The White Sox are 7-2 against their American League Central Division rival and have taken the first two games of a three-game series in Detroit. They’ll try to complete the series sweep on Sunday afternoon. Chicago won an extra-inning thriller on Friday, then pounded the Tigers 15-2 on Saturday. The White Sox scored three runs in the first, five in the second and five more in the fifth.

•  No one could have seen Brian Goodwin’s outburst coming on Saturday. He was just brought up from Triple A Charlotte this week after Nick Madrigal was placed on the 60-day injured list. Goodwin doubled, homered and drove in five runs in his White Sox debut. “It was great to have a chance to show my new teammates that I’m going to be able to help them win games,” he said.

•  The White Sox starter on Sunday, Carlos Rodon (5-2, 1.96 ERA), will be seeking his first victory since May 7. He has three no-decisions and two losses since collecting wins in his first five starts. In his last outing, Rodon gave up one run on six hits in five innings on Tuesday. Despite walking only two batters, he required 106 pitches to get through those innings. Rodon piled up 12 strikeouts in his first start against Detroit this season. He held the Tigers to one run on two hits in six innings on April 29.

•  Kyle Funkhouser will make his first major league start after 26 relief appearances but he won’t go long. Funkhouser (0-0, 2.70 ERA) hasn’t been asked to go more than 2 1/3 innings in any of his 13 appearances this season. Funkhouser has a 6.00 ERA in five career relief appearances covering six innings against the White Sox.

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