Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers

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Erick Fedde (2-5, 4.50) draws Tarik Skubal (3-3, 2.81) at 6:40 PM ET in the opener, and the ERA gap undersells how lopsided this looks on paper. Skubal is the reigning AL Cy Young guy. Fedde is a back-end veteran who has been quietly stingy lately.

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White Sox(39-34)

WLLWL

3

+1.5-113+178o8.5+108

Tigers(30-44)

LLWPL

4

-1.5+108-186u8.5-111

Best BetWhite Sox +185

Pregame

Paying -218 for a Tigers team that's 30-44 and asking a recovering Skubal to carry the load is a tough swallow. The White Sox at +193 are the better priced side, especially with Fedde coming off a 5-inning, 0-run outing and Chicago playing the best baseball of the matchup. Take a swing on the dog.

The wrinkle is that Skubal is barely back. He had a loose body cleaned out of his left elbow in early May, made a rehab start with High-A West Michigan on June 7, and his first big-league outing back on June 13 in Cleveland went 4.2 innings, 80 pitches, 2 earned, and a loss. He's still a problem, but he's not stretched out and the Tigers will not let him chase 100 pitches in mid-June. Fedde, meanwhile, last took the ball June 3 in Minnesota and threw 5 shutout innings on 61 pitches with 2 hits allowed. Long layoff for him, sharp form when he last pitched.

Brandon Eisert

(1-1)·5.32 ERA

Jun 9 vs Braves

ND

0.2IP

2ER

1K

1BB

21P

06/19 Lineup

Tarik Skubal

(4-4)·3.15 ERA

Jun 13 @ Guardians

L

4.2IP

2ER

4K

1BB

80P

06/19 Lineup

The bigger story is the standings flip nobody saw coming. The White Sox are 39-34 and just took a road game off the Yankees 5-1 on Wednesday to salvage a series they were getting steamrolled in. The Tigers are 30-44, dropped 4 of 5, and got swept around a tie game in Cleveland and Houston. Will Venable's group is the team with the momentum here, which is a sentence that did not exist 12 months ago.

Chicago White Sox

(39-34)

Jun 18W@ Yankees5-1

Jun 17L@ Yankees5-10

Jun 16L@ Yankees2-12

Jun 14Wvs Dodgers6-4

Jun 13Lvs Dodgers1-7

Detroit Tigers

(30-44)

Jun 17L@ Astros2-4

Jun 17L@ Astros2-4

Jun 16W@ Astros9-3

Jun 14P@ Guardians0-0

Jun 13L@ Guardians1-3

Health is doing Detroit no favors. Gleyber Torres is still down with a side issue, Wenceel Perez took a plyo band to the face in the weight room and isn't really an option off the bench, and Jack Flaherty hit the IL with a peroneal strain. The rotation is being held together by Skubal's surgically-cleaned elbow and Justin Verlander's hip, which is returning to start Sunday. Chicago is banged up too — Hagen Smith is shut down 2 weeks with a shoulder impingement and Jordan Hicks is rehabbing — but they got Everson Pereira back off the IL on Thursday.

Chicago White Sox

(18)

• Day-To-DaySean Newcomb (RP) — Newcomb notched a save against the Royals on Thursday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter over two scoreless innings.06/18
• Day-To-DayHagen Smith (SP) — Smith will be shut down for two weeks after being diagnosed with a left shoulder impingement, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/16
• Day-To-DayTim Elko (1B) — no06/11
• Day-To-DayMason Adams (RP) — The White Sox announced that Adams underwent successful Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.05/08
• 7-day ilEverson Pereira (RF) — The White Sox activated Pereira (pectoral) from the 10-day injured list Thursday.06/18
• 10-Day-ILMunetaka Murakami (1B) — White Sox manager Will Venable said Monday that Murakami (hamstring) stayed back in Chicago during the team's road trip and was given a platelet-rich plasma injection, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/01
• 15-Day-ILNoah Schultz (SP) — Schultz (knee) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/14
• 15-Day-ILJordan Hicks (RP) — Hicks (lat) will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Saturday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/12
• 15-Day-ILTyler Gilbert (RP) — The White Sox placed Gilbert on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a left shoulder impingement.06/10
• 60-Day-ILKyle Teel (C) — Teel (knee/hamstring) will start a minor-league rehab assignment with Triple-A Charlotte on Tuesday, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.06/14
• 60-Day-ILAustin Hays (LF) — Hays has been pulled off his rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte due to a recurrence of left calf soreness, Scott Merkin of MLB.com reports.06/09
• 60-Day-ILJordan Leasure (RP) — Leasure (forearm) said Friday that he will be shut down from throwing for four weeks, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.05/30
• 60-Day-ILKy Bush (SP) — Bush (elbow) had a setback in his recovery from Tommy John surgery and is unlikely to return until the second half of the season, MLB.com reports.05/26
• 60-Day-ILDrew Thorpe (SP) — Thorpe (elbow) recently underwent an appendectomy but has resumed throwing, MLB.com reports.05/26
• 60-Day-ILPrelander Berroa (RP) — Berroa is dealing with right elbow inflammation and will have his rehab stint paused, James Fegan of SoxMachine.com reports.05/17
• 60-Day-ILMike Vasil (RP) — The White Sox transferred Vasil (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILTanner Murray (LF) — The White Sox transferred Murray (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Monday.05/08
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Baldwin (LF) — The White Sox transferred Baldwin (elbow) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.05/08

Detroit Tigers

(13)

• Day-To-DayJosue Briceno (C) — Briceno said Friday that he expects to be sidelined a few months after having surgery Wednesday to repair a tendon in his right wrist, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.05/08
• 10-Day-ILGleyber Torres (2B) — Torres (side) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's contest in Houston.06/17
• 15-Day-ILJack Flaherty (SP) — The Tigers placed Flaherty on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left peroneal strain.06/13
• 15-Day-ILBurch Smith (RP) — Smith (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Tuesday, MLB.com reports.06/11
• OutWenceel Perez (RF) — Perez is likely unavailable off the bench for Wednesday's game in Houston after being struck in the face by a plyometric band in the weight room Tuesday, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.06/18
• 60-Day-ILJustin Verlander (SP) — Verlander (hip) will return from the injured list to start Sunday's game against the White Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILJavier Baez (SS) — The Tigers transferred Baez (ankle) to the 60-day injured list Thursday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/11
• 60-Day-ILTrey Sweeney (SS) — Sweeney will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery this week, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.06/05
• 60-Day-ILJackson Jobe (SP) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Tuesday that Jobe (elbow) is expected to resume facing hitters in live batting practice "in a few weeks," Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.06/04
• 60-Day-ILBrant Hurter (RP) — The Tigers placed Hurter on the 15-day injured list Sunday due to lumbar spine inflammation.05/29
• 60-Day-ILBailey Horn (RP) — Horn (elbow) began a throwing progression May 14, MLB.com reports.05/27
• 60-Day-ILReese Olson (SP) — The Tigers placed Olson on the 60-day injured list Tuesday after he underwent a right shoulder labral repair Feb. 2 that will result in him missing the 2026 season.05/08
• 60-Day-ILParker Meadows (CF) — Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said that Meadows underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a left radius fracture and will be sidelined "multiple months," Jason Beck of MLB.com reports.05/08

The market still treats this like a coin-flip-plus for Detroit, with the Tigers around -218 and the total parked at 7.5. The under has gotten a small juice nudge from -121 down to -101, which tracks with Skubal-on-a-leash plus a bullpen game lurking the rest of the way. If the White Sox can get to Skubal early before he gets pulled in the 5th, the back end of Detroit's pen is where this gets interesting.