Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers 9/16/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Comerica Park will play host to a Friday night MLB clash between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers. The White Sox (74-70) have won seven of their previous ten games and trail AL Central Division leading Cleveland by three full games. On Thursday, 3B Yoan Moncada collected four hits and scored twice to spark Chicago to an 8-2 road victory against Cleveland.

Twenty-nine year old righty Lucas Giolito (10-9 5.18 ERA) has scuffled through an inconsistent season. Last time out, Giolito allowed three runs in six innings during a 5-3 road victory against Oakland.

The Detroit Tigers are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and are trapped in the AL Central Division basement. On Wednesday, Detroit managed just five hits and struck out 13 times during a 2-1 home loss versus Houston. Javier Baez hit his 13th home run of the season in a losing effort for the Tigers (54-89).

Twenty-four year old righty Matt Manning (2-2 3.73 ERA) will make his 11th start of the season for the Tigers. Through 50 plus innings, Manning has limited opponents to five home runs and owns a solid 1.22 WHIP.