Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox 8/13/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Tigers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Chicago White Sox. Detroit dropped to 43-70 following its 4-3 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Detroit has lost four straight and seven of the last eight right. The Tigers are last in the American League Central, 17 games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

Designated hitter Miguel Cabrera is batting .268 to lead Detroit and has team highs in hits with 89 and on-base percentage at .319. Shortstop Javier Baez is the leader in home runs with 11 and RBIs with 44. On Saturday, the Detroit Tigers will send Matt Manning to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with a 2.25 ERA, 12 Ks and 7 BBs.

Chicago dropped to 56-56 following its 5-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Chicago has lost two straight and three of the last four. The White Sox have a solid ERA which is 3.93 and 16th in baseball and have the fifth best team batting average at .257. Chicago is third in the American League Central, 1 ½ games behind the first-place Cleveland Guardians.

First baseman Jose Abreu is batting .298 with 14 home runs, 126 hits and an on-base percentage of .374 to lead Chicago in each category. Center fielder Luis Robert is the leader in RBIs with 56. On Saturday, the Chicago White Sox will send Lucas Giolito to the mound. The right-hander is 8-6 with a 4.91 ERA, 120 Ks and 42 BBs.