AL Central Division foes will square off on Sunday afternoon, when the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers wrap up their series from Comerica Park. The White Sox dropped the series opener by a run and bounced back yesterday with an 8-4 victory. Tyler Anderson went deep twice and drove in four runs for Chicago, who is 17 games below .500 overall.
Veteran right-hander James Shields (1-4 4.62 ERA) will head to the hill for the White Sox in this contest. Chicago has won each of Shields’ last two starts and he has allowed three runs over his last 14 plus innings.
The Detroit Tigers have lost 29 of their first 51 games, but are just three games behind Cleveland for the AL Central Division lead. On Saturday, SP Francisco Liriano (3-2) struck out eight batters and allowed five runs across five frames. Jeimer Candelario hit two home runs and drove in three runs for the Tigers in a losing effort.
Thirty-one year old journeyman Blaine Hardy (0-0 3.46 ERA) will make the third start of his major league career. Through 13 innings this season, Hardy has struck out 11 batters and owns a 1.46 WHIP.
