White Sox at Tigers 8/11/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/11/2020 at 11:24 AM ET

The Chicago White Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers. Chicago dropped to 8-8 following its 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Sunday in 10 innings. With the loss, Chicago remained in fourth place in the American League central two games behind the first-place Minnesota Twins.

Yoan Moncada is batting .302 to lead the White Sox and has a team-high 19 hits. Leury Garcia is leading in home runs with three and Yasmani Grandal is leading in RBIs with nine. On Tuesday, Chicago will send Gio Gonzalez to the mound.The left-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 7.71, 12 Ks and 7 BBs.

The Detroit Tigers improved to 8-5 following a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Spencer Turnbull threw seven solid innings and the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning was singled home by Miguel Cabrera. The Tigers have won three straight and swept Pittsburgh in the three-game interleague series.

JaCoby Jones is batting .333 to lead the Tigers and has a team-high 10 RBIs. Miguel Cabrera is leading in home runs with four and Jonathan Schoop has a team-high 13 hits. On Tuesday, Detroit will send Tyler Alexandra to the mound. The lefthander is 1-0 with an ERA of 1.17, 13 Ks and 1 BBs.

Through all the distractions from postponements of games, the Tigers are playing very well, having won each of their last three and sweeping a series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Detroit has won four of its last five and six of its last eight. On the other hand, the White Sox have lost four of their last five. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Tigers win 5-3.

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