At Comerica Park on Friday, the Chicago White Sox (52-88) face the Detroit Tigers (81-60), fellow members of the AL Central, at 6:40 p.m. ET.
The White Sox (+158 underdog on the moneyline) visit the Tigers (-191). The Tigers will give the ball to Jack Flaherty (7-13) versus the White Sox and Shane Smith (4-7).
The Tigers won 6-2 over the Mets Wednesday in their last game. Casey Mize was the winning pitcher after throwing five innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out three, while Kerry Carpenter finished 1 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs to lead them offensively.
The White Sox beat the Twins 4-3 Wednesday, with Grant Taylor registering the win while pitching 1 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out two. Edgar Quero went 2 for 4 with a home run and an RBI to lead the White Sox’s offense.
Here is what you need to prepare for Friday’s Tigers vs. White Sox game, including viewing options.
Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Tigers (-191, bet $191 to win $100)Underdog: White Sox (+158, bet $100 to win $158)Over/under: 8.5Tigers vs. White Sox: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Friday, September 5, 2025Game time: 6:40 p.m. ETLocation: Detroit, MichiganStadium: Comerica ParkTV channel: FDSDET and CHSNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Tigers stats and trendsTigers betting recordsThe Tigers have entered the game as favorites 98 times this season and won 61, or 62.2%, of those games.Detroit has a record of 18-7, a 72% win rate, when favored by -191 or more by oddsmakers this season.The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.6% chance of a victory for the Tigers.Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 72 of 141 opportunities.The Tigers are 68-73-0 against the spread in their 141 chances this season.Jack Flaherty (Tigers probable starter)Flaherty makes the start for the Tigers, his 28th of the season. He is 7-13 with a 4.74 ERA and 169 strikeouts through 142 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s last appearance came on Saturday against the Kansas City Royals, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.In 27 games this season, the 29-year-old has an ERA of 4.74, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .240 against him.Flaherty is trying to record his 11th quality start of the season in this matchup.Flaherty will look to go five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.3 frames per outing.He has held his opponents without an earned run in five of his 27 appearances this season.The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .234 batting average, and is 28th in the league with 1091 total hits and 26th in MLB action with 558 runs scored. It has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.376) and ranks 22nd in home runs (143) in all of MLB.In 16 innings over three appearances against the White Sox this season, Flaherty has a 3.94 ERA and a 1.188 WHIP while his opponents are batting .238.The 29-year-old’s 4.74 ERA ranks 45th, 1.286 WHIP ranks 33rd, and 10.7 K/9 ranks fifth among qualifying pitchers this season.Tigers batting statsThe Tigers have hit 177 homers this season, which ranks ninth in the league.Hitters for Detroit rank 10th in the majors with a combined .422 team slugging percentage.The Tigers have a team batting average of .251 this season, which ranks 10th among MLB teams.Detroit has scored 680 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.The Tigers have an OBP of .320 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.Detroit is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 26th with an average of 8.8 strikeouts per game.White Sox stats and trendsWhite Sox betting recordsThe White Sox have come away with 51 wins in the 138 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.This year, Chicago has won 15 of 56 games when listed as at least +158 or worse on the moneyline.Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 38.8% chance of pulling out a win.Contests with Chicago has gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 63 of 140 chances this season.The White Sox have posted a record of 81-59-0 against the spread this season.Shane Smith (White Sox probable starter)The White Sox are sending Smith (4-7) out for his 25th start of the season. He is 4-7 with a 3.81 ERA and 112 strikeouts over 120 1/3 innings pitched.His last time out came on Saturday against the New York Yankees, when the right-hander went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing three hits.The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.81, with 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opponents are hitting .213 against him.Smith is trying for his third straight quality start.Smith will look to prolong a six-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.0 innings per appearance).In six of his 24 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.He meets a Tigers offense that ranks eighth in the league with 680 total runs scored while batting .251 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .422 slugging percentage (10th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 177 home runs (ninth in the league).Smith has thrown 10 1/3 innings without giving up an earned run on five hits, while striking out 11 against the Tigers this season.White Sox batting statsThe White Sox average 1.0 home run per game to rank 22nd in baseball with 143 total home runs.So far this season, Chicago’s .376 slugging percentage is the third-lowest percentage in the majors.The White Sox rank 27th in the majors with a .234 batting average.Chicago scores the fifth-fewest runs in baseball (558 total, 4.0 per game).The White Sox’s .303 on-base percentage is the fourth-worst in baseball.