Believe it or not, the Detroit Tigers are currently riding a five-game win streak — all coming against American League Central opponents — heading into the weekend after taking the first game of the three-game series against the Chicago White Sox in the Windy City on Thursday night, 2-1. Beau Brieske was impressive once again and Javier Báez went yard to give the good guys the victory, keeping things going after sweeping the Cleveland Guardians at home during the week.
The Tigers can earn their sixth-straight W on Friday night and secure a split of their second-straight four-game series against the White Sox with their struggling ace heading to the mound to face one of the best that the South Siders have to offer, who has also been roughed up this year.