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Detroit Tigers (55-59) @ Chicago White Sox (64-51)

Date: Saturday August 14th, 2010

Time: 7:05 pm EST

Preview: The Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox will get together for the middle game of a three game series at US Cellular Field. The Tigers have fallen out of the race, dropping to four games below .500, and 9.5 games out of first place. Jim Leyland’s team has won just three of their last seven games. The Tigers have seen great offensive production from Miguel Cabrera, as he is batting .339, with 26 homeruns and 93 runs batted in. Detroit as a team is batting .266, which ranks 8th in all of baseball. The pitching for Detroit has struggled, ranking 23rd with a 4.42 earned run average. Rick Porcello will take the start on the mound for the Tigers. Porcello is just 21 years old, and holds a 19-19 career record. In his last start, he went just six innings, allowing 8 hits and 3 runs in a win over the Angels.

Former Tigers all star pitcher Edwin Jackson comes to the mound for the White Sox. Jackson, who threw a no-hitter for Arizona was traded just before the deadline. Since the trade, Jackson has pitched 13 innings, allowing 15 hits and 2 earned runs going 1-0 during that time. The right hander from Germany is 7-10 on the season. Chicago is coming off losing two of three to the Minnesota Twins during the week to fall to one game behind the Twins for first place. Paul Konerko leads the team with 28 homeruns and 78 runs batted in, along with a .302 batting average. Chicago ranks 12th in baseball with a .262 batting average.

My MLB Betting Picks: Jackson pitches well and beats his former team. White Sox win 7-4.