Southpaw Blaine Hardy has been a pleasant surprise for the Tigers. Detroit has a winning record in his 10 appearances. Hardy has a respectable 3.55 ERA and has a chance to stay in Detroit's starting rotation. Hardy defeated the White Sox three weeks ago holding them to one run in seven innings.

The White are bad versus lefties - 6-10 - and have been terrible at home going 12-23.

Detroit has dominated Chicago this season beating the White Sox six of seven times. The Tigers have won the past five times in Chicago.

I'm not a fan of White Sox starter James Shields, who is well past his prime at 36. The White Sox are 3-8 in Shields' starts this season. Shields has a 4.63 ERA on the year and a 4.44 career ERA in 27 starts against the Tigers.