The set-up: The White Sox won the opener of this three-game set in Detroit last night by the score of 7-3. Chicago is the hottest team in the AL Central with five straight wins over division rivals and look to make it six in a row this afternoon, against the Tigers. Chicago beat Cleveland last Sunday, then swept a three-game set from Kansas City, before winning Friday's opener. The White Sox have now outscored their division rivals 40-13 in the five consecutive wins. The Tigers will look to halt a three-game slide which leaves them 11-11 on the season (White Sox are 12-9).

The pitching matchup: Derek Holland (2-2 & 1.99 ERA) takes the mound for Chicago against last year's ROY, Detroit's Michael Fulmer (2-1 & 2.88 ERA). Holland was reached for seven runs (but just two earned!) on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings of a loss at the New York Yankees on April 17 but bounced right back against Cleveland on Sunday, a game which jump started Chicago's current winning streak. He scattered three hits and allowed just one run over six innings while striking out a season-high six to pick up the win. Holland is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in four career regular starts against the Tigers but has not faced them since July 13, 2013. Fulmer has had four quality starts to begin 2017 and is off his longest outing of the young season at Minnesota on Sunday, when he allowed two runs and four hits while striking out seven in seven innings to pick up the win. Fulmer is looking for his first career win over Chicago after going without a decision in two starts against the division rivals last season (3.86 ERA), although Detroit won both games.

The pick: Knee and shoulder injuries have marred Holland's last three seasons with the Texas Rangers but he's off to a strong start with Chicago. However, I need to see more. As for Fulmer, the Tigers went 19-7 in his 2016 starts, as his moneyline mark of plus-$1292 was the sixth-best among all MLB starters. The Tigers are 3-1 (plus-$202) in his 2017 starts and I'm making Detroit a 10* play