Chicago at Detroit

Chicago winds up a six-game road trek on an 8-18 slide. The White Sox offense is 26th in runs scored and last in on-base percentage, while the pitching is 26th in ERA (4.88) and 24th in the pen (4.85 ERA). Jesse Scholtens (4.38 ERA) takes the mound with batters hitting .273 off him. Chicago is 1-6 in his last seven starts after losing 12-1 at Kansas City. The White Sox are 4-19 after playing five or more straight road contests, plus 33-64 as a dog. Meanwhile, Detroit is on a 6-3 run. The Tigers are 29-16 in divisional play and 28-17 versus an AL opponent with a slugging percentage of .400 or worse, so back home field. Play Detroit.