Detroit Tigers ace Troy Melton is expected to toe the rubber this afternoon when the Tigers and the Chicago White Sox play the middle game of their 3-game set at Comerica Park. Chicago won the first game, 9-5, last night but don’t expect the same result today. Melton has been mowing them down all season and has some scary numbers. He is 7-1 with a 1.46 ERA, a WHIP of only 0.90, and it gets better. Over his last 3 starts, Melton is 2-0 with an ERA of 0.00 (that is not a typo) and a 0.75 WHIP. In his career against Chicago, he is 2-0 with a 1.35 ERA. The White Sox are expected to counter with southpaw Anthony Kay and he is hittable. Kay has average numbers at 9-5 with a 3.96 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Detroit sits just 3.5 games back of Chicago for the lead in the AL Central so this is their chance to gain some ground and they know it. Despite last night’s win, the White Sox are not a good road team at 26-34 and with Melton expected on the hill the side to consider is Detroit.
TODAY’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS