Detroit Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox Series Preview
By Brett Pnazek
Probable Pitchers
Tuesday, May 5th @ 8:10PM EST
Shane Greene(3-1) vs. Jeff Samardzija(1-2)
Apr 11, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (29) delivers a pitch during the first inning against the Minnesota Twins at U.S Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Samardzija pitched extremely well against the Tigers in his 1 start this year. He allowed 1 earned run in 8 innings and did not factor into the decision.
Greene pitched in the 3rd game of the series and allowed 1 run over 7 innings as he won his 3rd game of the season.
Aug 12, 2014; San Francisco, CA, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (49) pitches the ball against the San Francisco Giants during the fifth inning at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Wednesday, May 6th @ 8:10PM EST
Alfredo Simon(4-1) vs. Chris Sale(2-1)
Sale is coming off one of his worse starts in his career after allowing 8 earned runs in only 3 innings of work against the Twins last week. However on the season he is 1-0 against Detroit.
Big pasta as Simon is known has not pitched against the Sox in the past three years.
Thursday, May 7th @ 2:10PM EST
Kyle Lobstein(2-2) vs. Jose Quintana(1-2)
Quintana was the loser in the rubber match after giving up 9 runs in 4 innings.
Lobstein has 1 start against the Sox in his career and he went 7 innings but in a loss.
Apr 8, 2015; Kansas City, MO, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jose Quintana (62) delivers a pitch against the Kansas City Royals in the first inning at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports