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Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers Picks and Prediction for Friday September 5 2025

By: Eddie Kline Published 09/05/2025, 01:14 AM ET

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AL Central Division rivals will square off on Friday night, when the Chicago White Sox travel to Comerica Park to take on the Detroit Tigers. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The White Sox (53-88) have reeled off five straight wins and still own the worst record in the American League. Last night, C Kyle Teel homered and drove in four runs to power Chicago to an 11-8 road victory against Minnesota.

Rookie right-hander Shane Smith (4-7 3.81 ERA) will make his 25th career major league start for the White Sox. Last time out, Smith (6.1 IP) gave up two runs and retired seven batters by strikes during a 5-3 home loss versus New York.

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Tigers Preview

The Detroit Tigers have dropped seven of their previous ten games and are still ten games ahead of Kansas City for first place. On Wednesday, Detroit DH Kerry Carpenter’s three-run blast sealed a series salvaging 6-2 home victory versus the New York Mets. All-Star Casey Mize (13-5) allowed one run in five innings to earn the win for the Tigers (81-60), who improved to 45-27 at home.

Twenty-nine year old righty Jack Flaherty (7-13 4.74 ERA) is looking to regain his early season form for the Tigers. Through 142 plus innings, Flaherty ranks 15th in the majors with 169 strikeouts and owns a respectable 1.29 WHIP.

White Sox vs Tigers Pick

Chicago OF Luis Robert Jr. has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and will likely miss the remainder of the season. Through 141 games, Chicago ranks 28th in OPS and 26th in runs scored. For the season, Detroit ranks 11th in OPS and 8th in runs scored. Take the White Sox to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Chicago White Sox win 5-3.

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