The Chicago White Sox look to clinch their series with the Detroit Tigers when they host the second game of this series on Saturday afternoon at US Cellular Field. The White Sox opened the series with a 5-2 victory, as Jake Peavy was excellent over 6 2/3 innings. Peavy struck out eight batters and allowed only two earned runs in his first win of the season.
Gavin Floyd will be on the mound this afternoon with the White Sox hoping to win their fourth straight. The Tigers will look to rally around rookie pitcher Adam Wilk, who will be making the first start of his career this afternoon. Here are the starting lineups for game two of this series:
DETROIT TIGERS
1. Austin Jackson, CF 2. Brennan Boesch, RF 3. Miguel Cabrera, 3B 4. Prince Fielder, 1B 5. Delmon Young, LF 6. Alex Avila, C 7. Jhonny Peralta, SS 8. Andy Dirks, DH 9. Ryan Raburn, 2B
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
1. Alejandro De Aza - CF 2. Brent Morel - 3B 3. Adam Dunn - DH 4. Paul Konerko - 1B 5. Alex Rios - RF 6. Alexei Ramirez - SS 7. Dayan Viciedo - LF 8. Tyler Flowers - C 9. Gordon Beckham - 2B
Date/Time: Saturday, April 14 / 3:10 p.m. (CST)
Location: US Cellular Field, Chicago, IL.
Starting Pitchers: Gavin Floyd (0-1, 6.35 ERA) vs. Adam Wilk (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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