The Detroit Tigers took the second of this weekend’s three-game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 4-1 victory at Comerica Park on Saturday afternoon. Troy Melton bounced back from a leadoff home run to settle in for six innings of one-run ball while Dillon Dinlger led the way on offense with a 2-for-4 effort that included a home run and a pair of RBIs.
On Sunday, the Motor City Kitties have a chance to sweep the South Siders for their third series win against a first-place team this month.
Justin Verlander had been scheduled to return from the injured list for his second start of the season, but was scratched on Friday with a hamstring injury, which may have accelerated his retirement plans.
Instead, right-hander Keider Montero, who was relegated to the bullpen after Verlander’s return was initially announced earlier in the week, will toe the rubber for the Olde English D looking to complete the sweep of ChiSox. The 25-year-old’s most recent outing was his only relief appearance of the year — a lackluster one at that — in which he tossed 1 1/3 innings, surrendering two runs (one earned) on two hits and no walks while striking out two Houston Astros to earn his fifth loss of 2026 in a 4-2 final.
However, the last time Montero saw Chicago earlier this season on the final day of May, he gave Detroit six frames of shutout ball on two hits and no walks while striking out four in a game his team eventually lost on the road, 2-1.
The White Sox will send fellow righty Davis Martin to the mound looking to salvage the final game of the series in what has been a breakout campaign for him so far. However, June has been rough for the 29-year-old, with a six-run effort over 4 2/3 innings and a nine-run thumping in just 3 1/3 frames bookending six innings of shutout ball in between.
Davis did not face the Tigers when they met earlier this season. Take a look below at how the two Sunday starters match up.
Detroit Tigers (32-44) vs. Chicago White Sox (39-36)
Time (ET): 1:40 p.m.
Place: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
SB Nation Site: South Side Sox
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network
Game 77: RHP Keider Montero (3-5, 3.67 ER) vs. RHP Davis Martin (9-3, 3.31 ERA)
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