Separated by a mere two games in the standings, the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox will once again square off at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their pivotal series.
Detroit right-hander Max Scherzer is expected to get the ball for Jim Leyland's team, and enters as one of the hottest pitchers in baseball with a 2.70 post-All-Star break earned-run average. Along with being able to set a new career-high with 16 wins if he can walk away with a victory, Scherzer should also enter his start with plenty of confidence after already racking up 32 strikeouts over 25 innings against the White Sox this season.
Here are the starting lineups for Wednesday's game:
Tigers
1. Austin Jackson - CF
2. Andy Dirks - LF
3. Miguel Cabrera - 3B
4. Prince Fielder - 1B
5. Delmon Young - DH
6. Brennan Boesch - RF
7. Jhonny Peralta - SS
8. Alex Avila - C
9. Omar Infante - 2B
Max Scherzer - SP
White Sox
1. Alejandro De Aza - LF
2. Kevin Youkilis - 3B
3. DeWayne Wise - CF
4. Paul Konerko - 1B
5. Alex Rios - RF
6. A.J. Pierzynski - C
7. Alexei Ramirez - SS
8. Dan Johnson - DH
9. Orlando Hudson - 2B
Gavin Floyd - SP
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