The written preview lands about a day and a half before the game, once the lineups, the injuries and the market have settled. Until then the boards below carry the matchup: recent form, how the two sides compare, and where each of them sits.
The full preview, matchup keys, probable starters and the storylines to watch, posts closer to game time, once lineups are set.
Where each side sits in its own division, with both clubs marked. These two are in different ones, so the tables are separate and the records are not directly comparable.
Chicago White Sox75-70.517L2
Cleveland Guardians74-73.503L1
Minnesota Twins69-77.473L1
Detroit Tigers67-79.459W1
Kansas City Royals65-82.442W1
Houston Astros74-72.507L1
Texas Rangers72-74.493L1
Seattle Mariners68-78.466W1
Oakland Athletics59-88.401W1
Los Angeles Angels56-90.384W2Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch, so a name here can still be scratched, and the batting order is the likelier thing to move than the nine men in it.
Detroit Tigers
Kevin McGonigle#7LHB.273coldThird base
Hao-Yu Lee#50RHBSecond base
Spencer Torkelson#20RHBFirst base
Riley Greene#31LHB.275Designated hitter
Dillon Dingler#13RHBCatcherHouston Astros
Jeremy Peña#3RHB.272coldShortstop
Yordan Alvarez#44LHB.312coldDesignated hitter
Isaac Paredes#15RHBThird base
Jose Altuve#27RHBSecond base
Yainer Diaz#21RHB.270hotCatcher
