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
Tampa Bay Rays87-58.600W2
New York Yankees83-62.572W2
Boston Red Sox80-67.544L2
Toronto Blue Jays73-74.497L1
Baltimore Orioles71-76.483W1Taken 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#13RHBCatcherBoston Red Sox
Roman Anthony#19LHBDesignated hitter
Mickey Gasper#30SHB.264hotCatcher
Wilyer Abreu#52LHB.256Right field
Trevor Story#10RHBShortstop
Nick Sogard#20SHB.266coldFirst base
