Detroit (0-0) at Chi White Sox (0-0)

3:55 pm ET U.S. Cellular Field
The Tigers skipped Kenny Rogers for a turn through the rotation to allow him to rest and gear up for the White Sox on Saturday. Now, they'll have to hope that steady rain in the Windy City doesn't push his start back any longer.
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Linebrink looking at familiar role

Who will handle the eighth-inning role out of the White Sox bullpen? It was handled by Scott Linebrink for most of the first half of this season, and from the sound of manager Ozzie Guillen's comments on Friday, Linebrink will get another chance.

Tigers hitters vs White Sox pitchers

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Avila, Alex - - - - - - - -
Boesch, Brennan - - - - - - - -
Cabrera, Miguel .294 68 2 10 .286 91 3 12
Ciriaco, Audy - - - - - - - -
Dlugach, Brent - - - - - - - -
Granderson, Curtis .229 48 4 5 .214 224 8 15
Guillen, Carlos .326 46 1 5 .335 284 9 39
Inge, Brandon .263 38 1 5 .244 311 11 33
Kelly, Don - - - - - - - -
Laird, Gerald - - - - .355 31 3 6
Larish, Jeff .091 11 0 1 .091 11 0 1
Ordonez, Magglio .307 75 2 12 .329 249 8 39
Raburn, Ryan .421 19 0 1 .297 64 2 10
Ramirez, Wilkin - - - - - - - -
Ryan, Dusty .125 8 0 0 .125 8 0 0
Santiago, Ramon .188 16 0 1 .200 85 0 3
Sizemore, Scott - - - - - - - -
Strieby, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Thomas, Clete .333 21 0 2 .333 21 0 2
Wells, Casper - - - - - - - -

White Sox hitters vs Tigers pitchers

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Armstrong, Cole - - - - - - - -
Beckham, Gordon - - - - - - - -
De Aza, Alejandro - - - - - - - -
Flowers, Tyler - - - - - - - -
Gartrell, Stefan - - - - - - - -
Konerko, Paul .283 46 2 10 .286 381 21 66
Kotsay, Mark - - - - .229 96 3 11
Lillibridge, Brent - - - - - - - -
Nix, Jayson - - - - - - - -
Pierzynski, A.J. .302 53 2 14 .304 260 9 39
Quentin, Carlos .333 57 4 14 .333 57 4 14
Ramirez, Alexei .340 47 3 9 .340 47 3 9
Rios, Alex .226 31 1 3 .287 115 6 19
Teahen, Mark .267 60 3 9 .266 188 7 25
Viciedo, Dayan - - - - - - - -