Game 60 Preview: Tigers hope they can prevent a White Sox sweep on Sunday

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It is a terrible time to be a Detroit Tigers fan, clear and simple. After a 7-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox at Rate Park on Saturday afternoon, the team has just six wins in May and is burying themselves in the league cellar before summer even begins.

On Sunday, AJ Hinch will send right-hander Keider Montero to the mound to try and prevent a sweep at the hands of their hated intradivision rivals. The 25-year-old has been solid filling in the void for Justin Verlander but has struggled recently, putting up a 6.46 ERA and 6.72 FIP over his last three starts, stretching across 15 1/3 innings with a win, a loss and a no-decision in a team loss.

The last time Montero faced the Southsiders was last year on Sept. 5, when he surrendered two runs on four hits (one home run) and a walk while striking out a pair over 3 1/3 innings in a 9-6 loss.

He will be up against fellow righty Sean Burke, who has been solid — but a bit wild — in his third major league campaign. The 26-year-old’s last outing was a seven-inning effort that saw him surrender a pair of runs on three hits and two walks while striking out eight Minnesota Twins in a 5-3 11-inning loss.

Funny enough, Burke’s last start against Detroit last summer on June 5 yielded similar numbers. He threw seven frames of two-run ball on seven hits (one home run) and one walk while striking out five in a 3-2 victory that took 10 innings.

Here is how the two match up on Sunday.

Detroit Tigers (22-37) vs. Chicago White Sox (31-27)​

Time (ET): 2:10 p.m.
Place: Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
SB Nation Site:South Side Sox
Media: Detroit SportsNet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio Network

Game 60: RHP Keider Montero (2-3, 4.09 ERA) vs. RHP Sean Burke (2-3, 3.90 ERA)

Player	G	IP	K%	BB%	GB%	FIP	fWAR
Montero	10	55.0	17.6	6.8	32.7	4.18	0.7
Burke	11	60.0	21.7	6.4	35.1	3.40	1.4

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