It’s Opening Day, and the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox meet on the South Side to begin the 2017 MLB season.
Justin Verlander is set to make his ninth career Opening Day start in what will be his 13th season for the Detroit Tigers as they travel to Chicago to open the 2017 season against the White Sox. The Tigers are a contender in the AL Central, and hope to get off to a strong start against the rebuilding White Sox.
Verlander started slow last year and posted a 7.16 ERA through his first three starts and had a 6.49 ERA in his first six outings, but dominated the rest of the season and finished second in the voting for the AL Cy Young Award. The 34-year old compiled a 16-9 record and 3.04 ERA with a league leading 254 strikeouts in 227.2 innings spread across 34 starts.
- Date: Monday April 3, 2017
- Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field
- TV Info: Fox Sports Detroit/ CSN Chicago/MLB Extra Innings
- Radio: 97.1 The Ticket/WRTO 1200, WLS 890
- Live Stream: MLB.tv
- Probable Starting Pitchers (last season):
- Tigers: RHP Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 ERA)
- White Sox: LHP Jose Quintana (13-12, 3.20 ERA)
Next: FanSided 2017 MLB preview
With ace Chris Sale traded to Boston over the winter, Jose Quintana is scheduled to make his first career Opening Day start for Chicago. Last season, the lefty posted a 13-12 record and 3.20 ERA with 181 strikeouts in 208 innings. Quintana was an All-Star for the first time, but recorded his fourth consecutive season with 200 or more innings and 32 or more starts.