Tigers @ White Sox; June 06-08

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Detroit (37-20) at Chicago White Sox (34-22)

Nate Robertson, LHP (5-3, 3.42) @ Freddy Garcia, RHP (7-3, 4.57)

Scouting Report:
Robertson gave up six runs over 8 2/3 innings Wednesday, ending a personal seven-game unbeaten streak, but he had a 2-0 duel going into the eighth of what ended up being a frustrating loss. He had a face-to-face argument with umpire Ted Barrett on his way out of the game and went into a lengthy self-defense with reporters afterwards. Whether the frustration affects him in Chicago will be an interesting factor.

After setting a single-season personal record by winning seven straight, the big right-hander has lost his last two starts against Toronto and Cleveland. The good news for Garcia is that he finished the month of May with a 3-2 record and issued only one free pass over 41 1/3 innings, while fanning 23. But Garcia has allowed 10 runs on 20 hits in his last 11 2/3 innings. Garcia has a 1-0 record against Detroit in 2006 and carries a 12-5 career mark when facing the Tigers into Tuesday's all-important series opener in Chicago.