In tonight's lineup, the Detroit Tigers are sending a bunch of left-handed batters out to face the right-handed Chicago starter, Jake Peavy. The Tigers counter him with left-handed rookie Drew Smyly getting the starting nod for the fifth time in his major-league career.
As Rob noted in his preview, Peavy's having a great season. He leads the MLB in ERA. Neither left-handers nor right-handers have hit worth anything off him. Seriously, both have OPS in the 400s. In 2011, right-handers hit him for more average and more power than lefties, but in 2010 and overall, Peavy did better against right-handers than left.
Tigers lineup:
Austin Jackson, CF (RH)
Brennan Boesch, RF (LH)
Miguel Cabrera, 3B (RH)
Prince Fielder, 1B (LH)
Andy Dirks, DH (LH)
Alex Avila, C (LH)
Jhonny Peralta, SS (RH)
Ryan Raburn, 2B (RH)
Don Kelly, LF (LH)
SP: Drew Smyly (LH)
White Sox lineup:
Alejandro De Aza, CF (LH)
Alexei Ramirez, SS (RH)
Adam Dunn, DH (LH)
Paul Konerko, 1B (RH)
A.J. Pierzynski, C (LH)
Alex Rios, RF (RH)
Dayan Viciedo, LF (RH)
Brent Morel, 3B (RH)
Gordon Beckham, 2B (RH)
SP: Jake Peavy (RH)