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Struggling White Sox return home to face Tigers

Aug 5, 2008 - 1:34 PM Detroit (55-56) at Chi White Sox (61-49), 8:11 p.m. EDT

CHICAGO (Ticker) -- After a disappointing road trip, the Chicago White Sox open up a 10-game homestand when they face the Detroit Tigers in the first game of a four-game set on Tuesday.

Chicago went 4-6 on its 10-game road trip and lost six of the final eight contests, including the final two in Kansas City. Frustration seemed to boil over during Chicago's 14-3 loss on Sunday as manager Ozzie Guillen and reliever D.J Carrasco were ejected following a bench-clearing brawl started by Carrasco hitting Royals catcher Miguel Olivo with a pitch.

The White Sox will turn to Gavin Floyd (11-6, 3.43 ERA) in hopes of turning around their fortunes.

The righthander is 3-0 in seven career starts against Detroit and is coming off a strong performance in his last outing Wednesday. Floyd allowed one run over 7 2/3 innings in Chicago's 8-3 victory at the Minnesota Twins.

While Chicago struggled through a tough road trip, Detroit is in the middle of one of its own. The Tigers are 2-5 on their 10-game trip and were swept at the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend.

Nate Robertson (6-8, 6.06) will take the hill for Detroit looking for his first win since June 21.

The lefthander has allowed 18 runs over his last three starts - a span of 11 1/3 innings - which included a season-high eight over three frames against the Cleveland Indians Wednesday. Robertson hasn't fared much better against the White Sox in his career, going 6-6 with a 5.00 ERA in 19 starts.