Detroit Tigers lineup: Justin Upton starts after tweaking knee

Nick Castellanos bats 2nd, Tyler Collins starts in RF

CHICAGO – The Detroit Tigers have only played one game between a pair of rainouts to start the 2017 baseball season, but they'll try to get back on the field Thursday to finish the series with the White Sox.

According to the hourly forecast from NBC 5 Chicago, there's a 10 percent chance of rain until 5 p.m. Eastern, when the percentage drops to 0 percent. Temperatures are expected to range from 44-46 degrees.

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Left fielder Justin Upton will start Thursday after tweaking his knee Tuesday while playing a line drive off the bat of Todd Frazier.

Here's how the entire lineup looks:

  • Ian Kinsler, 2B
  • Nick Castellanos, 3B
  • Miguel Cabrera 1B
  • Victor Martinez, DH
  • Justin Upton, LF
  • Tyler Collins, RF
  • James McCann, C
  • JaCoby Jones, CF
  • Jose Iglesias, SS
  • Matt Boyd will start on the mound against veteran James Shields.

    Detroit took the first game of the series Tuesday behind a 10-strikeout performance from Justin Verlander and three home runs. Jones, Castellanos and Kinsler each took Jose Quintana deep in the 6-3 victory.

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