Tigers and Cubs square off with series tied 1-1
Chicago Cubs (40-24, first in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (42-24, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Cade Horton (3-0, 3.51 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (4-6, 3.72 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -138, Cubs +116; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and Chicago Cubs play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Detroit is 42-24 overall and 22-9 at home. The Tigers have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .321.
Chicago has gone 20-13 in road games and 40-24 overall. The Cubs have the 10th-best team ERA in the majors at 3.66.
The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson has 14 doubles and 15 home runs for the Tigers. Wenceel Perez is 10 for 34 with three doubles, three home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
Pete Crow-Armstrong is second on the Cubs with 35 extra base hits (15 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs). Michael Busch is 12 for 29 with two triples, three home runs and 11 RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .235 batting average, 3.06 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Cubs: 7-3, .251 batting average, 1.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 15-Day IL (flexor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Cubs: Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (oblique), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (oblique), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shota Imanaga: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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