Tigers play the Pirates in first of 3-game series
Pittsburgh Pirates (29-44, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (46-27, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Bailey Falter (5-3, 3.36 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 46 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (6-2, 2.95 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -204, Pirates +167; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Pittsburgh Pirates to start a three-game series.
Detroit has a 24-11 record in home games and a 46-27 record overall. The Tigers have gone 17-5 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Pittsburgh has a 29-44 record overall and a 10-25 record in road games. The Pirates are 19-8 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres has a .276 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 10 doubles and seven home runs. Javier Baez is 12 for 37 with a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.
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Oneil Cruz leads the Pirates with 13 home runs while slugging .445. Andrew McCutchen is 11 for 39 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .254 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Pirates: 6-4, .222 batting average, 2.12 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Will Vest: day-to-day (finger), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), 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)
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Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Bart: 7-Day IL (concussion), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 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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