Tigers aim to sweep 3-game series over the Red Sox
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Boston Red Sox (22-22, second in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (28-15, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 2.78 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (4-2, 2.08 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -219, Red Sox +181; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers meet the Boston Red Sox looking to sweep their three-game series.
Detroit is 16-5 in home games and 28-15 overall. The Tigers have a 22-2 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
Boston has a 22-22 record overall and an 11-13 record in road games. The Red Sox have the fourth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .422.
The teams square off Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson has 11 doubles, 11 home runs and 34 RBIs for the Tigers. Javier Baez is 15 for 42 with two doubles, five home runs and 20 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Alexander Bregman has 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 32 RBIs for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu is 13 for 44 with a double, five home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .286 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .253 batting average, 3.91 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (arm), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (spine), Jacob Rogers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Red Sox: Robert Refsnyder: day-to-day (back), Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (back), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 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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