Detroit Tigers host the Texas Rangers Wednesday
Texas Rangers (9-9, first in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (10-7, third in the AL Central)
Detroit; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Dane Dunning (2-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (2-0, 2.08 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 20 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Tigers -149, Rangers +127; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.
Detroit has a 4-5 record in home games and a 10-7 record overall. Tigers pitchers have a collective 2.96 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.
Texas has a 9-9 record overall and a 4-4 record on the road. The Rangers are 6-3 in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams meet Wednesday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has three doubles and three home runs for the Tigers. Matthew Vierling is 11-for-28 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.
Marcus Semien has five doubles and two home runs for the Rangers. Jonah Heim is 11-for-38 with two doubles, two home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .210 batting average, 3.42 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
Rangers: 3-7, .225 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Andy Ibanez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (groin)
Rangers: Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (back), Justin Foscue: 60-Day IL (oblique strain), Brock Burke: 15-Day IL (hand), Joshua Jung: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (back), Tyler Mahle: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Hernandez: 15-Day IL (lat), Nate Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jacob deGrom: 60-Day IL (elbow), Carson Coleman: 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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