Associated Press
Cleveland Guardians (56-32, 1st in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (42-48, 4th in the AL Central)
Detroit; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
Pitcher projections: Guardians: Gavin Williams (0-1, 11.25 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, 2 strikeouts), Tigers: Cader Montero (1-2, 6.60 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
BETMGM Sportsbook: Line Guardians -149, Tigers +125; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
Bottom line: The Detroit Tigers begin a four-game home series against the Cleveland Guardians on Monday.
Detroit is 42-48 all-time and 19-22 at home. The Tigers are 30-5 in games in which they have scored five or more points.
Cleveland’s record on the road is 26-21 and their overall record is 56-32. The Guardians’ on-base percentage is .320, fourth in the AL.
The two teams will meet for the fourth time this season on Monday.
Key stats: Riley Green has 17 doubles, five triples, 17 home runs and 45 RBIs for the Tigers. Colten Keith has 11 hits in 40 at-bats, one triple, three home runs and six RBIs in the past 10 games.
Jose Ramirez is hitting .531 with 23 home runs for the Guardians, while Steven Kwan is 12-for-41 with one double, two home runs and three RBIs in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Tigers: 5-5, .222 batting average, 4.91 ERA, lost by 5 runs
Guardians: 5-5, batting average .256, ERA 5.17, lost by 8 runs
Injuries: Tigers: Casey Mize: 15-day disabled list (hamstring), Javier Baez: 10-day disabled list (spine), Kerry Carpenter: 10-day disabled list (spine), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-day disabled list (groin).
Guards: Matthew Boyd: 15-day IL (elbow), Will Brennan: 10-day IL (ribs), Shane Bieber: 60-day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephens: 60-day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-day IL (shoulder).
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The Associated Press produced this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
