Cleveland Indians (26-21, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (19-30, fifth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Shane Bieber (4-3, 3.32 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 98 strikeouts) Tigers: Matthew Boyd (2-5, 3.08 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 42 strikeouts)
LINE: Tigers +152, Indians -176; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Indians travel to face the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
The Tigers are 10-17 against AL Central opponents. The Detroit offense has compiled a .227 batting average as a team this season, Jeimer Candelario leads the team with a mark of .277.
The Indians are 18-11 against the rest of their division. The Cleveland pitching staff has a team ERA of 3.73, Shane Bieber leads the staff with a mark of 3.32.
The Tigers won the last meeting 1-0. Michael Fulmer recorded his fourth victory and Niko Goodrum went 1-for-3 with a double for Detroit. Cal Quantrill registered his first loss for Cleveland.
TOP PERFORMERS: Robbie Grossman leads the Tigers with 22 RBIs and is batting .251.
Jose Ramirez leads the Indians with 12 home runs and is slugging .545.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .250 batting average, 2.97 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
Indians: 5-5, .235 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Jose Urena: (forearm), Julio Teheran: (shoulder), Erasmo Ramirez: (right pectoralis), Wilson Ramos: (spine), Grayson Greiner: (left hamstring).
Indians: Zach Plesac: (thumb), Cam Hill: (wrist), Franmil Reyes: (side), Roberto Perez: (finger).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
