Slumping Indians look to break 8-game losing streak against Tigers
Cleveland Indians (26-23, third in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (21-27, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Cleveland: Shane Bieber (7-1, 1.53 ERA) Detroit: Casey Mize (0-1, 5.85 ERA)
LINE: Indians favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland enters the game as losers of their last eight games.
The Tigers are 10-20 against AL Central opponents. Detroit's lineup has 56 home runs this season, Jonathan Schoop leads them with eight homers.
The Indians are 16-16 against AL Central Division opponents. Cleveland's lineup has 47 home runs this season, Jose Ramirez leads them with 11 homers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeimer Candelario leads the Tigers with 28 RBIs and is batting .333.
Ramirez leads the Indians with 28 RBIs and is batting .261.
INJURIES: Tigers: Ivan Nova: (right triceps), Dario Agrazal: (forearm), Troy Stokes Jr.: (undisclosed), JaCoby Jones: (left hand), Jonathan Schoop: (wrist), C.J. Cron: (knee).
Indians: Jefry Rodriguez: (right shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
