Tigers and Orioles meet, winner secures 3-game series

Updated Sep. 15, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Baltimore Orioles (84-65, second in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (76-73, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Sunday, 12:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Cade Povich (2-8, 5.91 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (5-6, 4.88 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Orioles -113, Tigers -106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Detroit is 76-73 overall and 38-36 in home games. Tigers hitters have a collective .387 slugging percentage to rank 10th in the AL.

Baltimore has an 84-65 record overall and a 42-32 record in road games. Orioles hitters are batting a collective .249, the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Colt Keith has a .263 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 15 doubles, three triples and 12 home runs. Parker Meadows is 12-for-41 with three home runs and 13 RBI over the past 10 games.

Gunnar Henderson has 28 doubles, seven triples and 37 home runs for the Orioles. Cedric Mullins is 10-for-31 with three home runs and six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .251 batting average, 2.41 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs

Orioles: 4-6, .196 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (hip), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

Orioles: Ramon Urias: 10-Day IL (ankle), Ryan Mountcastle: 10-Day IL (wrist), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (lat), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (elbow), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (concussion), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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