Tigers take on the Rockies on home winning streak

Updated Sep. 11, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Colorado Rockies (54-91, fifth in the NL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (74-71, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Tanner Gordon (0-5, 7.55 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (2-6, 4.30 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Tigers -185, Rockies +154; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Colorado Rockies.

Detroit has gone 36-34 at home and 74-71 overall. The Tigers are 54-14 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Colorado is 54-91 overall and 22-54 on the road. Rockies hitters have a collective .397 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the NL.

The teams meet Wednesday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 25 doubles, six triples and 20 home runs for the Tigers. Matt Vierling is 11-for-39 with two doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.

Brendan Rodgers leads the Rockies with a .273 batting average, and has 25 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 25 walks and 50 RBI. Charlie Blackmon is 11-for-38 with a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .235 batting average, 2.12 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

Rockies: 4-6, .204 batting average, 4.08 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Spencer Torkelson: day-to-day (illness), Dillon Dingler: day-to-day (illness), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (hip), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (abdominal), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

Rockies: Dakota Hudson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cal Quantrill: 15-Day IL (tricep), Lucas Gilbreath: 15-Day IL (shoulder), German Marquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (back), Daniel Bard: 60-Day IL (knee), Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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