Detroit Tigers (29-40, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (34-35, fourth in the AL West)
Anaheim, California; Friday, 9:38 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jose Urena (2-6, 5.16 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 37 strikeouts) Angels: Alex Cobb (4-2, 4.99 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 52 strikeouts)
LINE: Angels -199, Tigers +169; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles and Detroit will play on Friday.
The Angels are 19-16 in home games in 2020. The Los Angeles offense has compiled a .253 batting average as a team this season, good for fourth in the MLB. Jared Walsh leads the team with a mark of .281.
The Tigers have gone 14-21 away from home. Detroit has slugged .380 this season. Jonathan Schoop leads the club with a .462 slugging percentage, including 22 extra-base hits and 12 home runs.
The Angels won the last meeting 7-5. Shohei Ohtani earned his third victory and Taylor Ward went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs for Los Angeles. Matt Manning registered his first loss for Detroit.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ohtani leads the Angels with 19 home runs and is batting .265.
Robbie Grossman leads the Tigers with 33 RBIs and is batting .247.
LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 7-3, .292 batting average, 4.71 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Tigers: 5-5, .254 batting average, 4.89 ERA, outscored by six runs
INJURIES: Angels: Jose Quintana: (shoulder), Luke Bard: (hip), Mike Trout: (calf), Dexter Fowler: (knee), Anthony Rendon: (triceps), Franklin Barreto: (right elbow).
Tigers: Spencer Turnbull: (forearm), Julio Teheran: (shoulder), Erasmo Ramirez: (right pectoralis), Alex Lange: (right shoulder), Derek Holland: (shoulder), Rony Garcia: (knee), Matthew Boyd: (left arm), Victor Reyes: (intercostal strain), Derek Hill: (shoulder), Grayson Greiner: (left hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
