Tampa Bay Rays (49-42, third in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (58-34, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (6-6, 3.34 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (5-9, 4.84 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -124, Rays +104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep their three-game home win streak alive when they play the Tampa Bay Rays.

Detroit has a 58-34 record overall and a 31-14 record at home. The Tigers have the second-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.44.

Tampa Bay has a 21-17 record on the road and a 49-42 record overall. The Rays have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .409.

The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 21 doubles and 22 home runs for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 13 for 32 with four doubles, a triple and a home run over the past 10 games.

Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with a .319 batting average, and has 17 doubles, 10 home runs, 32 walks and 48 RBIs. Chandler Simpson is 14 for 34 with three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .251 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

Rays: 3-7, .271 batting average, 6.21 ERA, outscored by 16 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

Rays: Brandon Lowe: day-to-day (side), Ha-Seong Kim: day-to-day (calf), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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