July 09, 2025 - 1:01 AM
Tampa Bay Rays (49-43, third in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (59-34, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Wednesday, 5:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (7-7, 3.50 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Tigers: Reese Olson (4-3, 2.89 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -151, Rays +126; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Tampa Bay Rays looking to continue a four-game home winning streak.
Detroit is 32-14 in home games and 59-34 overall. The Tigers have a 14-7 record in games decided by one run.
Tampa Bay has a 49-43 record overall and a 21-18 record on the road. Rays hitters have a collective .321 on-base percentage, the seventh-ranked percentage in the AL.
The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Tigers lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson has 20 doubles and 21 home runs for the Tigers. Colt Keith is 15 for 34 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Brandon Lowe has 11 doubles, 19 home runs and 50 RBIs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 11 for 38 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, .251 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
Rays: 3-7, .261 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by four 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), 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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