Cardinals host the Tigers, look to extend home win streak
Detroit Tigers (31-17, first in the AL Central) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (27-21, second in the NL Central)
St. Louis; Tuesday, 7:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (4-2, 2.67 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 71 strikeouts); Cardinals: Erick Fedde (3-3, 3.44 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -181, Cardinals +150; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Cardinals host the Detroit Tigers aiming to continue a six-game home winning streak.
St. Louis has a 16-6 record at home and a 27-21 record overall. Cardinals hitters are batting a collective .266, which ranks second in the NL.
Detroit is 14-12 on the road and 31-17 overall. The Tigers have an 11-4 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Tuesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lars Nootbaar leads the Cardinals with seven home runs while slugging .425. Ivan Herrera is 15 for 33 with four doubles, a home run and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
Spencer Torkelson leads the Tigers with 12 home runs while slugging .533. Riley Greene is 13 for 38 with four doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cardinals: 8-2, .285 batting average, 2.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 38 runs
Tigers: 6-4, .254 batting average, 4.89 ERA, outscored by three runs
INJURIES: Cardinals: Zack Thompson: 60-Day IL (lat)
Tigers: Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (arm), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (spine), Jake Rogers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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