Guardians host the Tigers in first of 3-game series

Detroit Tigers (29-40, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (37-33, second in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (1-7, 5.31 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Guardians: Tanner Bibee (1-7, 4.09 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -116, Tigers -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians start a three-game series at home against the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

Cleveland is 17-17 in home games and 37-33 overall. The Guardians have the 10th-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .316.

Detroit has an 11-24 record in road games and a 29-40 record overall. The Tigers have a 21-6 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Friday is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The Guardians hold a 4-0 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayan Rocchio leads the Guardians with a .276 batting average, and has nine doubles, a triple, five home runs, 22 walks and 31 RBIs. Jose Ramirez is 13 for 42 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 30 extra base hits (14 doubles and 16 home runs). Riley Greene is 10 for 37 with a double, four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 3-7, .227 batting average, 4.81 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Tigers: 7-3, .271 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Erik Sabrowski: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gabriel Arias: 60-Day IL (hamstring)

Tigers: Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kenley Jansen: 15-Day IL (groin), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (abductor), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.