Red Sox look to sweep series against the Tigers

Boston Red Sox (15-21, fifth in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (18-19, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray (0-0); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (0-2, 5.90 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -120, Red Sox +101; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers square off in the last game of a three-game series. The Red Sox will sweep the series with a victory.

Detroit has an 18-19 record overall and a 12-5 record in home games. The Tigers have a 13-7 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

Boston is 9-11 on the road and 15-21 overall. The Red Sox have a 9-5 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Wednesday's game is the seventh time these teams match up this season. The Red Sox hold a 4-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has two home runs, 20 walks and 16 RBIs while hitting .308 for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres is 10 for 32 with a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has six doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras is 13 for 38 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .240 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by two runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .274 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (side), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (groin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

Red Sox: Roman Anthony: day-to-day (wrist), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (cervical spasms), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ranger Suarez: day-to-day (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Sonny Gray: 15-Day IL (leg), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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