Red Sox play the Tigers leading series 1-0

Boston Red Sox (14-21, fifth in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (18-18, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Jovani Moran (0-0, 2.33 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Tigers: Framber Valdez (2-1, 3.35 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -186, Red Sox +155; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit has an 18-18 record overall and a 12-4 record in home games. The Tigers have the 10th-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.86.

Boston has gone 8-11 on the road and 14-21 overall. The Red Sox have an 11-1 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams meet Tuesday for the sixth time this season. The Red Sox are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle leads the Tigers with a .315 batting average, and has 11 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 19 walks and 16 RBIs. Riley Greene is 11 for 38 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has a .297 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has six doubles, a triple and four home runs. Marcelo Mayer is 12 for 34 with five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .250 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .271 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Will Vest: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (side), Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (hip/abdominal), 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: 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.