Tigers and Brewers meet in series rubber match

Milwaukee Brewers (13-10, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (13-12, second in the AL Central)

Detroit; Thursday, 1:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Brandon Sproat (0-1, 6.88 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -223, Brewers +183; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

Detroit has a 9-2 record at home and a 13-12 record overall. The Tigers have a 4-0 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Milwaukee has a 6-5 record on the road and a 13-10 record overall. The Brewers have a 9-1 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams play Thursday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has eight doubles and a home run for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 10 for 38 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

William Contreras has six doubles, two home runs and 14 RBIs while hitting .293 for the Brewers. Brice Turang is 12 for 38 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .267 batting average, 3.43 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Brewers: 5-5, .228 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Tigers: 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), Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (hip/abdominal), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

Brewers: Jackson Chourio: 10-Day IL (hand), Craig Yoho: 15-Day IL (calf), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Akil Baddoo: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Andrew Vaughn: 10-Day IL (hand), Christian Yelich: 10-Day IL (groin)

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