Tigers and Guardians play to decide series winner

Cleveland Guardians (59-62, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (59-61, third in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Parker Messick (9-6, 2.57 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (8-7, 3.38 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 86 strikeouts)

LINE: Guardians -124, Tigers +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

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

Detroit has a 59-61 record overall and a 31-28 record at home. The Tigers have gone 43-10 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Cleveland has a 59-62 record overall and a 31-31 record on the road. The Guardians have a 34-11 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Thursday's game is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The Guardians are ahead 7-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 26 home runs while slugging .514. Gleyber Torres is 10 for 41 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Jo Adell leads the Guardians with 18 home runs while slugging .398. Steven Kwan is 17 for 40 with a double, a home run and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .275 batting average, 2.43 ERA, outscored opponents by 37 runs

Guardians: 3-7, .268 batting average, 5.11 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (adductor), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Guardians: Shawn Armstrong: 60-Day IL (leg), Slade Cecconi: 15-Day IL (arm)

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