Tigers host the Astros on home losing streak

Houston Astros (40-43, second in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (34-47, fourth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (7-3, 3.13 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 68 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (3-5, 3.68 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 53 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -122, Astros -100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers are looking to break their three-game home skid with a victory over the Houston Astros.

Detroit has gone 22-19 at home and 34-47 overall. The Tigers have the eighth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.82.

Houston has gone 20-22 on the road and 40-43 overall. The Astros are 24-9 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Friday for the fifth time this season. The Astros lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has a .292 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 16 doubles and nine home runs. Dillon Dingler is 14 for 40 with three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Yordan Alvarez has 16 doubles and 25 home runs for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 13 for 37 with three doubles, a home run and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .236 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Astros: 7-3, .236 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Tigers: Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Wenceel Perez: 10-Day IL (face), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Braden Shewmake: 10-Day IL (groin), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Allen: 10-Day IL (hamstring), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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