Tigers play the Red Sox in first of 3-game series

Boston Red Sox (13-21, fifth in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (18-17, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Payton Tolle (0-1, 3.37 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.70 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 45 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -236, Red Sox +193; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers open a three-game series at home against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.

Detroit is 18-17 overall and 12-3 at home. The Tigers have a 13-5 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Boston is 7-11 on the road and 13-21 overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 4.24 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.

The teams meet Monday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has two home runs, 19 walks and 16 RBIs while hitting .315 for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 12 for 37 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has four home runs, 16 walks and 14 RBIs while hitting .298 for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras is 12 for 38 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .262 batting average, 4.28 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .255 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Tigers: Gleyber Torres: day-to-day (side), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (forearm), 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: Ranger Suarez: day-to-day (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), 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.