Tigers try to sweep series against the Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates (81-80, third in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (76-85, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Sunday, 3:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Jared Jones (5-6, 3.87 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 118 strikeouts); Tigers: River Ryan (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, three strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -132, Tigers +109; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and the Pittsburgh Pirates square off in the final game of a three-game series. The Tigers can sweep the series with a win.

Detroit is 76-85 overall and 42-38 at home. The Tigers have the eighth-best team on-base percentage in MLB play at .321.

Pittsburgh is 81-80 overall and 37-43 in road games. The Pirates have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the NL at .330.

Sunday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Tigers are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has 28 doubles, five triples and 17 home runs for the Tigers. Hao-Yu Lee is 15 for 44 with four doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 35 home runs while slugging .493. Konnor Griffin is 14 for 42 with four doubles, a triple and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, .271 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Pirates: 6-4, .260 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Kerry Carpenter: 60-Day IL (heel), Troy Melton: 15-Day IL (arm), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Colt Keith: 10-Day IL (thumb), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Finnegan: 15-Day IL (groin), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Matt Vierling: 60-Day IL (thigh), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

Pirates: Oneil Cruz: day-to-day (knee), Esmerlyn Valdez: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Isaac Mattson: 15-Day IL (hip), Braxton Ashcraft: 15-Day IL (arm), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm)

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