Tigers aim to end 5-game slide, play the Rays

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Tampa Bay Rays (77-53, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (61-69, fourth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (13-5, 3.01 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 138 strikeouts); Tigers: Framber Valdez (8-8, 4.35 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -142, Tigers +119; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers aim to break their five-game skid when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.

Detroit has a 61-69 record overall and a 32-31 record in home games. The Tigers have gone 34-20 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Tampa Bay is 77-53 overall and 34-30 on the road. The Rays have the highest team batting average in the AL at .261.

The matchup Monday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 26 home runs while slugging .484. Gleyber Torres is 11 for 41 with two doubles and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 20 doubles, a triple and 35 home runs while hitting .276 for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 14 for 41 with two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 2-8, .223 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Rays: 3-7, .260 batting average, 5.40 ERA, outscored by 18 runs

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

Rays: Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Griffin Jax: 15-Day IL (elbow), Victor Mesa Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cole Sulser: 15-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (groin), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)

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