Tigers host the Rays on 3-game home win streak

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Tampa Bay Rays (78-80, fourth in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (84-74, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Tyler Alexander (6-5, 5.35 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Tigers: Reese Olson (4-8, 3.49 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 98 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Tigers -162, Rays +137; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Tampa Bay Rays.

Detroit has gone 41-36 in home games and 84-74 overall. The Tigers have a 36-5 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Tampa Bay has a 78-80 record overall and a 36-41 record in road games. The Rays have a 52-11 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Thursday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Tigers are up 4-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has a .264 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 26 doubles, six triples and 24 home runs. Parker Meadows is 10-for-41 with two home runs and three RBI over the past 10 games.

Christopher Morel has 11 doubles, three triples and 21 home runs for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda is 8-for-31 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, .234 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Rays: 5-5, .215 batting average, 2.83 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (hip), Brendan White: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)

Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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