Pirates take road slide into matchup against the Tigers

Pittsburgh Pirates (29-45, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (47-27, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Andrew Heaney (3-5, 3.33 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (7-2, 1.99 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, 111 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -303, Pirates +241; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates will aim to break their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit has a 25-11 record in home games and a 47-27 record overall. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.34 ERA, which ranks second in the AL.

Pittsburgh has a 10-26 record on the road and a 29-45 record overall. The Pirates have a 19-8 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Wednesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a .278 batting average, and has 17 doubles, 15 home runs, 22 walks and 51 RBIs. Javier Baez is 14 for 37 with three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

Andrew McCutchen has 12 doubles, seven home runs and 26 RBIs while hitting .262 for the Pirates. Spencer Horwitz is 9 for 34 with three doubles over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .260 batting average, 4.25 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Pirates: 5-5, .204 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Will Vest: day-to-day (finger), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 15-Day IL (finger), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colin Holderman: 15-Day IL (thumb), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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