Tigers aim to break road skid, take on the Phillies
Detroit Tigers (64-47, first in the AL Central) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (62-47, first in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (10-3, 2.09 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 171 strikeouts); Phillies: Zack Wheeler (9-4, 2.56 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 172 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -117, Phillies -103; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to end their four-game road losing streak in a matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia is 34-19 in home games and 62-47 overall. The Phillies have the sixth-best team batting average in MLB play at .254.
Detroit has a 64-47 record overall and a 28-26 record on the road. The Tigers have a 47-16 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Schwarber has 16 doubles, a triple and 37 home runs for the Phillies. Bryce Harper is 9 for 39 with four doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
Gleyber Torres has 12 home runs, 55 walks and 53 RBIs while hitting .275 for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 13 for 35 with three doubles, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 6-4, .252 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
Tigers: 4-6, .252 batting average, 4.86 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: Phillies: Daniel Robert: 15-Day IL (blister), Joe Ross: 15-Day IL (back), Alec Bohm: 10-Day IL (ribcage), Aaron Nola: 60-Day IL (ankle)
Tigers: Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
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