Braves visit the Tigers on 6-game road win streak
Atlanta Braves (71-83, fourth in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (85-69, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Joey Wentz (5-6, 5.56 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (5-3, 4.32 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves visit the Detroit Tigers looking to continue a six-game road winning streak.
Detroit is 85-69 overall and 46-33 in home games. The Tigers have a 40-16 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Atlanta is 35-44 on the road and 71-83 overall. The Braves have a 37-65 record in games when they have given up a home run.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with 66 extra base hits (31 doubles, a triple and 34 home runs). Kerry Carpenter is 8 for 33 with a triple, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Matt Olson has 40 doubles, two triples and 28 home runs for the Braves. Ronald Acuna is 14 for 38 with a double, three home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 3-7, .214 batting average, 4.79 ERA, outscored by nine runs
Braves: 6-4, .271 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Colt Keith: 10-Day IL (rib cage), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Braves: Jake Fraley: 60-Day IL (oblique), Aaron Bummer: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Murphy: 60-Day IL (hip), Daysbel Hernandez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Austin Riley: 60-Day IL (abdominal), Grant Holmes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee)
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