Tigers take on the Phillies on home winning streak

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Philadelphia Phillies (52-43, second in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (44-50, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Cristopher Sanchez (10-4, 2.62 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (4-5, 2.64 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 72 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -139, Tigers +115; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Philadelphia Phillies trying to extend a four-game home winning streak.

Detroit has gone 27-21 at home and 44-50 overall. Tigers hitters have a collective .315 on-base percentage, the ninth-ranked percentage in the AL.

Philadelphia has a 27-22 record in road games and a 52-43 record overall. The Phillies rank sixth in MLB play with 124 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game.

The teams square off Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has 18 doubles, three triples and eight home runs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 11 for 37 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Brandon Marsh leads the Phillies with a .306 batting average, and has 15 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs, 17 walks and 46 RBIs. Justin Crawford is 13 for 31 with five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 9-1, .241 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs

Phillies: 5-5, .236 batting average, 5.65 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Will Vest: 15-Day IL (elbow), Dillon Dingler: day-to-day (hand), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: Justin Crawford: day-to-day (knee), Tanner Banks: 15-Day IL (forearm), Lou Trivino: 15-Day IL (back), Johan Rojas: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60-Day IL (lat)

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