Tigers host the Cubs on 5-game home win streak

Chicago Cubs (39-24, first in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (42-23, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Jameson Taillon (5-3, 3.76 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Tigers: Tyler Holton (2-2, 4.13 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Chicago Cubs.

Detroit is 22-8 in home games and 42-23 overall. The Tigers are 30-3 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Chicago is 19-13 on the road and 39-24 overall. The Cubs have the second-best team batting average in MLB play at .262.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson has 14 doubles and 15 home runs for the Tigers. Wenceel Perez is 10 for 31 with three doubles, three home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Pete Crow-Armstrong leads the Cubs with 16 home runs while slugging .556. Michael Busch is 11 for 27 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .239 batting average, 2.55 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Cubs: 7-3, .248 batting average, 1.80 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 15-Day IL (flexor), 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)

Cubs: Miguel Amaya: 10-Day IL (oblique), Porter Hodge: 15-Day IL (oblique), Eli Morgan: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shota Imanaga: 15-Day IL (leg), Javier Assad: 60-Day IL (oblique), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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