Tigers take road slide into matchup against the Red Sox

Detroit Tigers (10-10, third in the AL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (8-11, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (2-2, 2.22 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 23 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (1-1, 6.14 ERA, 1.91 WHIP, nine strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -173, Red Sox +146; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will look to stop a nine-game road slide when they face the Boston Red Sox.

Boston has gone 4-3 at home and 8-11 overall. The Red Sox have a 5-3 record in games when they did not allow a home run.

Detroit has a 10-10 record overall and a 2-9 record on the road. The Tigers have a 2-0 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has four doubles, a triple and three home runs for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras is 12 for 33 with two doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has six doubles, two triples and a home run while hitting .306 for the Tigers. Kerry Carpenter is 6 for 27 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .240 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Tigers: 6-4, .248 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip), Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (hip/abdominal), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

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