Cubs and Tigers meet to determine series winner

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Detroit Tigers (47-54, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Chicago Cubs (57-44, second in the NL Central)

Chicago; Wednesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (6-5, 3.22 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 70 strikeouts); Cubs: Colin Rea (7-6, 4.74 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 76 strikeouts)

LINE: Cubs -115, Tigers -106; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Chicago is 57-44 overall and 30-21 at home. The Cubs are 47-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Detroit has a 20-31 record on the road and a 47-54 record overall. The Tigers have the seventh-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.68.

The teams play Wednesday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Crow-Armstrong has 16 doubles, five triples, 21 home runs and 55 RBIs for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki is 13 for 37 with four doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has 20 doubles, three triples and nine home runs for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 11 for 35 with two doubles, three home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 6-4, .262 batting average, 3.64 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

Tigers: 6-4, .221 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: Cubs: Phil Maton: 15-Day IL (knee), Ethan Roberts: 15-Day IL (forearm), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Daniel Palencia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hoby Milner: 15-Day IL (appendicitis), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Shaw: 10-Day IL (hand), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Ben Brown: 15-Day IL (neck), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Kerry Carpenter: day-to-day (heel), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: day-to-day (groin), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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