Tigers and Phillies play, winner takes 3-game series

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Philadelphia Phillies (53-43, second in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (44-51, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Zack Wheeler (9-1, 2.28 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (5-4, 3.06 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 84 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -112, Phillies -109; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Detroit has a 44-51 record overall and a 27-22 record in home games. The Tigers have a 30-18 record in games when they record at least eight hits.

Philadelphia has a 28-22 record in road games and a 53-43 record overall. The Phillies are 29-9 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has 18 doubles, three triples and eight home runs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 11 for 35 with two doubles, a triple and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Brandon Marsh has 15 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 46 RBIs for the Phillies. Trea Turner is 10 for 41 with two doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, .243 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

Phillies: 5-5, .223 batting average, 5.86 ERA, outscored by 21 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), 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.