Tigers take road win streak into game against the Pirates

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Detroit Tigers (61-64, second in the AL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-66, fourth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (9-7, 3.22 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 86 strikeouts); Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (12-5, 3.88 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 155 strikeouts)

LINE: Pirates -144, Tigers +119; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep a three-game road win streak alive when they take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pittsburgh is 32-32 at home and 61-66 overall. Pirates hitters have a collective .333 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the NL.

Detroit has a 29-33 record in road games and a 61-64 record overall. The Tigers have a 44-12 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tuesday's game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Lowe leads the Pirates with 26 home runs while slugging .479. Rafael Flores is 8 for 24 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

Dillon Dingler has 24 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 82 RBIs while hitting .258 for the Tigers. Gleyber Torres is 12 for 42 with two doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 4-6, .258 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Tigers: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger)

Tigers: Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), James Outman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (adductor), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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