Braves host the Tigers in first of 3-game series

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Detroit Tigers (15-14, first in the AL Central) vs. Atlanta Braves (20-9, first in the NL East)

Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Casey Mize (2-1, 2.51 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); Braves: Martin Perez (1-1, 2.70 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -122, Tigers +103; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves begin a three-game series at home against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.

Atlanta is 20-9 overall and 10-5 at home. The Braves have the second-ranked team batting average in the NL at .274.

Detroit has gone 5-12 on the road and 15-14 overall. Tigers pitchers have a collective 3.97 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL.

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Drake Baldwin has four doubles and seven home runs while hitting .311 for the Braves. Michael Harris II is 16 for 31 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has 11 doubles, two triples and two home runs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 13 for 33 with two doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 8-2, .270 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Tigers: 5-5, .267 batting average, 4.54 ERA, outscored by three runs

INJURIES: Braves: Dylan Dodd: 15-Day IL (back), Raisel Iglesias: 15-Day IL (shoulder), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (finger), Spencer Strider: 15-Day IL (oblique), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (hip), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow)

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

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