Marlins take on the Tigers on home winning streak

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Detroit Tigers (84-64, first in the AL Central) vs. Miami Marlins (69-79, third in the NL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Charlie Morton (9-10, 5.59 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 142 strikeouts); Marlins: Janson Junk (6-3, 4.48 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -131, Marlins +110; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Marlins will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they play the Detroit Tigers.

Miami is 69-79 overall and 35-41 at home. The Marlins have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .250.

Detroit has an 84-64 record overall and a 38-35 record on the road. The Tigers have gone 60-13 in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez has 18 doubles and 14 home runs while hitting .248 for the Marlins. Joey Wiemer is 10 for 33 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Spencer Torkelson has 26 doubles, a triple and 28 home runs for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 14 for 37 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 4-6, .251 batting average, 5.63 ERA, outscored by nine runs

Tigers: 4-6, .252 batting average, 5.73 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Valente Bellozo: day-to-day (tricep), Freddy Tarnok: 15-Day IL (ankle), Connor Norby: 10-Day IL (quad strain), Derek Hill: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Edward Cabrera: 15-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Bender: 60-Day IL (tibia), Tyler Zuber: 60-Day IL (lat), Ryan Gusto: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Dane Myers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Graham Pauley: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Stowers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jesus Tinoco: 60-Day IL (forearm), Max Meyer: 60-Day IL (hip), Griffin Conine: 60-Day IL (arm), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (back), Braxton Garrett: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Javier Baez: day-to-day (head), Tarik Skubal: day-to-day (side), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kyle Finnegan: 15-Day IL (abductor), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (oblique), Paul Sewald: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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