Tigers host the Brewers, try to extend home win streak

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Milwaukee Brewers (12-9, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (12-11, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Kyle Harrison (1-1, 3.07 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Tigers: Keider Montero (1-1, 3.31 ERA, 0.86 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -118, Brewers -101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will try to keep a six-game home win streak alive when they face the Milwaukee Brewers.

Detroit is 8-1 at home and 12-11 overall. The Tigers have gone 3-0 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Milwaukee is 12-9 overall and 5-4 in road games. The Brewers have gone 10-2 in games when they scored five or more runs.

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

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin McGonigle has seven doubles, two triples and a home run for the Tigers. Dillon Dingler is 10 for 34 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Gary Sanchez leads the Brewers with five home runs while slugging .619. Brice Turang is 11 for 37 with three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 8-2, .261 batting average, 2.32 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

Brewers: 4-6, .194 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

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

Brewers: Craig Yoho: 15-Day IL (calf), Rob Zastryzny: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Koenig: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jackson Chourio: 10-Day IL (hand), Akil Baddoo: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Andrew Vaughn: 10-Day IL (hand), Christian Yelich: 10-Day IL (groin)

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