Washington Nationals (73-84, fourth in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (74-83, third in the AL Central)
Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Jackson Kent (1-4, 6.40 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Tigers: Drew Anderson (5-6, 3.62 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 109 strikeouts)
LINE: Tigers -160, Nationals +132; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Washington Nationals trying to continue a five-game home winning streak.
Detroit has a 74-83 record overall and a 40-36 record at home. The Tigers have a 55-14 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Washington has a 73-84 record overall and a 36-43 record in road games. The Nationals have gone 59-21 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has a .284 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 31 doubles, two triples and 21 home runs. Hao-Yu Lee is 14 for 42 with two home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.
C.J. Abrams has 31 home runs, 54 walks and 99 RBIs while hitting .260 for the Nationals. Jorbit Vivas is 9 for 30 with three doubles and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .294 batting average, 3.66 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Nationals: 6-4, .232 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by two runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Colt Keith: 10-Day IL (thumb), Troy Melton: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Finnegan: 15-Day IL (groin), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Matt Vierling: 60-Day IL (thigh), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Nationals: Matt Waldron: 60-Day IL (chest), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (forearm), Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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