Tigers host the Rangers, aim to extend home win streak

Texas Rangers (18-20, fourth in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (25-13, first in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (2-1, 3.28 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.21 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 48 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Texas Rangers looking to continue a four-game home winning streak.

Detroit has gone 13-3 at home and 25-13 overall. The Tigers have the third-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .336.

Texas has gone 6-12 on the road and 18-20 overall. The Rangers have gone 8-1 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kerry Carpenter has five doubles and eight home runs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 13 for 40 with four home runs over the past 10 games.

Adolis Garcia has seven doubles, five home runs and 20 RBIs for the Rangers. Josh Smith is 14 for 38 with a triple and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 7-3, .301 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored opponents by 41 runs

Rangers: 3-7, .254 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Tigers: John Brebbia: 15-Day IL (tricep), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (arm), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (spine), Jacob Rogers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (hip), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)

Rangers: Kevin Pillar: 10-Day IL (back), Kyle Higashioka: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kumar Rocker: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cody Bradford: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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