Tigers host the Angels on 7-game home slide

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Los Angeles Angels (21-34, fifth in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers (21-34, fifth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Jose Soriano (6-3, 2.44 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (2-3, 2.47 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 43 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -126, Angels +106; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Los Angeles Angels looking to stop a seven-game home losing streak.

Detroit has a 21-34 record overall and a 13-13 record at home. The Tigers have a 5-11 record in games decided by one run.

Los Angeles has a 21-34 record overall and a 9-18 record in road games. The Angels have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .384.

Wednesday's game is the second time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene leads the Tigers with a .306 batting average, and has 15 doubles, four home runs, 30 walks and 24 RBIs. Kevin McGonigle is 12 for 39 with a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Mike Trout has eight doubles, 13 home runs and 28 RBIs for the Angels. Zach Neto is 10 for 40 with three doubles, three home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 1-9, .196 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

Angels: 5-5, .228 batting average, 5.97 ERA, outscored by 20 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Brant Hurter: 15-Day IL (back), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ty Madden: 15-Day IL (arm), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (ac joint), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-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), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

Angels: Nolan Schanuel: day-to-day (calf), Yoan Moncada: 10-Day IL (knee), Yusei Kikuchi: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ben Joyce: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Travis d'Arnaud: 10-Day IL (foot), Drew Pomeranz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

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