Guardians play the Tigers leading series 1-0

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Detroit Tigers (29-41, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Cleveland Guardians (38-33, second in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Tarik Skubal (0-0); Guardians: Joey Cantillo (4-3, 4.57 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 63 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -153, Guardians +128; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians bring a 1-0 lead into the latest game of the series against the Detroit Tigers.

Cleveland has gone 18-17 in home games and 38-33 overall. The Guardians have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.79.

Detroit has an 11-25 record on the road and a 29-41 record overall. The Tigers have the ninth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .316.

Saturday's game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Guardians are ahead 5-0 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Angel Martinez leads the Guardians with 11 home runs while slugging .444. Jose Ramirez is 12 for 41 with three doubles, two home runs and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 16 home runs while slugging .517. Gleyber Torres is 12 for 36 with three doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 4-6, .224 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by six runs

Tigers: 7-3, .265 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs

INJURIES: Guardians: Erik Sabrowski: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gabriel Arias: 60-Day IL (hamstring)

Tigers: Jack Flaherty: day-to-day (leg), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (abductor), Javier Baez: 60-Day IL (ankle), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Burch Smith: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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