By The Associated Press, AP

Detroit Tigers (60-64, second in the AL Central) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (61-65, fourth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Monday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Framber Valdez (7-8, 4.26 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5, 3.79 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)

LINE: Tigers -122, Pirates +102; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers head into the matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates after losing three in a row.

Pittsburgh has a 61-65 record overall and a 32-31 record at home. Pirates hitters have a collective .333 on-base percentage, the fourth-best percentage in MLB play.

Detroit is 60-64 overall and 28-33 in road games. Tigers hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the fourth-ranked percentage in the AL.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Lowe has 25 doubles, a triple, 26 home runs and 79 RBIs while hitting .252 for the Pirates. Jake Mangum is 12 for 38 with four doubles, a triple and a home run over the past 10 games.

Dillon Dingler leads the Tigers with 26 home runs while slugging .499. Gleyber Torres is 12 for 42 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 4-6, .262 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Tigers: 5-5, .246 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Nick Gonzales: day-to-day (face), Oneil Cruz: 60-Day IL (hand), Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger)

Tigers: Brant Hurter: 60-Day IL (back), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), James Outman: 7-Day IL (concussion), Riley Greene: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Matt Vierling: 10-Day IL (adductor), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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