Tigers take 4-game losing streak into matchup with the Angels

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Detroit Tigers (50-85, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Los Angeles Angels (60-76, third in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Wednesday, 4:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Drew Hutchison (2-7, 4.06 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 53 strikeouts); Angels: Patrick Sandoval (5-9, 3.02 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 127 strikeouts)

LINE: Angels -207, Tigers +171; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers look to end a four-game slide with a victory against the Los Angeles Angels.

Los Angeles is 60-76 overall and 31-39 at home. The Angels have hit 158 total home runs to rank 10th in the majors.

Detroit has gone 22-45 in road games and 50-85 overall. The Tigers have a 25-5 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Angels lead the season series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani leads the Angels with 32 home runs while slugging .533. Luis Rengifo is 13-for-40 with a triple, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.

Javier Baez has a .230 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 24 doubles, two triples and 12 home runs. Riley Greene is 11-for-35 with an RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 7-3, .235 batting average, 2.87 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

Tigers: 2-7, .247 batting average, 6.07 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

INJURIES: Angels: Jhonathan Diaz: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Jared Walsh: 60-Day IL (rib), Mickey Moniak: 10-Day IL (finger), Michael Lorenzen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Archie Bradley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (wrist), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)

Tigers: Austin Meadows: 60-Day IL (mental health), Miguel Cabrera: 10-Day IL (biceps), Rony Garcia: 60-Day IL (biceps), Jonathan Schoop: 10-Day IL (ankle), Tarik Skubal: 60-Day IL (arm), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (forearm), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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