Tigers take on the Reds looking to stop road skid

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Detroit Tigers (14-14, second in the AL Central) vs. Cincinnati Reds (18-9, first in the NL Central)

Cincinnati; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (1-2, 3.68 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Reds: Rhett Lowder (3-1, 3.10 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)

LINE: Reds -110, Tigers -109; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will attempt to stop their three-game road slide in a matchup against the Cincinnati Reds.

Cincinnati is 8-6 at home and 18-9 overall. The Reds have an 11-1 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Detroit has a 4-12 record in road games and a 14-14 record overall. The Tigers have the ninth-best team batting average in MLB play at .250.

The teams match up Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sal Stewart has nine home runs, 17 walks and 28 RBIs while hitting .303 for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz is 11 for 42 with two doubles, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kerry Carpenter leads the Tigers with six home runs while slugging .493. Spencer Torkelson is 8 for 34 with four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 8-2, .234 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

Tigers: 5-5, .273 batting average, 5.15 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Reds: Eugenio Suarez: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jose Trevino: 10-Day IL (back), Caleb Ferguson: 15-Day IL (oblique), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Lodolo: 15-Day IL (finger)

Tigers: Connor Seabold: day-to-day (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), Zach McKinstry: 10-Day IL (hip/abdominal), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (hip), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)

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