{"id":388980,"date":"2026-07-07T08:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/388980\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T08:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T08:27:09","slug":"athletics-aim-to-break-slide-in-matchup-with-the-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/388980\/","title":{"rendered":"Athletics aim to break slide in matchup with the Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Athletics (41-49, fourth in the AL West) vs. Detroit Tigers<\/a> (40-50, fourth in the AL Central)<\/p>\n

Detroit; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: J.T. Ginn<\/a> (7-4, 3.04 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal<\/a> (4-4, 3.15 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Tigers -191, Athletics +155; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics are looking to end a three-game losing streak with a win against the Detroit Tigers.<\/p>\n

Detroit has a 23-21 record at home and a 40-50 record overall. The Tigers have a 20-35 record in games when they have given up a home run.<\/p>\n

The Athletics have a 41-49 record overall and a 22-21 record on the road. The Athletics have gone 15-8 in games when they did not give up a home run.<\/p>\n

The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene<\/a> leads the Tigers with a .292 batting average, and has 18 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs, 46 walks and 44 RBI. Kevin McGonigle<\/a> is 11 for 37 with a home run and three RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Nick Kurtz<\/a> has 15 doubles, a triple, 20 home runs and 66 RBI for the Athletics. Jonah Heim<\/a> is 9 for 38 with a double, three home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .240 batting average, 3.23 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs<\/p>\n

Athletics: 3-7, .260 batting average, 6.55 ERA, outscored by 15 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Tigers: Parker Meadows<\/a>: 60-Day IL (head\/arm), Bailey Horn<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Wenceel Perez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (face), Burch Smith<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gleyber Torres<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Trey Sweeney<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brant Hurter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (back), Reese Olson<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Jobe<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Athletics: Shea Langeliers<\/a>: day-to-day (thumb), Brent Rooker<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Jacob Wilson<\/a>: 10-Day IL (thumb), Tyler Soderstrom<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hip), Brooks Kriske<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Severino<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke<\/a>: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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