April 23, 2026Updated 7:13 am EDT
The Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers play a rubber match on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.08 ERA) will start for the Tigers, who are 13-12 this season and second in the AL Central. Brandon Sproat (0-1, 6.88 ERA) is starting for the Brewers, who are 13-10 and fifth in the NL Central.
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Injury reportsTigers
Zach McKinstry: 10 Day IL (Hip/abdominal), Justin Verlander: 15 Day IL (Hip), Jackson Jobe: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Bailey Horn: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Parker Meadows: 60 Day IL (Head/arm), Troy Melton: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Reese Olson: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Beau Brieske: 60 Day IL (Groin)
Brewers
Christian Yelich: 10 Day IL (Groin), Andrew Vaughn: 10 Day IL (Hand), Jackson Chourio: 10 Day IL (Hand), Jared Koenig: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Quinn Priester: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Craig Yoho: 15 Day IL (Calf), Akil Baddoo: 60 Day IL (Quadricep), Rob Zastryzny: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
Detroit’s Kevin McGonigle is slashing .322/.413/.500 this season with one home run, 11 RBIs and an OPS of .913 (20th in MLB). He has a 12.5% strikeout rate and a 13.5% walk rate in 104 plate appearances, and he has scored 18 total runs.
In 83 plate appearances, Dillon Dingler is hitting .264/.346/.528 with a .873 OPS. He has hit five long balls, driven in 18 runs (17th in MLB) and scored 11 times.
Milwaukee’s Brice Turang is slashing .295/.429/.538 this season with four home runs, 18 RBIs (17th in MLB) and an OPS of .967 (10th in MLB). He has a 21.2% strikeout rate and a 19.2% walk rate in 99 plate appearances, and he has scored 20 total runs. Turang has recorded seven steals on nine attempts.
In 93 plate appearances, William Contreras has hit two long balls, tallied 14 RBIs and scored 11 runs. He is batting .293/.376/.439 and has posted a 12.9% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate.
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Apr 23, 2026
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