Tigers and Nationals play, winner secures 3-game series

Washington Nationals (74-84, fourth in the NL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (74-84, fourth in the AL Central) Detroit; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Richard Lovelady (3-4, 3.86 ERA, 1.84 WHIP, 30 strikeouts); Tigers: Framber Valdez (10-11, 4.06 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 129 strikeouts) LINE: Tigers -185, Nationals +149; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1. Detroit is 74-84 overall and 40-37 in home games. The Tigers have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.65. Washington has a 37-43 record on the road and a 74-84 record overall. The Nationals rank third in the NL with 206 total home runs, averaging 1.3 per game. Wednesday's game is the third time these teams square off this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 31 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 75 RBI while hitting .284 for the Tigers. Hao-Yu Lee is 15 for 43 with five doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games. C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with 33 home runs while slugging .500. Daylen Lile is 8 for 36 with two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 5-5, .268 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs Nationals: 7-3, .240 batting average, 3.46 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs INJURIES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Colt Keith: 10-Day IL (thumb), Troy Melton: 15-Day IL (undisclosed), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kyle Finnegan: 15-Day IL (groin), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Matt Vierling: 60-Day IL (thigh), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder) Nationals: Matt Waldron: 60-Day IL (chest), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), Orlando Ribalta: 15-Day IL (forearm), Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm) ------ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.