TIGERS (45-44):

Kinsler 2B
Cespedes LF
VMart DH
JD RF
Castellanos 3B
Avila 1B
McCann C
Iggy SS
Gose CF

Price P Season: 9-2, 2.38 era (1.12 whip), Lifetime against the Orioles 7-3, 2.82 era


Orioles (44-45):

Machado 3B
Pearce 1B
Jones CF
Wieters DH
Davis RF
Hardy SS
Schoop 2B
Reimold LF
Joseph C

Tillman P Season: 6-7, 5.40 era (1.56 whip), Lifetime against the Tigers 3-0, 3.58 era


How long will Price continue to wear the Old English D? Price has been just a little less brilliant at home this season. He has a 3.33 era in 8 starts. Lefties are hitting .267 and righties .235 against Price this season. Price has gone more than 6 innings just once in his last 6 matchups against the O?s. Tigers are 15-3 when he takes the mound.

Tillman has struggled most of the season. Lefties are hitting .273 with a .340 OBP and righties are hitting .314 with a .385 OBP. He has been better as of late. In his last 3 starts he?s pitched 17.2 innings and gave up 4 runs. Tillman hasn?t lost a decision since May 31st and the O?s have won 6 of his last 7 starts.

Current Tigers are hitting .247 (21 for 85) with 2 home runs against Tillman. Gose has a 11 game hit streak (.385) and is 6 for 12, VMart is 4 for 10, Kinsler is 4 for 16 with a homer and Avila is 1 for 6 with a homer. McCann is batting .437 during his 8 game hit streak. JD has hit 13 homers in his last 20 games and 17 homers in his last 31 games.

The O?s are batting .277 (57 for 206) with 15 doubles and 3 home runs against Price. Wieters is 15 for 41 (.366) with 6 doubles, a homer and 14 k?s and JJ Hardy is 12 for 36 (.333) with 5 doubles and 10 k?s against Price. The O?s, who were MLB?s top hitting team with runners in scoring position, are batting 8 for 95 (.084) with runners in scoring position during their current 3-11 stretch.

Tonight's forecast for Detroit calls for mostly sunny skies and no chance for rain. Temperatures are expected to reach 89 degrees around first pitch.