MLB Game Preview: Milwaukee Brewers (13-10) vs. Detroit Tigers (13-12)

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Location: Comerica Park — Detroit, Michigan

Start Time: 1:10 PM EDT

Weather Outlook

No game‑specific weather report was provided in sourced data. Typical late‑April Detroit day games trend toward 55–65°F, light winds, and low precipitation risk. (Seasonal inference, not a sourced forecast.)

Injury Report

Detroit Tigers

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)

Milwaukee Brewers

Jackson Chourio (10‑Day IL, hand)

Craig Yoho (15‑Day IL, calf)

Rob Zastryzny (60‑Day IL, shoulder)

Jared Koenig (15‑Day IL, elbow)

Akil Baddoo (60‑Day IL, quadricep)

Quinn Priester (15‑Day IL, wrist)

Andrew Vaughn (10‑Day IL, hand)

Christian Yelich (10‑Day IL, groin)

Probable Pitching Matchup

DET — Tarik Skubal (LHP)

3–2, 2.08 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 33 K

Back‑to‑back Cy Young winner; struck out 10 Red Sox in his last start.

Last faced Milwaukee in 2025: 7 shutout innings, 9 K.

MIL — Brandon Sproat (RHP)

0–1, 6.88 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 16 K

Only 37⅔ MLB innings in his career; first‑ever appearance vs. Detroit.

Team Records & Recent Form

Detroit Tigers (13–12)

9–2 at home — one of the AL’s strongest home marks.

Last 10 games: 7–3, .267 AVG, 3.43 ERA, +8 run differential.

Milwaukee Brewers (13–10)

6–5 on the road.

Last 10 games: 5–5, .228 AVG, 3.80 ERA, +4 run differential.

Series History (This Week)

Series tied 1–1 entering Thursday.

Brewers won Game 1.

Tigers won Game 2 behind Casey Mize and Spencer Torkelson’s first HR of 2026.

Key Player Matchups

Detroit

Riley Greene: 8 doubles, 1 HR.

Dillon Dingler: 10‑for‑38, 3 HR in last 10 games.

Milwaukee

William Contreras: .293 AVG, 14 RBI.

Brice Turang: 12‑for‑38, 3 HR in last 10 games.

Betting Trends

Detroit is 9–2 at home, strong home‑field edge.

Milwaukee is 9–1 when out‑hitting opponents.

Tigers are 4–0 when hitting 2+ HR.

Game Odds

Milwaukee Brewers       7

Detroit Tigers                    – 226

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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