Boston, which has won 11 of 13 overall against the Tigers, has never swept a season series from Detroit. It has accomplished the feat once against an AL opponent, going 4-0 versus Toronto in 1981.

Boston will have to deal with Verlander, who leads the AL with 186 strikeouts and is tied with four others for second in the league in wins behind Boston’s Josh Beckett.

Verlander is 1-3 with a 5.22 ERA in his last five road starts. He is 1-2 with a 5.49 ERA in three career outings against the Red Sox.

The Red Sox will give the ball to Clay Buchholz, who is searching for his first win in five trips to the mound.

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The Red Sox, who haven’t lost seven in a row since a nine-game skid in 2001, are 6 1/2 games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East.

This four-game set against Detroit, however, could help turn things around for the -108 favored Red Sox.

Boston outscored Detroit 21-9 in sweeping a three-game road set from June 2-4, and has won four in a row and seven of eight between the clubs.

While the Red Sox look to revive their offense, they hope Brad Penny can avoid losing a third straight start.

Edwin Jackson, who will start for Detroit, has enjoyed an All-Star season, but is 2-4 with a 5.56 ERA in eight starts against Boston.

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The Tigers will try to rebound by improving upon their 27-13 home record, second in the majors to Boston’s 31-14 mark.

Detroit has won 12 of its last 14 at Comerica, hitting .295 with 24 homers and outscoring opponents 82-47. The Tigers have taken six of the last seven meetings with the Mariners at home.

The Tigers turn to rookie Rick Porcello, who has struggled recently, to open this three-game series.

The Mariners are 6-2 in their last eight road games and won their third straight overall Sunday, 5-3 at Cleveland to take the last three games of the four-game set.

Garrett Olson, who will start for the Mariners, is 0-1 with an 11.74 ERA in two career starts against the Tigers.

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Detroit is hitting .198 with 10 runs scored and 37 strikeouts in losing three of four.

Detroit starter Armando Galarraga will try to win his first game under the lights in 2009. He is 0-7 with a 6.89 ERA in night games compared to his 4-0 mark and 3.86 ERA in day outings.

The righthander is 1-1 with a 10.45 ERA in three career starts against Oakland.

Detroit will face another lefthander in Gio Gonzalez, who will make his second start of the year. Gonzalez is in the rotation because Josh Outman is on the 60-day disabled list due to left elbow surgery.

Oakland could get a boost with the return of Travis Buck, who was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.

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Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Cubs was the Tigers' sixth straight overall and seventh in a row at home. Detroit won a season-best seven consecutive games May 15-22.

The AL Central-leading Tigers go for a 6-0 homestand, but give the ball to Armando Galarraga, who hasn't won since April 26 at Kansas City. The righthander is 0-7 with a 7.48 ERA in his last 10 starts and has allowed opponents to hit .343 off him during that stretch.

Ted Lilly takes the mound for Chicago, which has won his last five starts.

Chicago has lost six straight to Detroit since a 10-6 victory on July 7, 2001.

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Jackson is 5-1 with a 1.61 ERA in his past seven starts, giving the -125 favored Tigers a real good shot at snapping their losing streak.

The Cardinals have won four of six after losing five in a row, and their offense got a much-needed boost with their 11-run, 14-hit performance on Tuesday.

The Tigers' offense, meanwhile, has especially struggled of late. They've scored three or fewer runs in their past six games, and with Tuesday's loss fell to 8-21 when they fail to score four or more.

Todd Wellemeyer, who is St. Louis' worst starter this season, is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA in his last three starts.

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A meeting between the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins back in Detroit will likely garner most of the attention for each city tonight as the Tigers will try to pad their AL Central lead against baseball's worst team in interleague play.

Detroit is 10-8 all-time versus the Pirates and the Tigers took two of three at PNC Park in 2006.

MLB odds have the Tigers listed as -140 favorites. And that should be a good bet to win again since the Pirates are a major league-worst 64-105 against AL foes in the regular season.

The Pirates' Ian Snell will be gunning for his first win in eight weeks.

Detroit counters with rookie Rick Porcello, who looks to break out of his little funk.

The Tigers have managed to win the last two games of this series after splitting a doubleheader Monday despite batting .192 with 28 strikeouts in the four games, and slugger Miguel Cabrera going 2 for 16.

The White Sox need a win to avoid finishing with their most losses on a single homestand since going 3-11 in 1981.

Chicago's offense, though, may not have much of a chance against Edwin Jackson, who has the second-lowest ERA in the AL.

Jackson is 1-2 with a 6.45 ERA in four starts against the White Sox.

Gavin Floyd will try to improve to 6-0 against the Tigers as he counters for Chicago. Floyd is 2-1 with a 1.82 ERA in his last four starts overall.

Beckett is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in his last three starts after posting a 7.22 ERA through his first five outings. The righthander is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in two career starts against the AL Central-leading Tigers, who have scored three runs or fewer in four of their last five games.

Armando Galarraga, who went 0-5 with an 8.49 ERA in six starts last month, will get the start for the Tigers. Galarraga has faced the Red Sox once, giving up five runs and seven hits during a 10-9 Tigers loss last season.

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Boston is unsure what its lineup will look like Tuesday after manager Terry Francona made a number of changes for Sunday's game at Toronto. The moves worked as the Red Sox broke out for an 8-2 win after totaling 13 runs over their previous five games.

This is the first meeting of the season between Boston and Detroit. The Red Sox went 5-2 against the Tigers last year.

Two of the Boston victories were earned by Daisuke Matsuzaka, who posted a 0.77 ERA in the two outings. He's 3-1 with a 2.81 ERA in four starts versus the Tigers. Get your MLB baseball betting in the Bodog Sportsbook.