STANDINGS: Braves - 3rd place, 3½ GB, NL East. Tigers - 4th place, 6 GB, AL Central.
BRAVES PROBABLE STARTER: Russ Ortiz (6-5, 4.04 ERA). Ortiz had a personal three-game winning streak snapped in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Philadelphia. The right-hander is facing the Tigers for the first time in his career.
TIGERS PROBABLE STARTER: Maroth (4-3, 4.24 ERA). Maroth is 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA in three career starts against Atlanta.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Braves - Johnny Estrada, .349 avg. and 38 RBIs; J.D. Drew and Andruw Jones, 12 HRs; Drew, 44 runs; Rafael Furcal, 7 SBs. Tigers - Alex Sanchez, .351 avg. and 13 SBs; Carlos Pena, 9 HRs; Ivan Rodriguez, 42 RBIs; Carlos Guillen, 41 runs.
INTERLEAGUE RECORDS: Braves, 1-1. Tigers, 1-1.
STREAKS AND NOTES: Braves - RHP Ortiz is 1-3 with a 4.39 ERA in day games compared to 5-2 with a 3.83 ERA at night. ... OF Dewayne Wise missed Wednesday night's game after pulling his left hamstring Tuesday night. He is day-to-day. ... RHP Paul Byrd, still on the mend from elbow surgery, was scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Richmond on Wednesday night. Tigers - C Ivan Rodriguez is 21-for-44 (.477) in his last 11 games. ... RHP Maroth is 2-0 with a 1.91 ERA in four home starts this season. ... CF Sanchez is hitting .395 (45-for-114) in his last 30 games.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Braves - 14-16 on the road; Tigers - 13-17 at home.
INJURIES: Braves - 2B Marcus Giles (collarbone), 15-day DL; INF Adam LaRoche (shoulder), 15-day DL; LHP Horacio Ramirez (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Byrd (elbow), 60-day DL. Tigers - C Chris Shelton (foot), 15-day DL; 2B Fernando Vina (hamstring), 15-day DL; RHP Nate Cornejo (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Fernando Rodney (elbow), 15-day DL; RHP Chris Spurling (elbow), 60-day DL; RHP Lino Urdaneta (elbow), 60-day DL.
BRAVES PROBABLE STARTER: Russ Ortiz (6-5, 4.04 ERA). Ortiz had a personal three-game winning streak snapped in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Philadelphia. The right-hander is facing the Tigers for the first time in his career.
TIGERS PROBABLE STARTER: Maroth (4-3, 4.24 ERA). Maroth is 0-1 with a 3.18 ERA in three career starts against Atlanta.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Braves - Johnny Estrada, .349 avg. and 38 RBIs; J.D. Drew and Andruw Jones, 12 HRs; Drew, 44 runs; Rafael Furcal, 7 SBs. Tigers - Alex Sanchez, .351 avg. and 13 SBs; Carlos Pena, 9 HRs; Ivan Rodriguez, 42 RBIs; Carlos Guillen, 41 runs.
INTERLEAGUE RECORDS: Braves, 1-1. Tigers, 1-1.
STREAKS AND NOTES: Braves - RHP Ortiz is 1-3 with a 4.39 ERA in day games compared to 5-2 with a 3.83 ERA at night. ... OF Dewayne Wise missed Wednesday night's game after pulling his left hamstring Tuesday night. He is day-to-day. ... RHP Paul Byrd, still on the mend from elbow surgery, was scheduled to make a rehab start for Triple-A Richmond on Wednesday night. Tigers - C Ivan Rodriguez is 21-for-44 (.477) in his last 11 games. ... RHP Maroth is 2-0 with a 1.91 ERA in four home starts this season. ... CF Sanchez is hitting .395 (45-for-114) in his last 30 games.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Braves - 14-16 on the road; Tigers - 13-17 at home.
INJURIES: Braves - 2B Marcus Giles (collarbone), 15-day DL; INF Adam LaRoche (shoulder), 15-day DL; LHP Horacio Ramirez (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Byrd (elbow), 60-day DL. Tigers - C Chris Shelton (foot), 15-day DL; 2B Fernando Vina (hamstring), 15-day DL; RHP Nate Cornejo (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Fernando Rodney (elbow), 15-day DL; RHP Chris Spurling (elbow), 60-day DL; RHP Lino Urdaneta (elbow), 60-day DL.
