EAST LANSING, Mich. (Interstat) — Eastern Michigan visits Michigan State on Tuesday evening at McLane Stadium, with both teams seeking to build momentum after series losses.

The Eagles (17-32) are coming off a series against Kent State in which they avoided a sweep with a 10-7 win in 10 innings on Saturday, but lost the finale 6-0 on Sunday. The Spartans (19-30) dropped two of three at Ohio State, including a 3-2 defeat in 10 innings Sunday.

Eastern Michigan has won four of its last 10 games. Michigan State has won three of its last 10.

Players to watch

Eastern Michigan right-hander Gregory Kennedy is coming off a strong relief outing against Kent State, tossing 3 shutout innings with 2 strikeouts, allowing no hits and no walks. In his last six appearances, he has allowed earned runs in three of those outings, but also struck out 4 over 3 scoreless innings against Oakland on April 22. Kennedy has appeared in 22 games this season, mostly in middle relief.

Michigan State right-hander Carter Monke is coming off a dominant start at Ohio State, allowing 1 earned run and no hits over 6.1 innings with 6 strikeouts, though he did not factor in the decision. In his last three starts, Monke has pitched at least 5 innings each time, allowing a total of 4 earned runs over 17.1 innings (2.08 ERA). He has 11 strikeouts over that span.

Series history

Michigan State defeated Eastern Michigan 13-5 on March 10 in Ypsilanti in the most recent meeting.

Projection

Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-5 Michigan State victory, giving the Spartans a 76.3% win probability per its ELO system.

Upcoming

Eastern Michigan hosts Ohio for a three-game series beginning Thursday. Michigan State hosts Illinois State for three games starting Thursday.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m. EDT.