Detroit Tigers (47-50, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (44-52, fifth in the AL East)
Toronto; Friday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Jack Flaherty (6-5, 3.13 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 119 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (8-7, 3.52 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 100 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Blue Jays -113, Tigers -107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Detroit Tigers to start a three-game series.
Toronto has a 21-24 record in home games and a 44-52 record overall. The Blue Jays have the seventh-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .311.
Detroit has gone 23-26 in road games and 47-50 overall. The Tigers have the ninth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .387.
Friday's game is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Tigers hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 20 doubles and 14 home runs while hitting .288 for the Blue Jays. Ernie Clement is 10-for-37 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Riley Greene has a .271 batting average to lead the Tigers, and has 21 doubles, five triples and 17 home runs. Colt Keith is 13-for-34 with four home runs and 12 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 5-5, .257 batting average, 5.25 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Tigers: 8-2, .287 batting average, 3.42 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
INJURIES: Blue Jays: Bo Bichette: day-to-day (calf), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (knee), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Romano: 15-Day IL (elbow), Alek Manoah: 15-Day IL (elbow)
Tigers: Javier Baez: day-to-day (back), Mark Canha: day-to-day (wrist), Parker Meadows: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (spine), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60-Day IL (groin)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
