Toronto Blue Jays (33-23, third in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (23-33, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Jose Berrios (4-2, 5.24 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 49 strikeouts); Tigers: Elvin Rodriguez (0-1, 10.13 ERA, 1.69 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)
LINE: Blue Jays -212, Tigers +176; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers host the Toronto Blue Jays looking to continue a three-game home winning streak.
Detroit has gone 14-15 in home games and 23-33 overall. The Tigers have gone 12-7 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Toronto has a 15-13 record on the road and a 33-23 record overall. The Blue Jays are fifth in the AL with 69 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.
Friday's game is the first time these teams match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Schoop leads Detroit with five home runs while slugging .329. Daz Cameron is 8-for-27 with a home run and six RBI over the past 10 games.
Bo Bichette has 14 doubles, nine home runs and 30 RBI for the Blue Jays. Alejandro Kirk is 15-for-32 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .222 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored by seven runs
Blue Jays: 7-3, .309 batting average, 4.65 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Derek Hill: day-to-day (illness), Jeimer Candelario: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robbie Grossman: 10-Day IL (neck), Eduardo Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (ribcage), Victor Reyes: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Michael Pineda: 15-Day IL (finger), Tyler Alexander: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Funkhouser: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Manning: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Turnbull: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Rogers: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Cisnero: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Blue Jays: Andrew Vasquez: day-to-day (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (finger), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tim Mayza: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tayler Saucedo: 10-Day IL (hip)
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