Blue Jays try to continue win streak, play the Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays (63-42, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (60-46, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (1-0, 5.14 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (5-10, 4.77 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 130 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -117, Blue Jays -103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays aim to keep a four-game win streak intact when they take on the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit has a 60-46 record overall and a 32-21 record in home games. The Tigers have the seventh-ranked team batting average in the AL at .247.
Toronto is 26-25 in road games and 63-42 overall. The Blue Jays have gone 45-3 in games when they scored five or more runs.
Sunday's game is the seventh time these teams square off this season. The Blue Jays are ahead 4-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gleyber Torres has 17 doubles, nine home runs and 45 RBIs while hitting .273 for the Tigers. Spencer Torkelson is 9 for 37 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
George Springer leads the Blue Jays with 18 home runs while slugging .512. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 17 for 40 with four doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 1-9, .186 batting average, 5.51 ERA, outscored by 35 runs
Blue Jays: 8-2, .296 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs
INJURIES: Tigers: Sean Guenther: 60-Day IL (hip), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 15-Day IL (neck), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (flexor), Jason Foley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alex Cobb: 60-Day IL (hip), Ty Madden: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Lange: 60-Day IL (lat)
Blue Jays: Alejandro Kirk: day-to-day (undisclosed), Ryan Burr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Sandlin: 15-Day IL (elbow), Andres Gimenez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Yimi Garcia: 15-Day IL (ankle), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Paxton Schultz: 15-Day IL (middle finger), Bowden Francis: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Daulton Varsho: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Alek Manoah: 60-Day IL (elbow), Angel Bastardo: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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