Blue Jays take road slide into matchup with the Tigers
Toronto Blue Jays (19-25, fourth in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (20-25, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Saturday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Mason Fluharty (2-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Tigers: Casey Mize (0-0)
LINE: Tigers -126, Blue Jays +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays will try to break a five-game road slide when they face the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit is 20-25 overall and 13-6 at home. The Tigers have a 6-3 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Toronto is 6-14 in road games and 19-25 overall. The Blue Jays have a 2-8 record in games decided by one run.
Saturday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dillon Dingler has nine doubles and eight home runs for the Tigers. Gage Workman is 4 for 15 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
Ernie Clement has a .291 batting average to lead the Blue Jays, and has 13 doubles and two home runs. Yohendrick Pinango is 12 for 34 with five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 2-8, .204 batting average, 4.80 ERA, outscored by 27 runs
Blue Jays: 3-7, .221 batting average, 3.67 ERA, outscored by one run
INJURIES: Tigers: Ty Madden: day-to-day (arm), Gleyber Torres: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (ac joint), Will Vest: 15-Day IL (forearm), Casey Mize: 15-Day IL (groin), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Tarik Skubal: 15-Day IL (elbow), Javier Baez: 10-Day IL (ankle), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Jackson Jobe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Troy Melton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Beau Brieske: 60-Day IL (groin)
Blue Jays: Jose Berrios: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Scherzer: 15-Day IL (forearm), Addison Barger: 10-Day IL (elbow), Nathan Lukes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lazaro Estrada: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Alejandro Kirk: 10-Day IL (hand), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bowden Francis: 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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