Tigers look to extend win streak, play the Blue Jays

Detroit Tigers (72-79, third in the AL Central) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (75-77, fourth in the AL East)

Toronto; Wednesday, 3:07 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Tigers: Keider Montero (9-8, 3.55 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 98 strikeouts); Blue Jays: Max Scherzer (2-8, 6.38 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -123, Tigers +102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers will attempt to keep their six-game win streak alive when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays.

Toronto has a 75-77 record overall and a 39-38 record in home games. Blue Jays hitters are batting a collective .248, which ranks second in the AL.

Detroit has a 33-43 record in road games and a 72-79 record overall. The Tigers have a 31-10 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Tigers are ahead 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 24 doubles, nine home runs and 56 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Kazuma Okamoto is 13 for 36 with three doubles, five home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Kevin McGonigle has 26 doubles, four triples and 17 home runs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 19 for 40 with four doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Blue Jays: 4-6, .271 batting average, 4.33 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Tigers: 8-2, .256 batting average, 2.60 ERA, outscored opponents by 35 runs

INJURIES: Blue Jays: Rudy Martin: 10-Day IL (left hamstring), Patrick Corbin: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Urias: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Trey Yesavage: 15-Day IL (knee), Jake Bloss: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Santander: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jameson Taillon: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jonatan Clase: 60-Day IL (foot), Addison Barger: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane Bieber: 15-Day IL (back), Jose Berrios: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Ponce: 60-Day IL (knee), Bowden Francis: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Tigers: Colt Keith: day-to-day (thumb), Wenceel Perez: 60-Day IL (face), Matt Vierling: 60-Day IL (adductor), Parker Meadows: 60-Day IL (head/arm), Justin Verlander: 60-Day IL (hip), Burch Smith: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kerry Carpenter: 10-Day IL (heel), Jack Flaherty: 15-Day IL (flexor), Will Vest: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bailey Horn: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trey Sweeney: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Reese Olson: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.