Tigers square off against the Blue Jays in series rubber match

Toronto Blue Jays (20-25, third in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (20-26, fourth in the AL Central)

Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (2-3, 4.03 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 48 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (0-4, 5.73 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)

LINE: Blue Jays -134, Tigers +113; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Detroit is 13-7 at home and 20-26 overall. The Tigers have the seventh-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.96.

Toronto has a 20-25 record overall and a 7-14 record on the road. Blue Jays pitchers have a collective 4.06 ERA, which ranks eighth in the AL.

Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Riley Greene has 14 doubles, four home runs and 23 RBIs while hitting .327 for the Tigers. Matt Vierling is 8 for 38 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has seven doubles and two home runs for the Blue Jays. Yohendrick Pinango is 11 for 34 with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 2-8, .213 batting average, 4.33 ERA, outscored by 27 runs

Blue Jays: 4-6, .210 batting average, 3.19 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

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), 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.