Tigers and Blue Jays meet in series rubber match

Posted June 12, 2022 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Toronto Blue Jays (34-24, second in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (24-34, fourth in the AL Central)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Ross Stripling (2-1, 3.65 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.06 ERA, .93 WHIP, 70 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Blue Jays -150, Tigers +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Detroit has a 24-34 record overall and a 15-16 record at home. The Tigers have a 15-9 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Toronto has gone 16-14 on the road and 34-24 overall. The Blue Jays are 19-7 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Schoop has 10 doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Tigers. Willi Castro is 7-for-33 with four doubles and an RBI over the past 10 games.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads the Blue Jays with 13 home runs while slugging .464. Santiago Espinal is 16-for-42 with three doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 6-4, .205 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored by 10 runs

Blue Jays: 6-4, .305 batting average, 3.48 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

INJURIES: Tigers: Robbie Grossman: day-to-day (knee), Daz Cameron: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Jeimer Candelario: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Casey Mize: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (ribcage), 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: 15-Day IL (ankle), Danny Jansen: 10-Day IL (finger), Nate Pearson: 60-Day IL (mono), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 15-Day IL (forearm), Tayler Saucedo: 10-Day IL (hip)

___

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

Article Comments

Article Categories
Baseball Content Providers MLB Pro Sports Sports Sports Leagues Sports Types

Article Comments

Guidelines: Keep it civil and on topic; no profanity, vulgarity, slurs or personal attacks. People who harass others or joke about tragedies will be blocked. If a comment violates these standards or our terms of service, click the "flag" link in the lower-right corner of the comment box. To find our more, read our FAQ.