Toronto Blue Jays (62-42, first in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (60-45, first in the AL Central)
Detroit; Saturday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (7-7, 4.01 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 112 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Tigers -196, Blue Jays +163; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers aim to stop their five-game losing streak when they play the Toronto Blue Jays.
Detroit has a 32-20 record at home and a 60-45 record overall. The Tigers have hit 130 total home runs to rank fifth in the AL.
Toronto is 25-25 in road games and 62-42 overall. The Blue Jays are 43-10 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The matchup Saturday is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Blue Jays hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Torkelson has 23 doubles, 23 home runs and 61 RBIs for the Tigers. Riley Greene is 10 for 39 with a triple, three home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
George Springer has 18 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 55 RBIs while hitting .287 for the Blue Jays. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is 15 for 38 with four doubles and a home run over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 1-9, .207 batting average, 6.46 ERA, outscored by 38 runs
Blue Jays: 7-3, .284 batting average, 3.27 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 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: 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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