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The Toronto Blue Jays (23-28) hope to avoid an upset as -132 favorites when they take on Kerry Carpenter (with homers in two straight contests) and the Detroit Tigers (25-27). First pitch is at 11:35 AM ET Sunday, live from Comerica Park and airing on Roku.
Yusei Kikuchi will get the ball for Toronto while Detroit will counter with Casey Mize.
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Blue Jays and Tigers Betting Trends
The Blue Jays have been favored on the moneyline 31 total times this season. They’ve finished 17-14 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -132 or shorter, Toronto has a 7-7 record (winning 50% of its games).
This season, the Tigers have won 12 out of the 27 games, or 44.4%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Detroit has a record of 6-5 in games where sportsbooks have it as underdogs of at least +112 on the moneyline.
The Blue Jays have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 51 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 21 of those games (21-29-1).
The Tigers’ games have gone over the total in 27 of their 52 chances.
Blue Jays Stats & Insights
The Blue Jays score the third-fewest runs in baseball (194 total, 3.8 per game).
Toronto is 23rd in baseball with 43 total home runs.
The Blue Jays’ .232 batting average ranks 22nd in the majors.
Toronto’s batters strike out 7.2 times per game, the third-lowest average in the majors.
The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Blue Jays pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
Toronto has a 4.19 team ERA that ranks 20th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Tigers Stats & Insights
The Tigers have scored 211 runs (4.1 per game) this season, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Detroit has hit just 42 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the majors.
The Tigers’ .231 batting average ranks 23rd in the league this season.
Detroit ranks 23rd in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.8 Ks per contest.
The Tigers average 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, eighth-most in the majors.
Detroit pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.63 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
Blue Jays Key Players to Watch
Kikuchi (2-4) gets the starting nod for the Blue Jays in his 11th start of the season. He has a 2.64 ERA in 58 2/3 innings pitched, with 61 strikeouts.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leads Toronto with a .289 batting average. He’s also hit five homers and has 24 RBI.
Daulton Varsho is batting .208 this season with a team-high nine home runs and 27 RBI.
Bo Bichette has collected 45 base hits, an OBP of .295 and a slugging percentage of .351 this season.
Davis Schneider has collected 32 hits this season and has an OBP of .349. He’s slugging .446 on the year.
Tigers Key Players to Watch
The Tigers will send Mize (1-3) to the mound for his 10th start this season.
Riley Greene has racked up a team-best nine home runs.
Carpenter has 29 RBI while batting .285. Both lead his team.
Mark Canha is hitting .234 with nine doubles, six home runs and 25 walks.
Wenceel Perez is batting .274 with four doubles, four triples, three home runs and 12 walks.
Blue Jays and Tigers Injuries
Blue Jays: Chad Green: 15 Day IL (Teres major), Bowden Francis: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Yariel Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Spine)
Tigers: Shelby Miller: 15 Day IL (Ulnar nerve inflammation), Sawyer Gipson-Long: 60 Day IL (Groin)
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