Tigers vs Blue Jays

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Blue Jays host the Detroit Tigers on Thursday to start a four-game series. Toronto has a 31-20 record in home games and a 54-44 record ...

Earlier Thursday, the Blue Jays announced plans for a $230 million renovation of Rogers Centre, their downtown home since 1989. Bernadeschi left Italy’s Juventus to sign with Toronto on July 15. The home runs were his 17th and 18th of the year. Toronto closer Jordan Romano came on and retired Candelario on a first-pitch groundout. He hasn’t pitched for Detroit since April 16. “I think today went really well,” Kikuchi said through a translator.

We go over how to watch Thursday's game between the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays and make some picks.

However, Yusei Kikuchi had not been getting all that deep into games prior to hitting the injured list, and he may be on a bit of a pitch count in his first game back. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER ( 1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600 (ONT), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY; 19+ ONT). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/ONT/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Toronto (54-44) had a seven-game winning streak snapped yesterday in a 6-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Kikuchi will be activated from the 15-day injured list and will make his first start since July 5 due to neck strains. Detroit’s offense has been ranked No. 30 in runs per game during much of the season, but there is decent value in this number on Thursday night. The Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays square off on Thursday with first pitch set for 7:07 p.m. ET. The game takes place at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario and will only be available on local TV or through an MLB.tv subscription. Detroit (40-59) won two of three games over the San Diego Padres earlier this week, heading into Thursday night’s matchup.

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Particularly in this matchup against the Tigers and Tyler Anderson. Now, he has to go against a Jays offense that has been arguably the best in baseball for the past two months. While Anderson has been solid lately as a reliever, he has an 8.26 ERA as a starter this season and has a 4.85 xERA, .282 opponent xBA for the season. Early bettors were quick to jump on the Over in this matchup, and can you blame them? Fade Kikuchi and take the Over 5.5 first five innings at decent plus money. The Over is 7-0-1 in the Tigers' last eight games when facing a team with a winning record and is 22-7 in the Blue Jays' last 29 home games. As a result, the lefty ranks in the Bottom 1% of the MLB in average exit velocity, hard-hit percentage, barrel percentage, and expected ERA. On top of that, even though Anderson doesn’t have great numbers overall, he’s been solid since becoming the Tigers’ long reliever, allowing just three earned runs over his last 21 innings of work. The Blue Jays opened this AL matchup as big -210 favorites but that hasn’t stopped bettors from backing them, moving the line to -235. Blue Jays This is the lefty’s first start since April 29. And maybe, more importantly, does the total stand a chance?

The Tigers head north of the border to begin a four-game series with the Blue Jays on Thursday.

They now go back on the road, where Detroit has struggled this season, posting a rough 15-32 mark away from Comerica Park. That was when Victor Reyes came in the clutch for Detroit. The Tigers are coming into Toronto after a surprising series win over the San Diego Padres earlier in the week.

The Toronto Blue Jays welcome the Detroit Tigers to town on Thursday to embark on a four-game set at Rogers Centre.

This line has been cleared in six of Kikuchi’s past seven outings. Over 2.5 runs, first three innings (-139): Have we made it clear yet that we’re not bullish on either pitcher? The Blue Jays’ offence went cold on Wednesday, but this is a prime chance to bounce back. Over 9.5 runs (+102): We’ve said our piece about Kikuchi, but Tigers starter Tyler Alexander is a risk to allow a solid chunk of runs, too. But hey, we like the over so we’re not going to bash Detroit for too long. We expect a lot more action — on both sides — tonight.

The Detroit Tigers take on the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 28-31.

The Detroit Tigers continue their four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m. Friday at Rogers Centre; Apple TV+ will have broadcast.

In his three starts since then, he has allowed four runs on nine hits and six walks with six strikeouts over 8⅔ innings, and has yet to face more than 13 batters in a start. Three of those hits belong to current Tigers, as Jeimer Candelario, Robbie Grossman and Jonathan Schoop each went 1-for-3 in that start at Comerica Park. The five other current Tigers who’ve faced him are a combined 0-for-11. For the Tigers, right-hander Bryan Garcia will take the mound in his 2022 MLB debut. But the four-seamer, slider and sinker have all been effective at getting outs, with each having a “put-away” percentage of just over 21%, while the four-seamer comes in an impressive minus-9 runs this season, good for 17th among hurlers with that pitch. Unfortunately for McNeil, Manoah’s pitch demonstrated his biggest weakness last season and this one: a slight lack of control, as the slider plunked McNeil in the front foot. Garcia’s time with the Mud Hens has been more productive: He posted a 2.56 ERA with 25 strikeouts and, gulp, 16 walks in 31⅔ innings of relief before moving to Toledo’s rotation on July 10. He has been even better this year, posting a 2.24 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 120⅔ innings for a breakout campaign that included an entertaining mic’d-up inning during the All-Star Game in L.A. last week, in which he struck out three. Garcia finished 2020 as the Tigers’ closer, with a shiny 1.66 ERA over 21⅔ innings; his 2021 was a bit more tarnished, with a 7.55 ERA in 39⅓ innings, plus a two-month stint in Triple-A covering most of July and all of August (with a 5.73 ERA). That’s probably nit-picking, considering Manoah has cut his walks-per-nine-innings rate from 3.2 last year to 1.9 in 2022. Game notes: If you squint a bit, Blue Jays righty Alek Manoah kinda LOOKS like a West Virginia product, or at least like his alma mater’s live mascot. ( A sample quote from Manoah, in response to John Smoltz’s suggestion of a back-foot slider to Mets All-Star Jeff McNeil: ““Oh, you’re sexy.”) The No. 11 overall pick in 2019 (six spots behind the Tigers’ Riley Greene), Manoah rocketed to the majors, debuting in May 2021 and making 20 starts with a 3.22 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 111⅔ innings last season.

Friday night's game between the Tigers and Blue Jays -- which will feature George Springer and Toronto's other sluggers taking the field against Miguel ...

Fresh perspectives: The Apple TV+ broadcasts are placing an emphasis on having a new and diverse group of voices calling the games. For example, what is the probability of the batter producing an RBI when facing a 2-1 pitch with runners on first and second and one out? Tune tracker: Walk-up music is a way for hitters to show their taste and connect with fans, and “Friday Night Baseball” is kicking that experience up a notch for viewers at home. The integrated stats function -- displayed unobtrusively in the bottom right of the screen -- presents continually refreshed probability figures on a pitch-by-pitch basis. Cameras: The broadcasts make use of a “Megalodon” camera, which produces extremely high-resolution shots, with a shallow depth of field. The clean and simple design aesthetic features the company’s classic “SF Pro” typeface.

It's Alek Manoah day at Rogers Centre, as he and the Toronto Blue Jays take on the Detroit Tigers in the second matchup of a four-game set.

And at that point, you’d be getting a decent price on a massive moneyline favourite to simply finish the job. Garcia has never started in the majors, so we have no precedent for how he’ll attack hitters at the outset of a game. Skip Advertisement Skip Advertisement Skip Advertisement Detroit has been dreadful against right-handers, and Manoah is no average righty.

The Toronto Blue Jays' offence continues to surge, and it's poised for another strong outing against the Detroit Tigers on Friday.

Add to betslip Add to betslip Add to betslip Guerrero Jr. has managed a .423 average over the last seven days, trailing only Chapman. Kirk has exceeded 1.5 total bases in seven of his last 11 outings. Yankees -2.5, Judge to homer He hasn’t lasted longer than four innings in any appearance, which sets the Tigers up to rely heavily on their bullpen. Kirk over 1.5 total bases (+118): Kirk’s been a consistent presence in the lineup all season long. Guerrero or Hernandez to homer Blue Jays to win, Manoah 7+ Ks He’s also shown off his power with three home runs — including two on Thursday — which also leads the team in that span. The pregame narrative: Toronto has gone 5-1 since the All-Star Break and is in sole possession of the top wild card spot.

We go over how to watch Friday's game between the Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays and make some picks.

If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER ( 1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600 (ONT), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY; 19+ ONT). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/ONT/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Manoah is not going to tally double-digit K’s, but he has topped this number in each of his past three starts and five of his past six. With Thursday’s victory, the Blue Jays (55-44) have won three of four against the Tigers this season, outscoring them 22-7. Manoah ranks fifth in MLB in ERA (2.24) and seventh in WHIP (0.97). He’s given up only four earned runs over his past three starts, spanning 20.1 innings. He will be opposed by Blue Jays All-Star righty Alek Manoah. The Tigers (40-60) fell in Thursday’s series opener despite home runs from Willi Castro and Jonathan Schoop. Jeimer Candelario went 0-for-4 in the defeat but is still slashing .333/.373/.688 with five homers and 13 RBIs over his previous 14 games.

The Toronto Blue Jays (55-44) host the Detroit Tigers (40-60) Friday for the 2nd game of their 4-game series at Rogers Centre. First pitch is at 7:07 p.m. ...

Has never faced the Blue Jays in his career. That’s no surprise with Manoah on the mound, and I do like them to take down the Tigers pretty comfortably after beating them by 2 runs Thursday. Blue Jays odds with MLB picks and predictions. Manoah has allowed more than 2 earned runs just twice in his last 9 starts. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. Gannett may earn revenue from Tipico for audience referrals to betting services. Use the couple code SBW22 for 20% OFF full-season subscription. Win your fantasy baseball league with BaseballHQ.com. For decades, BHQ has been helping players just like you win! Manoah (11-4, 2.24 ERA) makes his 20th start. Bet now! Toronto has 10 wins in its last 12 games. They sit 4th in the AL Central, 13 games behind the division-leading Minnesota Twins.