The Detroit Tigers will travel to Toronto, Ontario, to face the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre for Game 2 of a three-game weekend series. The game will start at 3:07 PM ET on Saturday afternoon and will air on ESPN+, Bally Sports Detroit, Root Sports North, and TVA.
The Detroit Tigers are riding a three-game winning streak. They have won five of their last six games following a 5-4 win on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 1 of the series on Friday. The Tigers were the first to strike in the game as they scored the first three runs in the 4th inning, including a two-run home run hit by Mark Canha, which also scored Riley Greene.
Jack Flaherty also was solid on the mound as he picked up his 7th win of the season to improve his record to 7-5 on the year after pitching 5 ? innings, allowing one run, and recording eight strikeouts against the Blue Jays. The win improved the record for the Tigers to 48-50 this season, putting them in 4th place in the AL Central and 12.5 games behind the Cleveland Guardians for 1st place in the division.
Detroit has won four straight games in the series and four of the five meetings this season against Toronto. However, both teams have averaged 5.6 runs per game in the matchups this season. The Detroit Tigers will look to extend their winning streak to four and five games in the series when they travel to face the Toronto Blue Jays for Game 2.
Toronto has struggled this month. They have compiled a record of 6-8 in July and have lost three of their last four games by an average margin of 3 runs per game during that stretch. Following Friday's 4-5 loss in Game 1 of the series at home against the Detroit Tigers, Toronto's record has dropped to 44-53, putting them in last place in the AL East and 15 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the division.
George Springer and Vladimir Guerrero both hit home runs in the loss. Guerrero's was a two-run home run in the 6th inning that scored Spencer Horwitz, and Springer's was in the 8th inning, also a two-run home run that scored Kevin Kiermaier.
Chris Bassitt saw his record as a starting pitcher this season drop to .500 at 8-8 after pitching 6 ? innings, allowing five runs and recording six strikeouts. The Blue Jays have struggled against the Tigers this season, dropping four of the five meetings and losing six of the previous ten games in the series against Detroit. However, they have outscored the Tigers by an average of 4.8 to 4.1 runs per game in those matchups.
The Toronto Blue Jays will look to end their four-game losing streak in the series when they host the Detroit Tigers for Game 2 on Saturday afternoon.
BetNow has the Toronto Blue Jays listed as -130 moneyline favorites at home against the Detroit Tigers for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon. Detroit has won six of the last ten meetings; however, Toronto has outscored the Tigers by an average of 4.8 to 4.1 runs per game in those contests. The Tigers have won four straight games in the series and have won by an average margin of 2.25 runs per game in those matchups.
Neither team is above .500 this season. However, Detroit has been the dominant team in the series this season, winning four of the five matchups, including four straight, by an average margin of 2.25 runs per game. That is why I am taking the moneyline for the Detroit Tigers when they travel to face the Toronto Blue Jays for Game 2 of the series on Saturday afternoon.
