<p>Two hot teams will battle it out in Detroit, Michigan tonight when the 31-27 Toronto Blue Jays visit the 28-28 Detroit Tigers. The first pitch of the series opener is set to be thrown at 7:10 PM ET at Comerica Park on June 6, 2016.
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<p>In their last games: The Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 and the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. In their most recent game the Blue Jays racked up five runs on just four hits while giving up four runs on six hits in their win. The Tigers scored five runs on 12 hits and gave up two runs on five hits in their win over the White Sox.
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<p>The Blue Jays have won five of their last six games and they are in 2nd place in the AL East 2.5 games back of the Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles. They rank tied for 14th in the Majors in runs scored and 7th in team ERA. Toronto's pitching has been solid as of late giving up a total of only 14 runs in their last six contests.
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<p>The Tigers are coming off a three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox and they are in 4th place in the AL Central 3.5 games back of the Cleveland Indians. Detroit ranks 12th in runs scored and only 24th in team ERA. The Tigers outscored the White Sox 22-9 in their three game sweep.
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<div class="heading">Pitching Matchup</div>
<p>Toronto: J.A. Happ (6-2, 3.06 ERA)<br><br />
Detroit: Michael Fulmer (5-1, 3.24 ERA)</p>
<p>J.A. Happ goes for the Blue Jays tonight and he was sharp in his last outing only giving up one earned run in six innings in a 4-1 win over the New York Yankees. The Blue Jays have won his last two starts. Happ has a 2.21 ERA over his last three starts and in his four career starts against the Tigers in Detroit he is 1-0 with a 3.05 ERA. The Blue Jays are 3-8 in Happ's last 11 road starts.
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<p>Michael Fulmer gets the call for the Tigers and in his last start he was also solid not giving up any earned runs in seven innings and striking out eight in a 3-0 win over the L.A. Angels. The Tigers have won six of his seven starts this season including his last five. Fulmer has not given up an earned run in his last two starts and in his last three starts he has only given up one run and nine hits in 22 innings of work.
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<h2>Betting Angles</h2>
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<li>The Blue Jays are 4-0 in their last 4 games against the Tigers.</li>
<li>In the last 7 games between these teams the Over record is 6-1.</li>
<li>In the last 5 games between these teams in Detroit the total has gone Over every time.</li>
<li>This season the Tigers are 15-12 at home and the Blue Jays are 17-13 on the road.</li>
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<h2>STRAIGHT UP / OVER/UNDER / RUN LINE RECORDS </h2>
<p>Toronto Blue Jays: 31-27 SU / O/U 20-35 / Run Line W/L 31-27<br><br />
Detroit Tigers: 28-28 SU / O/U 34-19 / Run Line W/L 32-24
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<h2>Betting Trends </h2>
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<li>TOR is 4-1 in their last 5 road games.</li>
<li>TOR is 5-1 in their last 6 overall.</li>
<li>TOR has an Under record of 6-1 in their last 7 games.</li>
<li>DET is 4-1 in their last 5 overall.</li>
<li>DET is 5-2 in their last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter.</li>
<li>DET has an Over record of 17-6-3 in their last 26 home games.</li>
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<div class="heading">Key Player Injuries </div>
<p>BLUE JAYS<br><br />
[SS] 05/28/2016 - Troy Tulowitzki 15-day DL (5/27) ( Quad )<br><br />
[P] 05/15/2016 - Brett Cecil 15-day DL (5/15) ( Tricep )<br><br />
(!)[3B] 06/04/2016 - Josh Donaldson "?" Sunday vs. Boston Red Sox ( Thumb )<br><br />
[P] 04/04/2016 - Bo Schultz 15-day DL (3/25) ( Hip )<br><br />
[P] 04/10/2016 - Franklin Morales 15-day DL (4/7) ( Arm )<br><br />
[1B] 04/22/2016 - Chris Colabello expected to miss 80 games ( Suspension )</p>
<p>TIGERS<br><br />
[P] 04/04/2016 - Jeff Ferrell 15-day DL (3/25) ( Shoulder )<br><br />
[P] 04/01/2016 - Angel Nesbitt 15-day DL (3/25) ( Ankle )<br><br />
[P] 04/04/2016 - Daniel Norris 15-day DL (3/25) ( Back )</p>