Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/28/2022

Game Time: 7:07 pm ET, Thursday, July 28, 2022

Venue:  Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON

Where to Watch:  SNET

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +190, Blue Jays -225; Over/Under:  9 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +185, Blue Jays -225; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Tigers +180, Blue Jays -225; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Detroit Tigers:  23-59 (5th place, AL Central)

Toronto Blue Jays:  54-43 (1st place, AL East)

 

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Detroit Tigers:  2-8 last 10

Toronto Blue Jays:  9-1 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Tigers lost 4 of their last 5 games and enter this game off of a loss. They lost their last series against the Minnesota Twins getting swept 2-0 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 39-59 record overall and have a road record of 15-32. This is the series opener of a 4-game series with the Blue Jays on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the San Diego Padres still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 29th in the MLB with a .622 OPS. Tarik Skubal is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Tyler Alexander is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 2-3 with a 4.05 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 0 Ks on 1 hits through 3 IP against the Minnesota Twins. 

 

The Blue Jays enter this game on a 7 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Boston Red Sox 3-0 completing the sweep in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 54-43 record overall and have a home record of 31-19. This is the 1st game of a 4-game series with the Tigers on Thursday with the 2nd game of their series against the St. Louis Cardinals still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 2nd in the MLB with a .775 OPS. Kevin Gausman is on the mound on Wednesday while Alek Manoah will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Thursday. He is 11-4 with a 2.24 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 7 Ks on 7 hits through 6 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

The current betting odds have the Blue Jays listed as a big favorite in this game. The Tigers have not been playing very well in their recent games but they have also been a much better team at home this season and are not very good on the road where they will be here. They also have Alexander starting in this game and he has not been great this season. The Blue Jays are very hot right now and have been scoring a lot of runs in all of their games since coming out of the All-Star break. They are scoring over 10 runs per game and they have their ace starting here in Manoah and he will not allow any runs in this game. The Tigers will also have to leave some players behind for this series so the Jays are at a huge advantage here in that regard. They have been hitting so well recently and their pitching has been a lot better, they are not going to lose this game at home to one of the worst teams in the MLB with how well they have been playing recently. The best way to place a bet here is on the Blue Jays to win this game on the runline.

 

Tigers Blue Jays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, July 28, 2022 (7:07 pm ET start time) is Blue Jays 9 Tigers 2.

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Detroit Tigers: 139-179 (+16 Units) ML in all games. 50-46 (+20.9 Units) ML against left-handed starters. 29-16 UNDER in road games.

Toronto Blue Jays: 54-43 (-9.4 Units) ML in all games. 13-10 (-6.8 Units) ML against AL Central opponents. 32-23 UNDER against AL Central opponents.

 

 

Detroit Tigers:  A. Meadows (CF) Early Aug - Achilles. J. Rogers (C) Late Aug - Elbow. M. Manning (SP) Early Aug - Shoulder.

Toronto Blue Jays:  Y. Kikuchi (SP) Ques Thurs - Neck. T. Saucedo (RP) Early Aug - Hip. H. Ryu (SP) out for season - Elbow.

 

 

 

"We are pretty beat up in the bullpen, and (Soto) was so efficient in the ninth that I felt good about putting him back out there. I really liked matching him up with Cronenworth and Manny, but we didn't get the outs." - A.J. Hinch after his team’s loss against the Padres on Tuesday.

 

 

"He's a stud. He's continuously made big plays in big moments his whole career." - John Schneider on Springer after his team’s win against the Cardinals on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Riley Greene (L) CF

Javier Baez (R) SS

Harold Castro (L) 1B

Miguel Cabrera (R) DH

Jeimer Candelario (S) 3B

Eric Haase (R) C

Robbie Grossman (S) LF

Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

Victor Reyes (S) RF

 

George Springer (R) CF

Vladimir Guerrero (R) DH

Alejandro Kirk (R) C

Bo Bichette (R) SS

Teoscar Hernandez (R) RF

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (R) LF

Matt Chapman (R) 3B

Santiago Espinal (R) 2B

Cavan Biggio (L) 1B

 

 

Batting Average:  Dustin Garneau (.300)

Hits:  Miguel Cabrera (86)

Home Runs:  Jeimer Candelario (10)

RBI:  Javier Baez (38)

Stolen Bases:  Jonathan Schoop (5)

Wins:  Tarik Skubal (7)

Saves:  Gregory Soto (18)

ERA:  Jose Cisnero (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Alejandro Kirk (.317)

Hits:  Bo Bichette (104)

Home Runs:  Vladimir Guerrero (21)

RBI:  Vladimir Guerrero (62)

Stolen Bases:  George Springer (10)

Wins:  Alek Manoah (11)

Saves:  Jordan Romano (21)

ERA:  Bowden Francis (0.00)

 

Managers:

Detroit Tigers: A. J. Hinch (2nd season)

Toronto Blue Jays: John Schneider (Interim)