The Toronto Blue Jays (55-45) will look to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is on a 10-game hitting streak, when they play the Detroit Tigers (41-60) at 3:07 PM ET on Saturday at Rogers Centre. Toronto’s (
to win) Ross Stripling gets the start against Detroit’s ( ) Drew Hutchison.The insights in the article below use the latest odds as of July 30, 2022 at 1:33 PM ET.
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Blue Jays vs Tigers Betting Odds
Pitching Matchup
Stripling (TOR) | Pitcher | Hutchison (DET) |
---|---|---|
5 – 3 | W/L | 1 – 4 |
78.1 | IP | 44.2 |
3.10 | ERA | 4.84 |
1.098 | WHIP | 1.433 |
7.1 | K/9 | 5.8 |
1.7 | BB/9 | 4.2 |
Blue Jays Probable Starter Ross Stripling
- Stripling makes the start for the Blue Jays, his 15th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 3.10 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 78 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, when the righty tossed 4 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 32-year-old has an ERA of 3.10, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .236 against him.
- Stripling is trying to record his fourth quality start of the season in this matchup.
- He will face off against a Tigers offense that ranks 26th in MLB with 760 total hits (on a .229 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .337 (30th in MLB) with 62 total home runs (30th in MLB).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 30, 2022 at 1:33 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Tigers Stats vs Stripling
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Javier Báez | 10 | .700 | 7 | 1 | 4 | .700 | 2.100 |
Victor Reyes | 7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 |
Tucker Barnhart | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Akil Baddoo | 4 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 1.000 |
Harold Castro | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Robbie Grossman | 4 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.250 |
Miguel Cabrera | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Jeimer Candelario | 2 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Jonathan Schoop | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Tigers Probable Starter Drew Hutchison
- The Tigers will hand the ball to Hutchison (1-4) for his seventh start of the season.
- The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed six hits in 4 2/3 innings pitched against the San Diego Padres on Monday.
- The 31-year-old has pitched in 16 games this season with an ERA of 4.84 and 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .249.
- He has earned a quality start one time in six starts this season.
- The Blue Jays rank third in MLB with 486 runs scored this season. They have a .267 batting average this campaign with 130 home runs (fifth in the league).
Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of July 30, 2022 at 1:33 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.
Blue Jays Stats vs Hutchison
Player | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Springer | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 |
Alejandro Kirk | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
Bo Bichette | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 |
Teoscar Hernández | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 |
Bradley Zimmer | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
Blue Jays Betting Trends
- The Blue Jays have won 59.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (48-33).
- When it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -300 or shorter, Toronto has gone 4-2 (66.7%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the Blue Jays’ implied win probability is 75%.
- Toronto has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 100 times, and has combined with opponents to go over the total in 52 of those games (52-46-2).
- The Blue Jays have put together a 46-54-0 record ATS this season (covering 46% of the time).
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Tigers Betting Trends
- The Tigers have entered the game as underdogs 81 times this season and won 32, or 39.5%, of those games.
- Detroit is 2-2 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +244 or more on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 29.1% chance of a victory for the Tigers.
- Detroit and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 40 of their 101 opportunities.
- The Tigers are 48-53-0 against the spread in their 101 chances this season.
Blue Jays Players to Watch
- Guerrero has accumulated a team-best slugging percentage (.497) while leading the Blue Jays in hits (107). He’s hitting .282 with 19 doubles, 21 home runs and 40 walks.
- Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, Guerrero’s batting average ranks 36th, his on-base percentage ranks 37th, and he is 19th in the league in slugging.
- Guerrero has hit safely in 10 games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .429 with five doubles, a home run, three walks and six RBI.
- Alejandro Kirk has 14 doubles, 12 home runs and 35 walks while hitting .315, and paces his team with a .392 OBP.
- Kirk’s batting average ranks seventh among qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks seventh, and he is 25th in the league in slugging.
- Kirk brings a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
- George Springer is batting .254 with 14 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 34 walks.
- Bo Bichette has 23 doubles, 14 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .261. He leads his team with a .420 slugging percentage.
Blue Jays Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bo Bichette | 410 | .261 | 55 | 14 | 53 | .306 | .726 |
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. | 380 | .282 | 56 | 21 | 62 | .354 | .851 |
Santiago Espinal | 344 | .267 | 39 | 6 | 40 | .318 | .699 |
George Springer | 331 | .254 | 57 | 18 | 47 | .331 | .802 |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | 329 | .310 | 43 | 5 | 41 | .362 | .791 |
Matt Chapman | 329 | .246 | 55 | 19 | 55 | .323 | .797 |
Alejandro Kirk | 292 | .315 | 48 | 12 | 40 | .392 | .878 |
Teoscar Hernández | 290 | .269 | 38 | 13 | 46 | .321 | .797 |
Raimel Tapia | 258 | .287 | 30 | 5 | 36 | .310 | .725 |
Cavan Biggio | 150 | .220 | 24 | 2 | 14 | .343 | .703 |
Tigers Players to Watch
- Javier Baez leads Detroit in total hits (74) this season while batting .223 with 31 extra-base hits.
- Baez ranks 134th in batting average, 151st in on-base percentage and 124th in slugging percentage among all batters in the majors.
- Jonathan Schoop is batting .209 with a .314 slugging percentage and 26 RBI this year.
- Schoop’s batting average ranks 148th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage places him 156th, and he is 148th in slugging.
- Jeimer Candelario is batting .212 with a .372 slugging percentage and 32 RBI this year.
- Miguel Cabrera leads the Tigers with an OPS of .686. He has a slash line of .284/.333/.353 this season.
Tigers Batting Stats (2022)
Player | AB | AVG | R | HR | RBI | OBP | OPS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Schoop | 363 | .209 | 34 | 7 | 26 | .243 | .557 |
Javier Báez | 332 | .223 | 37 | 9 | 38 | .267 | .644 |
Miguel Cabrera | 306 | .284 | 22 | 4 | 36 | .333 | .686 |
Jeimer Candelario | 274 | .212 | 31 | 10 | 32 | .273 | .645 |
Robbie Grossman | 267 | .202 | 23 | 2 | 23 | .310 | .587 |
Willi Castro | 230 | .248 | 29 | 4 | 18 | .279 | .640 |
Harold Castro | 228 | .281 | 23 | 4 | 22 | .314 | .722 |
Tucker Barnhart | 182 | .203 | 8 | 0 | 9 | .260 | .496 |
Eric Haase | 177 | .237 | 24 | 8 | 26 | .294 | .723 |
Riley Greene | 143 | .238 | 21 | 2 | 13 | .314 | .657 |
Blue Jays vs Tigers Player Props
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