Tigers vs. Blue Jays Betting Odds, Picks: Jose Soriano takes the mound for Toronto
The Blue Jays open their penultimate home series of the regular season on Monday night by hosting the mostly nothing-to-play-for Detroit Tigers.
Behind trade deadline acquisition Jose Soriano, Toronto is -140 on the MLB odds with a total of 7.5 runs.
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Without a doubt, the Detroit Tigers have been one of the American League’s biggest disappointments after reaching the ALDS the past two seasons. With ace lefty Tarik Skubal off back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards, the sky was thought to be the limit in 2026, but the club will finish under .500.
Skubal and fellow starting pitcher Casey Mize were dealt at the trade deadline for prospects. Manager AJ Hinch is in Year 6, and he probably isn’t getting a seventh. But the future is still pretty bright built around shortstop Kevin McGonigle, who is going to be the AL Rookie of the Year and already has been signed to a big-money extension.
This is truly an un-losable series for the Blue Jays just like over the weekend was against Baltimore. Toronto won two of three in Motown from May 15-17 with each low scoring. The Blue Jays only hit a collective .175 in the set. Detroit was at .202 and managed five total runs. Toronto has lost the past two home series against the Tigers, 2-1.
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Detroit isn’t officially dead yet as it has won four straight and five of six to keep its very, very slim AL wild-card hopes alive – but all that success came at home. The club is 39-36 at Comerica Park but 31-43 on the road.
Outfielder Riley Greene has been red-hot at the plate since returning from the injured list, batting .366 with three homers, five doubles, a triple and 14 RBIs this month.
It’s righty Troy Melton (8-4, 2.42 ERA) on the mound Monday. He beat the Twins last time out but wasn’t great in allowing four runs and seven hits over 5.2 innings. This will mark the 25-year-old’s first career look at the Blue Jays.
Detroit doesn’t do well in close games, going 20-47 in games decided by two runs or fewer, the worst such record in the majors. By comparison, the Tigers are 50-32 in games decided by at least three runs. All four during this four-game winning streak have been by at least three runs.
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After losing the first game of a huge home series last Friday vs. Baltimore, the Jays rallied to rout the Orioles in the final two. That’s exactly what a playoff-hopeful team should do.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. finally hit his first homer at Rogers Centre this season in Sunday’s 8-1 victory. Kazuma Okamoto extended his team rookie record for homers with No. 32 and set the franchise rookie mark with his 85th RBI.
Right-hander and trade acquisition Jose Soriano (12-7, 3.48 ERA) takes the mound Monday. He improved to 3-1 with a 4.05 ERA in seven starts with his new club by wining in Sacramento last Tuesday.
While still with the Angels, Soriano faced the Tigers in Detroit on May 27 and took the loss, allowing three runs and seven hits over five innings.
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