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- Detroit went 10-4 to close out the final 14 games of the first half of the season.
- Tigers have gone 5-3 in the last eight meetings.
- Jack Flaherty starts for Detroit on Friday and has five wins over his last six starts.
The Tigers finished the first half of the 2024 season with a bang, winning 10 of their last 14 games. Toronto continued to play mostly lackluster baseball.
The Tigers are 5-3 in the last eight meetings, but those games were all played in Detroit. Toronto was mostly dominant prior to this time frame.
Tigers vs. Blue Jays Power Rankings
ESPN's final power ranking checks on these teams before the break:
Detroit Tigers
"Two of the Tigers' most prominent young players, Spencer Torkelson and Colt Keith, have taken their lumps this season. But another, Riley Greene, has thrived. On Sunday, Greene, the 23-year-old No. 5 pick from five years ago, was named to his first All-Star team, joining teammate Tarik Skubal, who's a legitimate Cy Young contender. With Torkelson in Triple-A and Kerry Carpenter injured, Greene has been counted on to carry a mostly anemic Tigers offense and has responded by producing an .849 OPS, 17 homers and five triples in 92 games. His defense in left field has also been solid."
Toronto Blue Jays
"Toronto's offense has been putrid, ranking in the bottom five in MLB in runs scored per game, but it's not Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s fault. Guerrero, 25, elected by fans as the AL's starting first baseman, has rebounded after a slow start, batting close to .350 with six home runs since June 19. On the season, he's registering a .290/.364/.454 slash line with 13 home runs and a 132 OPS+. Just two other qualified Blue Jays (Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Justin Turner) have an OPS+ north of 98. It's the fourth All-Star nod for Guerrero, who will be the last-place Blue Jays' only representative in Texas."
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Tigers Pitching
Jack Flaherty (6-5, 3.13 ERA)
We didn't quite know who Flaherty's opposing pitcher will be but the Blue Jays are just .148 against him in 64 at bats. Flaherty has permitted just 5 RBIs and two homers. The RBI's were from hitters who are under .200 against him.
Flaherty has wins in five of his last six starts, including his last start where he allowed just two hits and one run while firing six innings to get a win over the Guardians.
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