Tigers-Blue Jays Preview

A winning streak will be on the line for the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday when they battle the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre.

The Tigers will give the ball to starter Armando Galarraga in this one. Righthander Galarraga is 1-0 this season with a 2.70 ERA.

It'll be Shaun Marcum toeing the rubber for the Blue Jays in this contest. Righthander Marcum is 2-0 with a 2.61 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Blue Jays listed as 127-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Blue Jays defeated Detroit 5-2 as a -135 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).

David Eckstein was 2-4 with a home run and three RBI for Toronto, while A.J. Burnett allowed three runs on four hits, with six walks in five inning to earn the win.

Clete Thomas was 3-5 with a couple RBI for Detroit, while Nate Robertson took the loss after giving up five runs on eight hits over five innings.

Current streak:
Detroit has lost 2 straight games.
Toronto has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
Detroit: 6-13 SU
Toronto: 10-9 SU

Detroit most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Toronto are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Toronto most recently:
When playing on Monday are 5-5
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Toronto
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 7 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Toronto's last 9 games
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games at home

Next up:
Detroit home to Texas, Tuesday, April 22
Toronto at Tampa Bay, Tuesday, April 22

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