Comerica Park will play host to a Friday night clash between the Toronto Blue Jays and Detroit Tigers. The Blue Jays were swept in Boston by a combined score of 22-10 over the three games this week. Toronto is six games below .500 overall and is 14 games out of first place in the AL East Division.
Thirty-one year old southpaw Jaime Garcia (2-3 5.52 ERA) will take the mound for the Blue Jays in this matchup. Through 45 plus innings, Garcia has surrendered nine home runs and owns a 1.51 WHIP.
The Detroit Tigers enter this series having won six of their last eight games and are four games below .500 overall. On Thursday, Victor Reyes hit a three-run triple as part of a five-run first inning during a 6-2 Detroit victory against the Angels. The Tigers are in second place in the AL Central Division and trail Cleveland by four full games.
Thirty-one year old lefty Blaine Hardy (1-0 2.70 ERA) will make his fourth career major league start for the Tigers. Last time out, Hardy allowed just three hits and one run over seven innings during a 3-2 road victory against the White Sox.
