Toronto @ Detroit picks

Until the Detroit Tigers start scoring runs consistently, they will be a play-against team for me. The Blue Jays are right in the thick of the race for the No.1 spot in the AL (alongside the Tigers), so there will be no mail-in games for them. Add in the fact that the Jays will have the pitching edge with Jose Berrios taking on Keider Montero, and I like the Jays here at a near pick-em price. 

One of the Jays' hottest bats right now belongs to George Springer, who’s sporting a .423 average and a .531 on-base percentage since returning from the All-Star break. Not only is he getting on base, but he’s also making it count and scoring, too. Springer has crossed home plate in each of his last five games and has eight runs scored over that seven-game post All-Star stretch. Tigers starter Keider Montero has only had one outing against the Blue Jays in his career, and it went poorly, surrendering five runs on eight hits in just 5.1 innings. Springer did the most damage in that game, going 3-for-3 with a double and two home runs. This should only add to his already sky-high confidence at the plate right now, which I expect will allow him to continue his hot play with the bat to get on base and score again tonight. 

When assessing his batting average skill, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

As it relates to his overall offensive ability, George Springer ranks in the 95th percentile according to the leading projections (THE BAT X).. George Springer is projected to hit 2nd in the lineup in today's game.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 5th-most humidity of all games on the slate today at 77%.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Alejandro Kirk in the 96th percentile when estimating his batting average ability.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense.. Humid weather has a small yet noteworthy connection with more offense (and fewer strikeouts), and the weather report predicts the 5th-most humidity of all games on the slate today at 77%.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

Wenceel Perez is projected to bat 5th in the batting order today.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense.. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather report predicts the 5th-coldest weather on the slate today at 85°.. The switch-hitting Wenceel Perez will have the advantage of batting from from his better side (0) today against Jose Berrios.

When estimating his batting average skill, Bo Bichette is projected as the 9th-best batter in MLB by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Bo Bichette is penciled in 4th in the lineup today.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense.. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather report predicts the 5th-coldest weather on the slate today at 85°.

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Riley Greene as the 5th-best batter in the game when assessing his BABIP ability.. Riley Greene is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup in this game.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense.. Riley Greene will have the handedness advantage against Jose Berrios in today's matchup.

When it comes to his home run ability, Spencer Torkelson ranks in the 93rd percentile according to the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Spencer Torkelson is projected to hit 4th on the lineup card in this matchup.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense.. Low temperatures are strongly correlated with less offense (and more Ks), and the weather report predicts the 5th-coldest weather on the slate today at 85°.

Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Dillon Dingler will benefit from the home field advantage in today's matchup, which figures to improve all of his stats.. Dillon Dingler has made big gains with his Barrel% recently, upping his 8.9% seasonal rate to 16.7% over the past 14 days.. Dillon Dingler has been hot of late, raising his seasonal exit velocity of 89.2-mph to 97.2-mph in the past 14 days.. In the last week, Dillon Dingler's 62.5% rate of hitting balls at a base hit-maximizing launch angle (between -4° and 26°) shows big improvement over his seasonal rate of 48%.

When assessing his batting average skill, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected as the best batter in the majors by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is projected to bat 3rd in the lineup today.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Comerica Park sits at the 9th-highest elevation in Major League Baseball. High elevation often leads to more offense.. The Detroit Tigers infield defense grades out as the weakest out of all the teams today.

It is likely that we will see a Huge Hitters Umpire (Adrian Johnson) calling pitches today.. Among all stadiums, Comerica Park has the 2nd-lowest average fence height.. Jose Berrios will be at a disadvantage playing on the visting team today.. In his previous start, Jose Berrios conceded a colossal 6 earned runs.. Jose Berrios's 91.5-mph velocity on his fastball this year is a big 2-mph decrease from last season's 93.5-mph figure.