Detroit Tigers defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 3-1: Game thread replay
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Detroit Tigers (2-9) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (8-4)
When: 7:07 p.m. Thursday.
Where: Rogers Centre in Toronto.
TV: Bally Sports Detroit.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; Tigers radio affiliates).
Starting pitchers: Tigers RHP Spencer Turnbull (0-2, 13.50 ERA) vs. Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt (1-1, 10.61).
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Tigers lineup:
3B Nick Maton
DH Tyler Nevin
CF Riley Greene
RF Kerry Carpenter
1B Spencer Torkelson
SS Javier Baez
LF Akil Baddoo
2B Zach McKinstry
C Jake Rogers
P Spencer Turnbull
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Game notes: Happy birthday, Zach McKinstry! OK, not really — the CMU alumnus doesn’t turn 28 till April 29. But he gets an early birthday present — assuming he’ll be in the lineup — with this matchup against Chris Bassitt; of his 12 career big-league home runs, two have come off Bassitt. On June 3, 2022, while playing for the Dodgers, McKinstry launched an 88.7 mph cutter 376 feet to right field for a two-run blast. Three months later, the uniform was difference — McKinstry was a Chicago Cub — but the result was similar: McKinstry crushed a 93.8 mph sinker 423 feet to right for another two-run shot.
After tonight’s series finale, the Tigers return to Comerica Park for a six-game homestand, starting with the Giants at 6:40 p.m. Friday. If you’re not headed to the Tigers’ first night home game of the season (under new LED lights, no less!), you’ll have to dust off that Apple TV+ login info from last season; the game is online-only on the streaming service. The Jays, meanwhile, remain at home for a visit from the Tampa Bay Rays, who we’ll note — once again — are MLB’s final unbeaten after taking three straight from the Red Sox.
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