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<\/a>Detroit captured in easy 9-0 road victory over Toronto at the Rogers Centre thanks to a dominating performance by starting pitcher Justin Verlander.\u00a0 The right-hander came inches away from perfection, but settled for tossing his second career no-hitter.\u00a0 \u201cI felt fantastic – obviously, I was extremely excited,\u201d Verlander stated.\u00a0 \u201cBeing able to recall the last one and go through it, it was really able to calm me down.\u201d\u00a0 He became just the 28th player in Major League history to record multiple no-hitters, including postseason play.\u00a0 The Tigers have now won four of their last five games and their offense has collected at least one extra-base hit in all 34 games this season, including four yesterday.\u00a0 Detroit is 9-9 in day games this season.<\/p>\n
Tigers starting pitcher Brad Penny will be making his eighth start of the season, coming in with a 2-3 record and 5.23 ERA.\u00a0 The right-hander has worked six-or-more innings in each of his past three starts, posting a 2-1 mark and 1.80 ERA over that span.\u00a0 Penny has compiled a 47-57 record and 4.65 ERA in 146 appearances on the road during his major league career compared to a 63-34 record and 3.66 ERA in 149 outings at home.\u00a0 He will be making his fifth appearance at the Rogers Centre this afternoon, going 2-1 with a 3.80 ERA in his previous four outings.<\/p>\n
Toronto was shutout by Detroit for the first time since April 5, 2004, but has still won six of the last 10 meetings at the Rogers Centre.\u00a0 The Blue Jays are hoping to have Jose Bautista and Aaron Hill back in the lineup after being sidelined with injuries.\u00a0 Bautista\u2019s return is more of a toss-up due to back spasms, but Hill is likely to come off the 15-day disabled list.\u00a0 \u201cHe was in getting some treatment, as he has been most of the morning,\u201d Jays manager John Farrell stated.\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s going to do some work in the cage, then he\u2019ll be out here taking BP.\u201d\u00a0 Toronto is 3-12 in day games this season.<\/p>\n
Blue Jays starting pitcher Jo-Jo Reyes enters with an 0-2 record and 4.66 ERA thru six starts this season.\u00a0 The left-hander is coming off a solid effort on the road against Tampa Bay, allowing just a single run and four hits over six innings of work in receiving a no-decision.\u00a0 Reyes is looking for his first win since June 13, 2008, which is a span of 24 starts.\u00a0 Since that last victory, he is 0-11 with a 6.94 ERA.<\/p>\n
Bettors will be interested in backing the Tigers due to their 6-1 record versus left-handed starters, while the Blue Jays are 0-5 in their last five Sunday games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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