Fresh off their exciting sweep of Boston earlier this week, the Detroit Tigers made the trip up the 401 to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. On a gorgeous Friday night the dome was open, the dingers were flying, and the Tigers took the first of a three-game weekend series by a 5-4 score.
Jack Flaherty made the start for the Tigers, looking to atone for a rough outing against the Rangers last Saturday. Honestly, he’s been a little shaky recently, with five of his previous six starts not going terribly well: lots of traffic on the basepaths, a home run or two (or four, in the Rangers game), and overall quite a bit of hard contact, particularly late in his outings.