This is an 8* ASSASSIN on the Detroit Tigers.

We had a play on the Tigers last night and while that underdog play came up short, we think the visitors will bounce back on Saturday afternoon. Detroit goes with Matt Boyd (4-6, 4.15 ERA) who comes in off an outing to forget against the Indians on Sunday, allowing six runs while striking out five over three innings. That's back-to-back duds for Boyd, which is the first time in a long time that's happened. Boyd had a strong Spring training and that carried over for most of the season, but clearly he's taken a step back of late. While he's been better at home than on the road, note that he still owns a respectable 3.99 ERA in all "day" contests. The home side goes with Sam Gaviglio (2-2, 3.98) who gave up three earned runs off five hits over 4.2 innings in a no-decision to the Angels on Sunday. The struggling right-hander hasn't reached the fifth inning since June 6th and he's also been shelled for ten earned runs over 12 innings in that span. For the most part Gaviglio has been solid this year for the Jays, but note that Toronto is just 9-21 (-12.6 units) against southpaws this year. We think Boyd can out duel his inconsistent counterpart and we look for the revenge minded TIGERS to do the rest.

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