"The Toronto Blue Jays are set to return home to the Rogers Centre after a road trip that saw them go 2-5, including being swept by American League East division foe, the Tampa Bay Rays. The sweep in St. Petersburg put a stamp on the Blue Jays' first series loss since mid-April, when they lost two of the three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Entering Friday night's contest, through 37 games, the Blue Jays find themselves with a record of 16-21, good for fourth place in the A.L. East, 9.5 games back of the New York Yankees."
"Currently riding a four-game losing streak, the Blue Jays hope that Thursday's off-day allowed the club to reset before kicking off a six-game homestand against the Los Angeles Angels and Rays. The Blue Jays and Angels will wrap up their season slate this week, as the two clubs previously met back in Anaheim, with the Blue Jays taking 2-of-3 from the Halos. The Blue Jays won the first two games of the series before the Angels claimed the finale 7-3, ending a Blue Jays road trip that saw them go 4-5."
"Reid Detmers is set to start for the 15-23 Angels on Friday. Through seven starts this year, the left-hander is 1-2 with a 4.28 ERA and 1.15 WHIP over 40 innings pitched. After being a full-time reliever last season, the Angels moved Detmers back to the rotation, resulting in Detmers' strikeout rate dropping from a career-high mark of 30.1% last year to 26.2% to this point in the regular season."
"Starting for the Blue Jays is right-hander Dylan Cease. Through Cease's first seven starts in a Blue Jays uniform, he is 2-1 with a 3.05 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. The 30-year-old is coming off his longest start of the season against the Minnesota Twins, where Cease completed seven innings, allowing three earned runs, and picked up the win. Cease has struck out 56 batters over his 38 1/3 innings, the fourth most in MLB."
The Toronto Blue Jays return to the Rogers Centre after a road trip that ended with a 2-5 record and a sweep by the Tampa Bay Rays. The sweep marked the team’s first series loss since mid-April, when it lost two of three games to the Arizona Diamondbacks. After 37 games, Toronto holds a 16-21 record, placing fourth in the American League East and 9.5 games behind the New York Yankees. The team enters Friday’s game on a four-game losing streak and begins a six-game homestand against the Los Angeles Angels and Rays. Reid Detmers starts for the Angels, carrying a 1-2 record with a 4.28 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. Dylan Cease starts for Toronto with a 2-1 record, 3.05 ERA, and 1.33 WHIP, and he recently completed seven innings versus the Minnesota Twins.
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