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DETROIT - The streaking Toronto Blue Jays will have their work cut out for them if they want to complete a sweep of the Tigers, as they face Justin Verlander in todays matinee finale of a three-game series in Detroit. The Blue Jays will not have Edwin Encarnacion in their starting line-up. The slugger left Wednesday nights game in the ninth inning with tightness in his back. The right-handed Verlander is coming off a 6-3 win over the hosting Seattle Mariners on Friday, giving up three runs on five hits and a walk over 7 2/3 innings. It was his longest outing since going eight frames on April 6, and his seven strikeouts against the Mariners was his highest total since also fanning seven on May 4 at Kansas City. Verlander is 6-4 with a 3.99 earned run average on the year and 3-2 lifetime against the Blue Jays with a 4.02 ERA. Toronto left-hander J.A. Happ will make his seventh start of the year and had won three straight outings before a 6-1 loss to the Royals on Friday. It was an odd game for Happ, who logged a season-high 7 2/3 innings, but also yielded a 2014-worst six runs on nine hits and two walks. Happ, 31, dipped to 4-2 with a 4.10 ERA in nine total appearances on the season and will face the Tigers for the third time in his career and for the second time as a starter. He has held them to a run over 9 1/3 innings without a decision, striking out eight. The red-hot Blue Jays are looking to sweep the Tigers for the first time since April 5-7, 2004 and won their fourth straight overall with last nights 8-2 win. Melky Cabrera had three hits, one a homer, and three runs scored, while Jose Bautista also chipped in with three hits and a pair of RBI. Adam Lind drove in three runs in his clubs 13th victory in 15 games. R.A. Dickey (6-4) gave up both runs on seven hits and four walks in five-plus innings, while four relievers combined to yield zero hits the rest of the way. 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And four of the incompletions were drops.The Patriots stayed on their roll with their fourth straight win Sunday, 51-23 over the sputtering Chicago Bears. So did Brady, who has thrown for 1,268 yards, 14 touchdowns and no interceptions in those games.I love coaching Tom. Ive been fortunate to have him the whole career since hes been here, Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. He does a great job of executing the team game plan.He certainly did on Sunday with three touchdown passes to Rob Gronkowski and one each to Brandon LaFell and Tim Wright.And he did it against a Bears team trying to rebound from a tumultuous week that began with a 27-14 home loss to the Miami Dolphins. Afterward, wide receiver Brandon Marshall was heard screaming in an emotional locker room. Coach Marc Trestman and quarterback Jay Cutler downplayed the postgame scene during the week.Whatever happened, it didnt help the Bears play better.After Sundays defeat, Marshall told reporters waiting to enter the locker room, put your ears closer to the door. But no outbursts were heard.Brady was meticulous, Trestman said and the Patriots did everything on offence beautifully.New England (6-2) scored on all five of its possessions in the first half — and one of Chicagos. The Bears (3-5) fell behind 45-7 early in the second half and lost for the fourth time in five games.Brady passed for 354 yards with a completion percentage of 85.7, third best in his 227 games during the regular season and playoffs. His passer rating of 148.4 was his eighth highest in his 15-year career.Theres a lot of (defensive) looks Ive seen over the years, he said, so its hard to really surprise me with certain things.Defensive end Rob Ninkovich scored with 55 seconds left in the first half on a 15-yard return of Cutlers fumble, the Patriots third touchdown in 57 seconds.That stretch was agonizing, said Cutler. I think everyones surprised. You dont expect to get out and beat like that.Since losing to the Bears 46-10 in the Super Bowl ending the 1985 season, the Patriots are 7-1 against them.Chicago was 3-1 on the road and had hope after last weekends implosion. So imagine how the coming wweek will be after the blowout.dddddddddddd.On their first five possessions, the Patriots scored on a 6-yard pass to Gronkowski, a 23-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski, and passes of 1 yard to Wright, 2 yards to Gronkowski and 9 yards to LaFell.The defence got into the act when Darrelle Revis intercepted Cutlers desperation pass on the last play of the first half.Were a team on a mission, said Revis, looking ahead to next Sundays home game against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos. This is going to be two great teams going out there.The Patriots started the second half with an 80-play drive capped by Bradys 46-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski.The tight end is a big, physical guy, Bears linebacker Sean McClellin said. He can run well. He had great hands. And when you put that with a quarterback like tom Brady, hes going to be tough to defend for anyone.Gronkowski had nine catches for 146 yards before leaving midway through the third quarter with dehydration, and LaFell had 11 receptions for 124 yards.The Patriots havent lost since a 41-14 rout at Kansas City.We just stuck together as a team, Gronkowski said. When we win, we stick together. When we lost we stick together.Cutler finished with 20 completions in 30 attempts for 227 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.The rout was in sharp contrast to the Patriots previous game, a 27-25 win over the lowly New York Jets secured when Nick Folks 58-yard field goal attempt was blocked on the last play on Oct. 16.With extra time to prepare after that Thursday night win, the Patriots were ready. Their first two offensive plays were 19-yard gains on a pass to LaFell and a run by Jonas Gray.The Bears punted on their first three series before Cutlers 25-yard touchdown pass to Matt Forte made it 17-7. Cutler also threw a 20-yarder to Martellus Bennett that cut the lead to 45-15 and a 10-yarder to Alshon Jeffery that made it 48-23.NOTES: Forte rushed for 114 yards after entering the game as the NFLs fifth leading rusher. He began the day as the leagues top pass catcher with 54 receptions and added six. .. Brady improved to 99-16 at home, including playoff games. His 87 regular-season wins at Foxborough in his first 100 starts are an NFL record. ... The Patriots won their 13th straight game against an NFC North opponent.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '