A seesaw finish carried the Detroit Tigers past the Toronto Blue Jays, with the game changing hands repeatedly late before an error produced the deciding run.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Kazuma Okamoto provided Toronto’s biggest offensive moment, hitting a homer that brought George Springer and Alejandro Kirk home and put the Blue Jays in front. Alejandro Kirk also contributed a pair of hits, while George Springer reached base repeatedly.
The Tigers began their seventh-inning surge when Dillon Dingler’s single brought Gleyber Torres across. Max Clark’s double then scored Riley Greene and Dillon Dingler, and Spencer Torkelson’s double brought Max Clark home. Okamoto answered with his homer, but Brett Callahan’s single brought Kevin McGonigle home to tie the game in the eighth. In the ninth, Hao Yu Lee reached on a missed catch error by Louie Varland, allowing Zach McKinstry to score and giving Detroit the lead.
Detroit’s late pitching recovered after Kyle Finnegan surrendered the lead, with Kenley Jansen and Tyler Kinley keeping Toronto off the board. Louie Varland took the loss after the ninth-inning error extended Detroit’s advantage.
Detroit extended its winning streak, while Toronto absorbed another setback in a game defined by its late swings and narrow margin.
Detroit Tigers defeated Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5.
- Kazuma Okamoto went 1-for-4 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .236 on the season).
- Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .280 on the season).
- George Springer went 1-for-2 with 2 runs scored (batting .253 on the season).
- Louie Varland allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 1.2 innings, striking out 2, and took the loss (5-6) (1.32 ERA).
- Kenley Jansen allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (20) (3.43 ERA).
- Tyler Kinley allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, to earn the win (6-5) (3.66 ERA).
Toronto Blue Jays fell to 75-76; Detroit Tigers improved to 71-79 (5 straight wins).