The Toronto Blue Jays turned an early deficit into a controlled victory over the Detroit Tigers, with Max Scherzer anchoring the turnaround and Toronto's offense building its advantage through the middle innings.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Scherzer earned the win with a sharp outing, allowing only the early Detroit run before Toronto's bullpen protected the lead. Louie Varland closed the game with a scoreless ninth.
Riley Greene's single brought Colt Keith home in the first, but Ernie Clement's sacrifice fly brought Kazuma Okamoto across in the fourth to tie the game. Myles Straw's single then scored Josh Smith and put Toronto in front. George Springer's single later brought Brett Bateman home, while Brandon Valenzuela reached on a fielder's choice that allowed Clement to score before Nathan Lukes' single brought Valenzuela across.
Keider Montero kept Detroit close early but could not contain Toronto's middle-inning pressure. The Tigers were held scoreless after Greene's opening contribution.
Toronto's steady comeback extended its winning streak, while Detroit's offense was left searching after the early lead disappeared.
Toronto Blue Jays defeated Detroit Tigers, 5-1.
- Ernie Clement went 0-for-3 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .268 on the season).
- George Springer went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI (batting .253 on the season).
- Vladimir Guerrero went 1-for-3 (batting .262 on the season).
- Max Scherzer allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 3, to earn the win (3-8) (6.07 ERA).
- Keider Montero allowed 2 runs on 6 hits over 4.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (9-9) (3.58 ERA).
- Louie Varland allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (34) (1.30 ERA).
Toronto Blue Jays improved to 76-77; Detroit Tigers fell to 72-80.