Verlander drops to 0-2 as Blue Jays beat Tigers 10-5
Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts since his return from the disabled list, allowing seven runs as his ERA ballooned to 6.75 ERA during the Detroit Tigers' 10-5 loss to the Toronto
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
10
Detroit Tigers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Travis hit sacrifice fly to center, Valencia scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-5
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
McCann singled to right, J.D. Martinez scored, Castellanos to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-5
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-4
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-4
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Play Result 9-4
Gose homered to right (366 feet).
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Foul Out 9-3
Pitch 4: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-3
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Play Result 9-3
Travis singled to center, Smoak scored, Martin to third, Pillar to second.
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Advancing On Force 9-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Martin singled to right, Bautista scored, Encarnación to third, Smoak to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-3
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
J.D. Martinez homered to right (349 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
Kinsler tripled to deep right center, McCann and Iglesias scored.
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Advancing On Force 7-2
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Advancing On Force 7-1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Smoak homered to right center (381 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Bautista homered to left center (391 feet), Donaldson scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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End Inning 10-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
V. Martínez grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 10-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
V. Martínez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Céspedes grounded into fielder's choice to second, Iglesias out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 10-5
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Batters Fielders Choice - Runner Out 10-5
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Céspedes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Kinsler flied out to center.
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Fly Out 10-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Kinsler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Iglesias singled to center.
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Single 10-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 10-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 10-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Iglesias batting
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Start Inning 10-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 10-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Reyes popped out to third.
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Pop Out 10-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 10-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-5
Reyes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-5
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Play Result 10-5
Travis hit sacrifice fly to center, Valencia scored.
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Advancing On Play 10-5
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Sacrifice Fly 9-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Head to Head
DET wins series 2-1
Injuries
Detroit Tigers
- Jake Miller Out
- Will Vest Out
- Trey Sweeney Out
- Wenceel Perez Out
- Reese Olson Out
Toronto Blue Jays
- Anthony Santander Out
- Cody Ponce Out
- Addison Barger Out
- Bowden Francis Out
- Jose Berrios Out
Lineups
ConfirmedDET
Ian Kinsler2B3
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Victor MartinezDH41
J.D. MartinezRF28
Alex Avila1B6
Nick Castellanos3B21
James McCannC8
Anthony GoseCF34
Jose IglesiasSS7
Substitutes
Jefry Marte1B19
Rajai DavisCF18
TOR
Jose ReyesSS7
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jose BautistaRF19
Edwin EncarnacionDH23
Justin Smoak1B46
Russell MartinC55
Danny ValenciaLF2
Kevin PillarCF1
Devon Travis2B29
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