Smoak, Sanchez help Blue Jays beat Tigers, 8-4
Justin Smoak's sixth-inning homer broke a scoreless tie and the Toronto Blue Jays ended their five-game losing streak with an 8-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Toronto Blue Jays
8
Detroit Tigers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Out 8-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 8-4
Hicks struck out swinging, Candelario scored, Goodrum to second on wild pitch by Tepera.
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Wild Pitch 8-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Goodrum singled to right, Cabrera scored, Candelario to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Candelario singled to left, Martín scored, Cabrera to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Grichuk homered to right (377 feet), Travis scored.
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Advancing On Force 8-1
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
Smoak hit a ground rule double to deep center, Díaz scored, Solarte to third.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Solarte singled to left center, Grichuk scored, Díaz to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-1
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Díaz singled to right, Martin scored, Grichuk to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Grichuk doubled to left, Pillar scored, Martin to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Martín homered to right (399 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Smoak homered to right (412 feet), Solarte scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-4
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Martín struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Martín batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Rodríguez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Rodríguez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Iglesias grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Iglesias batting
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Start Inning 8-4
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 8-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Pillar flied out to left.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Pillar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-4
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Play Result 8-4
Morales flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-4
Morales batting
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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
Leonys MartinCF17
Nick CastellanosRF21
Miguel CabreraDH24
Jeimer Candelario3B46
Niko Goodrum1B0
James McCannC8
JaCoby JonesLF21
Jose IglesiasSS7
Ronny Rodriguez2B65
Substitutes
John HicksC29
TOR
Curtis GrandersonLF21
Yangervis Solarte3B70
Justin Smoak1B46
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Kevin PillarCF1
Russell MartinC55
Devon Travis2B29
Randal GrichukRF34
Aledmys DiazSS12
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