MLB

Toronto Blue Jays at Detroit Tigers

· Major League Baseball
Toronto Blue Jays
62-42, 25-25 Away
Final
6 - 2
Detroit Tigers
60-45, 32-20 Home

Guerrero hits 2 doubles and scores twice as the AL-best Blue Jays beat the slumping Tigers 6-2

Spencer Torkelson hits a home run

The American League-leading Blue Jays are 7-1 since the All-Star break, while the Tigers have lost five straight and 11 of 12.

José Berríos (7-4) picked up the win, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks in six innings.

Keider Montero (4-3) took the loss, allowing six runs on nine hits in four-plus innings.

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the second when Wenceel Pérez singled, stole second and scored on Dillon Dingler's double.

Addison Barger's RBI double made it 1-1 in the fourth and he scored with two outs on a throwing error by Javier Báez.

The Blue Jays then took control with a four-run fifth. Nathan Lukes and George Springer started the inning with singles, and Guerrero hit an RBI double. Bo Bichette's two-run double made it 5-1 and Alejandro Kirk's single off reliever Tyler Holton gave Toronto a five-run lead.

Spencer Torkelson's 23rd homer of the season pulled the Tigers within 6-2 in the sixth.

Key moment The Tigers didn't get another baserunner after Torkelson's sixth-inning homer.

Key stat The Tigers have been outscored 83-32 in their 12-game skid, an average of 4.25 runs per game. They had a plus-112 run differential through 93 games, but have given back almost half of it in a dozen contests.

Up next The teams play the third game of their four-game series on Saturday with Tigers ace LHP Tarik Skubal (10-3, 2.19 ERA) facing RHP Kevin Gausman (7-7, 4.01).

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning McKinstry grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Pérez flied out to right.
9th Inning Torkelson struck out swinging.
9th Inning Rodríguez relieved Little
9th Inning Clement fouled out to third.
9th Inning Loperfido walked, Barger to second.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
13 Ground Balls 8
8 Strikeouts 9
5 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
13 Hits 5
1 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
6 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
41 At Bats 31
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
20 Runners Left On Base 9
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
4 Doubles 1
20 Fly Balls 14
0 Caught Stealing 0
154 Pitches 125
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
17 Total Bases 9
44 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
4 Extra Base Hits 2
6.5 Runs Created 1.5
.317 Batting Average .161
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.415 Slugging Percentage .290
.171 Secondary Average .226
.364 On Base Percentage .212
.778 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .502
0.7 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.6
6.3 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.5
44.0 Batter Rating 19.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 31.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.50 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.79
.098 Isolated Power .129
0.25 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.22
.045 Walks Per Plate Appearance .061
-.146 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .065
11.0 Runs Produced 4.0
0.8 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.5 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.4 Balls In Play Average 0.2
92.0 MLB Rating 69.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Comerica Park

Location: Detroit, Michigan
Attendance: 37,820 | Capacity:
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