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SB Nation on MSNBlue Jays 6, Tigers 1: Awful offense spoils solid Skubal startAddison Barger grounded out to first on the next pitch, and the threat was extinguished.
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Ernie Clement and Joey Loperfido hit back-to back hit home runs in the fifth inning to help the surging Toronto Blue Jays rout the slumping Detroit Tigers 11-4 in a matchup of first-place teams going in opposite directions.
Tarik Skubal threw 6 scoreless innings (helped by a Matt Vierling web gem) but Tigers hitters mustered two hits in a 6-1 loss.
Toronto Blue Jays star George Springer collapses after taking a 96 mph fastball to the head. Fans and teammates held breath as he walked off.
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Is this season fun or what? Even with a loss on Sunday, the Blue Jays made a huge statement by taking three out of four from the Tigers. Max Scherzer made one mistake to take the loss Sunday, but he mostly looked dominant while striking out 11 batters on his 41st birthday.
Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman put on a vintage performance on Saturday to outdoes Tarik Skubal and the Tigers.
And there it was. That spark. That ignitor. That one big, scoreboard-changing swing that might lift the Tigers’ offense out of this recent morass.