Monday, September 14, 2026
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays
DET
Detroit Tigers
69-80 · W4
TOR
Toronto Blue Jays
75-75 · W2
Detroit Tigers beat Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 at Rogers Centre. Tyler Kinley earned the win; Louis Varland took the loss. Kenley Jansen recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to left fielder Brett Callahan. Brett Bateman scores. George Springer to 3rd.
Nathan Lukes grounds out, shortstop Kevin McGonigle to first baseman Spencer Torkelson. Alejandro Kirk to 3rd.
Dillon Dingler singles on a line drive to left fielder Myles Straw. Gleyber Torres scores. Riley Greene to 2nd.
Max Clark doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Myles Straw. Riley Greene scores. Dillon Dingler scores.
Spencer Torkelson doubles (25) on a ground ball to left fielder Myles Straw. Max Clark scores.
Kazuma Okamoto homers (33) on a fly ball to left field. George Springer scores. Alejandro Kirk scores.
Brett Callahan singles on a fly ball to left fielder Myles Straw. Kevin McGonigle scores. Riley Greene to 2nd.
Hao-Yu Lee reaches on a missed catch error by pitcher Louis Varland, assist to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Zach McKinstry scores.
Key Performers
Kazuma Okamoto
TOR
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Max Clark
DET
1-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1 R
Alejandro Kirk
TOR
2-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Brett Callahan
DET
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| DET | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Callahan LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zach McKinstry RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Hao-Yu Lee 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Riley Greene DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| John Peck SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gleyber Torres 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Max Clark CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| TOR | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Clement 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Charles McAdoo PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrés Giménez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Brett Bateman CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George Springer DH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Josh Smith LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Myles Straw LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Pitching
| DET | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 76-45 | 2.52 |
| Brieske | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 40-26 | 4.91 |
| Holton | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.69 |
| Finnegan (BS, 10) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28-19 | 4.18 |
| Kinley (W, 7-5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.66 |
| Jansen, K (S, 20) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-8 | 3.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| TOR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soriano, J | 6.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 90-57 | 3.56 |
| Sewald | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 5.04 |
| Mantiply (H, 1) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 2.52 |
| Varland, L (L, 5-6)(BS, 2) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31-19 | 1.32 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 |