Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays
DET
Detroit Tigers
71-80 · W6
TOR
Toronto Blue Jays
75-77 · L2
Toronto Blue Jays beat Detroit Tigers 5-1 at Rogers Centre. Max Scherzer earned the win; Keider Montero took the loss. Louis Varland recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 9 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Riley Greene singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Colt Keith scores. Riley Greene to 2nd.
Ernie Clement out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Max Clark. Kazuma Okamoto scores.
Myles Straw singles on a line drive to left fielder Riley Greene. Josh Smith scores.
George Springer singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brett Callahan. Brett Bateman scores. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 2nd.
Brandon Valenzuela reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop John Peck. Ernie Clement scores. Brandon Valenzuela to 2nd. Throwing error by shortstop John Peck.
Nathan Lukes singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Drew Sommers. Brandon Valenzuela scores. Brett Bateman to 2nd.
Key Performers
Myles Straw
TOR
2-4, 1 RBI
Riley Greene
DET
1-4, 1 RBI
Nathan Lukes
TOR
1-3, 1 RBI
George Springer
TOR
1-4, 1 RBI
Batting
| DET | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Callahan RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Hao-Yu Lee 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Riley Greene LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kevin McGonigle 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Spencer Torkelson 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| John Peck SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Gleyber Torres DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Max Clark CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dillon Dingler C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Colt Keith DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| TOR | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Clement SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Valenzuela C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brett Bateman CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George Springer DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Smith 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Myles Straw LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Pitching
| DET | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montero, K (L, 9-9) | 4.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 89-55 | 3.58 |
| Holton | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.78 |
| Sommers | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 3.50 |
| Kinley | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-15 | 3.52 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| TOR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherzer (W, 3-8) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 73-44 | 6.07 |
| Fluharty (H, 17) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.30 |
| Miles | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35-20 | 2.65 |
| Varland, L (S, 34) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-8 | 1.30 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |