Blue Jays earn critical 5-1 win over Tigers to keep pace in AL wild-card chase
- On Wednesday, the Toronto Blue Jays earned a critical 5-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre, keeping their playoff hopes alive.
- Max Scherzer pitched five innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out three, as Tigers starter Keider Montero allowed two runs on six hits and two walks over four innings.
- Three defensive errors by the Tigers in the fifth inning helped Toronto add two runs, while Ernie Clement and Myles Straw drove in runs earlier and Brandon Valenzuela and Nathan Lukes scored in the sixth.
- The Chicago White Sox hold the American League's final wild-card berth, leaving the Blue Jays 1 1/2 games behind with nine games remaining in the regular season.
- Toronto has Thursday off before opening a critical three-game series in Texas, with Dylan Cease expected to start for the Blue Jays on Friday.
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Max Scherzer gets win as Blue Jays beat Tigers 5-1 to avoid sweep, end Detroit's winning streak at 6
Myles Straw had two hits and an RBI, Max Scherzer allowed one run in five innings for his second win in four starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tigers 5-1, ending Detroit’s winning streak at six. The Blue…
Blue Jays beat Tigers 5-1 to avoid sweep
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