DETROIT -- The Tigers' top players created a winning rally without doing much of anything.
Alex Avila, Justin Upton and Miguel Cabrera drew walks in the 11th inning, the last with the bases loaded, giving Detroit a 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
"That's how experience wins games," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "Young guys are going up there thinking about a walk-off homer and swinging as soon as they see the white of the ball. Veterans are patient enough to wait for what the pitcher gives them."
Avila was walked by Jeff Beliveau (1-1) leading off the 11th and advanced on Jose Iglesias' sacrifice.
"It's tempting to try to do too much in extra innings, but we had the right guys up there," Avila said. "You have to be disciplined enough to wait for a pitch down the middle before you try to make something happen."
Lucas Harrell relieved, Ian Kinsler lined out and third baseman Josh Donaldson fielded Nicholas Castellanos' grounder down the line and then bobbled the ball while pulling it out of his glove for an error that put runners at the corners.
Upton walked on a 3-1 pitch, loading the bases, and Harrell fell behind Cabrera 3-1. The two-time AL MVP took a called strike, fouled off a pitch, then took a fastball outside for ball four, giving Detroit two victories in three games following the All-Star break.
Toronto wasted leads of 3-0 and 5-4.
"The game was there for the taking, but we didn't play good enough ball," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "We got the lead early and gave it right back."
Warwick Saupold (2-1) got the win with a scoreless 11th.
Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings, including home runs by Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales and Jose Bautista. Smoak hit a two-run homer in the first and Morales connected two pitches later for a 3-0 lead.
"I had some very bad pitch sequences to great hitters," Sanchez said. "I felt good, but I can't do that against guys with that much power."
Upton's RBI double and sacrifice flies by Cabrera and J.D. Martinez tied the score in the bottom half against Marco Estrada, who gave up four runs, five hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings.
"The last time I pitched was 12 or 13 days ago, so I guess this was to be expected," Estrada said. "Other than Upton's double in the first, I don't think they hit much hard, but things didn't go my way."
Consecutive doubles by Alex Presley and James McCann put the Tigers ahead 4-3 in the fourth, the first dropping between Kevin Pillar in center and Bautista in right, the latter glancing off the tip of Ezequiel Carrera's glove at the left-field fence.
Bautista's two-run homer put Toronto ahead 5-4 in the fifth, but Martinez tied the score when he homered on Danny Barnes' first pitch of the eighth. A video review upheld the call that ball cleared the fence and bounced back to the field after it hit a railing.
RARE CAUGHT STEALING
Toronto's Miguel Montero threw out a runner trying to steal for just the second time in 34 tries thus year. Upton beat Montero's throw to second in the third inning but came off the bag and was tagged out by second baseman Ryan Goins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Francisco Liriano was still bothered Sunday by the neck stiffness and pain that forced him from Saturday's game in the third inning. Liriano said he will give the problem a couple days before a decision about his next scheduled turn, Thursday in Boston.
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (groin) was expected to come off the disabled list on Tuesday to start in Kansas City, but remain on the disabled list after throwing on the side Sunday. Norris will pitch a rehab game for Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, with Matt Boyd coming up to start against the Blue Jays.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (4-6, 5.17) will face Boston LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 3.54) Monday night in the first game of a four-game series at Fenway Park.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-7, 5.87) is scheduled to pitch Monday in Kansas City to open a four-game series. Jason Vargas (12-3, 2.62) will pitch for the Royals.
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Alex Avila, Justin Upton and Miguel Cabrera drew walks in the 11th inning, the last with the bases loaded, giving Detroit a 6-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
"That's how experience wins games," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "Young guys are going up there thinking about a walk-off homer and swinging as soon as they see the white of the ball. Veterans are patient enough to wait for what the pitcher gives them."
Avila was walked by Jeff Beliveau (1-1) leading off the 11th and advanced on Jose Iglesias' sacrifice.
"It's tempting to try to do too much in extra innings, but we had the right guys up there," Avila said. "You have to be disciplined enough to wait for a pitch down the middle before you try to make something happen."
Lucas Harrell relieved, Ian Kinsler lined out and third baseman Josh Donaldson fielded Nicholas Castellanos' grounder down the line and then bobbled the ball while pulling it out of his glove for an error that put runners at the corners.
Upton walked on a 3-1 pitch, loading the bases, and Harrell fell behind Cabrera 3-1. The two-time AL MVP took a called strike, fouled off a pitch, then took a fastball outside for ball four, giving Detroit two victories in three games following the All-Star break.
Toronto wasted leads of 3-0 and 5-4.
"The game was there for the taking, but we didn't play good enough ball," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "We got the lead early and gave it right back."
Warwick Saupold (2-1) got the win with a scoreless 11th.
Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings, including home runs by Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales and Jose Bautista. Smoak hit a two-run homer in the first and Morales connected two pitches later for a 3-0 lead.
"I had some very bad pitch sequences to great hitters," Sanchez said. "I felt good, but I can't do that against guys with that much power."
Upton's RBI double and sacrifice flies by Cabrera and J.D. Martinez tied the score in the bottom half against Marco Estrada, who gave up four runs, five hits and four walks in 3 2/3 innings.
"The last time I pitched was 12 or 13 days ago, so I guess this was to be expected," Estrada said. "Other than Upton's double in the first, I don't think they hit much hard, but things didn't go my way."
Consecutive doubles by Alex Presley and James McCann put the Tigers ahead 4-3 in the fourth, the first dropping between Kevin Pillar in center and Bautista in right, the latter glancing off the tip of Ezequiel Carrera's glove at the left-field fence.
Bautista's two-run homer put Toronto ahead 5-4 in the fifth, but Martinez tied the score when he homered on Danny Barnes' first pitch of the eighth. A video review upheld the call that ball cleared the fence and bounced back to the field after it hit a railing.
RARE CAUGHT STEALING
Toronto's Miguel Montero threw out a runner trying to steal for just the second time in 34 tries thus year. Upton beat Montero's throw to second in the third inning but came off the bag and was tagged out by second baseman Ryan Goins.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: RHP Francisco Liriano was still bothered Sunday by the neck stiffness and pain that forced him from Saturday's game in the third inning. Liriano said he will give the problem a couple days before a decision about his next scheduled turn, Thursday in Boston.
Tigers: LHP Daniel Norris (groin) was expected to come off the disabled list on Tuesday to start in Kansas City, but remain on the disabled list after throwing on the side Sunday. Norris will pitch a rehab game for Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, with Matt Boyd coming up to start against the Blue Jays.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (4-6, 5.17) will face Boston LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2, 3.54) Monday night in the first game of a four-game series at Fenway Park.
Tigers: RHP Jordan Zimmermann (5-7, 5.87) is scheduled to pitch Monday in Kansas City to open a four-game series. Jason Vargas (12-3, 2.62) will pitch for the Royals.
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1:10PM,EDT,July 16,2017
Comerica Park, Detroit,Michigan
Comerica Park, Detroit,Michigan
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Bautista lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Smoak homered to left (392 feet), Donaldson scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Morales homered to right center (410 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Kinsler walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Kinsler stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| Castellanos reached on infield single to third, Kinsler to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Upton doubled to deep left, Kinsler scored, Castellanos to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, Castellanos scored, Upton to third. | 3 | 2 |
| J.D. Martinez hit sacrifice fly to right, Upton scored. | 3 | 3 |
| V. Martínez walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Presley struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Montero grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Pillar singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Goins singled to right, Pillar to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Bautista grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Goins out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| McCann lined out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Iglesias grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Kinsler flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Carrera grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Smoak flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Castellanos struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Upton safe at first on error by shortstop Tulowitzki. | 3 | 3 |
| Upton caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| J.D. Martinez walked, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 3 |
| V. Martínez struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Morales lined out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Montero flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Pillar flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Presley doubled to deep center. | 3 | 3 |
| McCann doubled to deep left center, Presley scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| Castellanos walked. | 3 | 4 |
| Tepera relieved Estrada. | 3 | 4 |
| Upton flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Goins singled to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Bautista homered to left (370 feet), Goins scored. | 5 | 4 |
| Carrera bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 4 |
| Donaldson flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Smoak reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Cabrera lined out to pitcher. | 5 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| V. Martínez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anibal Sanchez pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| Montero flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| Pillar grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Biagini relieved Tepera. | 5 | 4 |
| Presley safe at first on error by first baseman Morales. | 5 | 4 |
| McCann grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Presley out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Stumpf pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Stumpf relieved Sánchez. | 5 | 4 |
| Barney hit for Goins. | 5 | 4 |
| Barney walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Bautista flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| Pearce hit for Carrera. | 5 | 4 |
| A. Wilson relieved Stumpf. | 5 | 4 |
| Pearce popped out to pitcher. | 5 | 4 |
| Donaldson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Barney out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Pearce in left field. | 5 | 4 |
| Barney at second base. | 5 | 4 |
| Kinsler singled to left. | 5 | 4 |
| Kinsler to second on wild pitch by Biagini. | 5 | 4 |
| Castellanos walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Upton grounded into fielder's choice to third, Kinsler out at third, Castellanos to second. | 5 | 4 |
| Cabrera lined into double play, shortstop to second, Castellanos doubled off second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Rondon pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Rondón relieved A. Wilson. | 5 | 4 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| Morales walked. | 5 | 4 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| Montero fouled out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Barnes pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Barnes relieved Biagini. | 5 | 4 |
| J.D. Martinez homered to right (340 feet). | 5 | 5 |
| V. Martínez singled to right. | 5 | 5 |
| Romine ran for V. Martínez. | 5 | 5 |
| Presley fouled out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Avila hit for McCann. | 5 | 5 |
| Romine stole second. | 5 | 5 |
| Avila lined out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| Iglesias grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Avila catching. | 5 | 5 |
| J. Wilson relieved Rondón. | 5 | 5 |
| Pillar flied out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| Barney struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Bautista flied out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Danny Barnes pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| Osuna relieved Barnes. | 5 | 5 |
| Upton grounded out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Shane Greene pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Greene relieved J. Wilson. | 5 | 5 |
| Pearce singled to left. | 5 | 5 |
| Donaldson grounded into fielder's choice to second, Pearce out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Morales hit by pitch, Donaldson to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Roberto Osuna pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| J.D. Martinez walked. | 5 | 5 |
| J.D. Martinez stole second. | 5 | 5 |
| Mahtook ran for J.D. Martinez. | 5 | 5 |
| Romine lined out to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Presley grounded out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Warwick Saupold pitching for Detroit | TOR | DET |
| Mahtook in right field. | 5 | 5 |
| Saupold relieved Greene. | 5 | 5 |
| Montero flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| Pillar fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 5 |
| Barney grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Beliveau pitching for Toronto | TOR | DET |
| Beliveau relieved Osuna. | 5 | 5 |
| Avila walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Iglesias sacrificed to pitcher, Avila to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Harrell relieved Beliveau. | 5 | 5 |
| Kinsler lined out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| Castellanos safe at first on error by third baseman Donaldson, Avila to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Castellanos to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 5 |
| Upton walked. | 5 | 5 |
| Cabrera walked, Avila scored, Castellanos to third, Upton to second. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error | ||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Bautista RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .233 | .348 | .412 |
| Carrera LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .284 | .349 | .421 |
a-Pearce PH-LF
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .271 | .327 | .451 |
| Donaldson 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .254 | .374 | .462 |
| Smoak DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .290 | .358 | .571 |
| Morales 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .252 | .306 | .457 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | .244 | .293 | .383 |
| Montero C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .000 | .063 | .000 |
| Pillar CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .251 | .306 | .409 |
| Goins 2B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .208 | .268 | .327 |
b-Barney PH-2B
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .227 | .276 | .288 |
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 167 | |||
| a-popped out to pitcher for E Carrera in the 7th b-walked for R Goins in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: Smoak (24, 1st inning off Sánchez 1 on, 2 Out); Morales (17, 1st inning off Sánchez 0 on, 2 Out); Bautista (16, 5th inning off Sánchez 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Smoak 2 (58), Morales (49), Bautista 2 (42) 2-out RBI: Smoak 2, Morales GIDP: Bautista Blue Jays RISP: 0-2 (Bautista 0-1, Tulowitzki 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Tulowitzki (8, ground ball); Morales (1, ground ball); Donaldson (8, ground ball) DP: 2 (Tulowitzki-Morales, Tulowitzki-Barney). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 37,173 (89.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:16 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base - Andy Fletcher |
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