Tigers end Blue Jays’ streak
TORONTO — Victor Martinez hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers stopped Toronto’s seven-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday.
Justin Upton had two hits and Andrew Romine reached base three times for the Tigers, who had lost seven of their previous nine against Toronto.
Bruce Rondon (3-1) earned the win despite allowing a tying home run to Devon Travis in the seventh. Rondon missed the first two games of the series with flu-like symptoms. A NATIONALS6, METS1: Major league batting leader Daniel Murphy homered for the sixth time this year against his former New York teammates and drove in four runs, leading Max Scherzer and visiting Washington over New York. A YANKEES7,INDIANS6: Brian McCann’s RBI double with two outs in the 11th inning helped visiting New York beat Cleveland. A GIANTS4,DIAMONDBACKS2: Brandon Belt had an RBI triple, Grant Green homered for the first time this season and host San Francisco got a big lift from the bullpen. A PIRATES12,CUBS6: Josh Bell hit a grand slam in his second major league at-bat, one of four homers by host Pittsburgh in a win over Chicago. A DODGERS4,PADRES3: Brandon McCarthy won his second straight start after a 14-month recovery from Tommy John surgery as Los Angeles beat visiting San Diego. A ORIOLES3,ANGELS2: Jonathan Schoop scored the tying run on a seventh-inning balk and delivered the decisive RBI single in the eighth to carry host Baltimore. A CARDINALS8,BREWERS1: Jhonny Peralta, Tommy Phamand Aledmys Diaz homered, powering visiting St. Louis. A WHITESOX5,BRAVES4: Todd Frazier hit his 25th homer for host Chicago, and Jose Quintana bested Julio Teheran in the majors’ first all-Colombian pitching matchup. A ROYALS5,MARINERS3: Salvador Perez homered and made a key pickoff throw to help Kansas City beat visiting Seattle. A REDSOX4,RAYS1: Rick Porcello pitched seven innings to remain unbeaten in his Fenway Park starts this season. A MARLINS4,REDS2: Martin Prado had three hits, including a double that put host Miami ahead to stay. A ROCKIES8,PHILLIES3: Tyler Anderson homered and earned his first big league win for host Colorado.