Tigers' 7-game win streak snapped by Blue Jays, 4-2

Kyle Drabek pitched seven strong innings as the Toronto Blue Jays snapped Detroit’s seven-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory.

Tigers starter Max Scherzer remained at 6-0 after pitching seven innings and allowing a run in a no-decision. Toronto won the game with three runs off Joaquin Benoit (1-3) in the eighth. Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion started the inning with singles, and Aaron Hill made it 2-1 with a double.

Juan Rivera and J.P. Arencibia followed with sacrifice flies to give the Blue Jays a three-run lead.

The Tigers got the lead early as Austin Jackson started the first inning with a single, and Drabek walked Andy Dirks and Brennan Boesch to load the bases with no outs. Drabek fell behind Cabrera, and narrowly avoided a grand slam when Bautista caught Cabrera’s long fly a foot in front of the right-field wall.

Jackson scored on the sacrifice fly, but Victor Martinez hit into an inning-ending double play.


POSTGAME INTERVIEWS

Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson

Tigers pitcher Max Scherzer

Tigers 1st baseman Miguel Cabrera

Blue Jays pitcher Kyle Drabek

Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia

Blue Jays manager John Farrell


*PLUS* COMMENTS BEFORE THE GAME

Tigers manager Jim Leyland

Tigers 3rd baseman Brandon Inge

Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista

Blue Jays manager John Farrell