Lawrie, Blue Jays break open scoreless game in 9th inning, beat Tigers 5-3
DETROIT – In a game that was scoreless until the ninth inning, Brett Lawrie’s three-run homer highlighted a big burst for the Toronto Blue Jays in a 5-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
After eight innings of crisp, scoreless baseball between the AL East and AL Central leaders, both bullpens came unglued in the ninth. The Blue Jays broke through against Joe Nathan (2-2).
J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth for the Tigers. Casey Janssen came on and struck out Don Kelly for his ninth save in 10 chances.
Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez and Toronto’s Drew Hutchison each pitched seven impressive innings.
Dustin McGowan (3-2) worked the eighth for the win.
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