Game Report - May 17, 2026 - Blue Jays 4, Tigers 1
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Steve Bielawski
May 20, 2026, 6:09:42 PM (21 hours ago) May 20
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> Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 1 - final
The Blue Jays scored early in this game, and the Tigers scored the last run of the game. The Blue Jays won this game.
In the top of the first, Vlaldimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homer, the Daulton Varsho doubled and scored on a single by Jesus Sanchez.
In the top of the third, Vladimir Guerrerro Jr. singled, Daulton Varsho tripled to drive in Mr. Guerrero, and Jesus Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Varsho.
In the bottom of the eighth, Wenceel Perez singled, and went to third base on a single by Kevin McGonigle, Dillon Dingler walked to load the bases, and Mr. Perez scored as the Blue Jays turned a grounder into a force out of Mr. Dingler at second base.
This weekend was rivals weekend. The Mets played the Yankees, the Dodgers played the Angels, the Cubs played the White Sox, and the Royals played the Cardinals, among other rivalries. Finally, the schedule maker figured out that the closest thing to a geographical rival for the Tigers is the Blue Jays.
The Tigers and the Blue Jays are both underperforming this season. The Blue Jays won two out of three games from the Tigers, who might just help the Blue Jays out of their funk.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 .394 .420
Singled up the middle in the eighth and scored.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .252 .325 .476
Singled to right in the first.
Singled to centre in the sixth.
Walked in the eighth.
> C. Keith DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .336 .357
nothing.
> J. Jones PH-DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .192 .236 .346
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Dingler in the eight, as Mr. Perez scored.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 .410 .473
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> M. Vierling CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .280 .369
Walked in the ninth.
> G. Workman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 .227 .591
Singled to left in the fifth.
He also struck out twice.
> Z. McKinstry 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .260
Hit an infield single in the second.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 .315 .373
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> W. Perez RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .168 .218 .253
Hit an infield single in the eighth and scored.
> team 33 1 6 1 0 2 7
One run is rarely enough to win.
The Tigers had no XBH in this game.
> RBI: Jones (6)
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 0-2 (Jones 0-1, Greene 0-1)
> E: Workman (3, fielding)
> Toronto Blue Jays AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> Y. Pinango LF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .373 .438
Contained.
> V. Guerrero Jr. DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .286 .373 .381
> D. Varsho CF 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .261 .335 .431
> J. Sanchez RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .297 .407
> M. Straw PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .358 .408
> L. Sosa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .200 .313
Cornered.
> E. Clement 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .304 .390
Curtailed.
> A. Gimenez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .264 .397
Corralled.
> B. Valenzuela C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 .312 .420
> D. Schneider 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .145 .321 .242
> team 34 4 7 3 1 1 5
Four runs will win about half the time. It won this game.
> 2B: Varsho (9, Flaherty)
> 3B: Varsho (1, Flaherty)
> HR: Guerrero Jr. (3, 1st inning off Flaherty 0 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Guerrero Jr. (20), Sánchez (19), Varsho (15)
> SF: Sánchez
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 1-3 (Sánchez 1-1, Clement 0-1, Sosa 0-1)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toronto Blue Jays (21-25, 8-14 away) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
> Detroit Tigers (20-27, 13-8 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 1
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tigers fell behind early, and never got over that.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (L, 0-5) 6.0 5 4 4 0 4 1 90-62 5.77
Not a terrible start, but not a quality start.
He also got the loss.
> B. Smith 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14-11 2.93
> E. De Jesus 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29-19 6.62
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 1 5 1 133-92
> WP: Flaherty
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 14/24;
> Smith 3/5; De Jesús 3/7
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-10-12-20-20;
> Smith-4-1-2-4; De Jesús-2-1-10-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 7-8;
> Smith 2-1; De Jesús 3-2
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 50
> Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Gausman (W, 3-3) 6.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 97-61 3.45
Six xhutout innings, a quality start, and the win.
> Y. Rodriguez 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 14-12 3.86
> J. Mantiply 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 21-13 2.04
> T. Rogers (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20-12 1.69
Did their job, unfortunately.
> team 9.0 6 1 1 2 7 0 152-98
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Gausman 15/22; Mantiply 2/4; Rogers 3/4; Rodríguez 4/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Gausman-11-9-24-16; Mantiply-5-0-5-3;
> Rogers-6-0-4-2; Rodríguez-4-2-2-4
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Gausman 4-9; Mantiply 2-0; Rogers 1-1; Rodríguez 1-2
> Game Scores: K Gausman 69
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 37,486
> Weather: 83 degrees, sunny
> Wind: 8 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:40
This game report is brought to you by Biff's Restaurant.
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Some of them should be working at diners.
The Blue Jays scored early in this game, and the Tigers scored the last run of the game. The Blue Jays won this game.
In the top of the first, Vlaldimir Guerrero Jr. hit a solo homer, the Daulton Varsho doubled and scored on a single by Jesus Sanchez.
In the top of the third, Vladimir Guerrerro Jr. singled, Daulton Varsho tripled to drive in Mr. Guerrero, and Jesus Sanchez hit a sacrifice fly to drive in Mr. Varsho.
In the bottom of the eighth, Wenceel Perez singled, and went to third base on a single by Kevin McGonigle, Dillon Dingler walked to load the bases, and Mr. Perez scored as the Blue Jays turned a grounder into a force out of Mr. Dingler at second base.
This weekend was rivals weekend. The Mets played the Yankees, the Dodgers played the Angels, the Cubs played the White Sox, and the Royals played the Cardinals, among other rivalries. Finally, the schedule maker figured out that the closest thing to a geographical rival for the Tigers is the Blue Jays.
The Tigers and the Blue Jays are both underperforming this season. The Blue Jays won two out of three games from the Tigers, who might just help the Blue Jays out of their funk.
> Detroit Tigers AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> K. McGonigle SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 .394 .420
Singled up the middle in the eighth and scored.
> D. Dingler C 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .252 .325 .476
Singled to right in the first.
Singled to centre in the sixth.
Walked in the eighth.
> C. Keith DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .336 .357
nothing.
> J. Jones PH-DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .192 .236 .346
Was safe on a force out of Mr. Dingler in the eight, as Mr. Perez scored.
> R. Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320 .410 .473
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> M. Vierling CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .280 .369
Walked in the ninth.
> G. Workman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .227 .227 .591
Singled to left in the fifth.
He also struck out twice.
> Z. McKinstry 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 .250 .260
Hit an infield single in the second.
> S. Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196 .315 .373
nothing, with two strikeouts.
> W. Perez RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .168 .218 .253
Hit an infield single in the eighth and scored.
> team 33 1 6 1 0 2 7
One run is rarely enough to win.
The Tigers had no XBH in this game.
> RBI: Jones (6)
> Team LOB: 7
> Team RISP: 0-2 (Jones 0-1, Greene 0-1)
> E: Workman (3, fielding)
> Toronto Blue Jays AB R H RBI HR BB K AVG OBP SLG
> Y. Pinango LF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .373 .438
Contained.
> V. Guerrero Jr. DH 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .286 .373 .381
> D. Varsho CF 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .261 .335 .431
> J. Sanchez RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259 .297 .407
> M. Straw PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .358 .408
> L. Sosa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .200 .313
Cornered.
> E. Clement 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .304 .390
Curtailed.
> A. Gimenez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .264 .397
Corralled.
> B. Valenzuela C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 .312 .420
> D. Schneider 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .145 .321 .242
> team 34 4 7 3 1 1 5
Four runs will win about half the time. It won this game.
> 2B: Varsho (9, Flaherty)
> 3B: Varsho (1, Flaherty)
> HR: Guerrero Jr. (3, 1st inning off Flaherty 0 on, 1 Out)
> RBI: Guerrero Jr. (20), Sánchez (19), Varsho (15)
> SF: Sánchez
> Team LOB: 5
> Team RISP: 1-3 (Sánchez 1-1, Clement 0-1, Sosa 0-1)
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> Toronto Blue Jays (21-25, 8-14 away) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
> Detroit Tigers (20-27, 13-8 home) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 1
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
The Tigers fell behind early, and never got over that.
> Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> J. Flaherty (L, 0-5) 6.0 5 4 4 0 4 1 90-62 5.77
Not a terrible start, but not a quality start.
He also got the loss.
> B. Smith 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14-11 2.93
> E. De Jesus 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29-19 6.62
Did their jobs.
> team 9.0 7 4 4 1 5 1 133-92
> WP: Flaherty
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Flaherty 14/24;
> Smith 3/5; De Jesús 3/7
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Flaherty-10-12-20-20;
> Smith-4-1-2-4; De Jesús-2-1-10-6
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Flaherty 7-8;
> Smith 2-1; De Jesús 3-2
> Game Scores: J Flaherty 50
> Toronto Blue Jays IP H R ER BB K HR PC-ST ERA
> K. Gausman (W, 3-3) 6.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 97-61 3.45
Six xhutout innings, a quality start, and the win.
> Y. Rodriguez 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 14-12 3.86
> J. Mantiply 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 21-13 2.04
> T. Rogers (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20-12 1.69
Did their job, unfortunately.
> team 9.0 6 1 1 2 7 0 152-98
> First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced:
> Gausman 15/22; Mantiply 2/4; Rogers 3/4; Rodríguez 4/5
> Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes:
> Gausman-11-9-24-16; Mantiply-5-0-5-3;
> Rogers-6-0-4-2; Rodríguez-4-2-2-4
> Ground Balls-Fly Balls:
> Gausman 4-9; Mantiply 2-0; Rogers 1-1; Rodríguez 1-2
> Game Scores: K Gausman 69
> Venue: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
> Attendance: 37,486
> Weather: 83 degrees, sunny
> Wind: 8 m.p.h., in from right
> Time of Game: 2:40
This game report is brought to you by Biff's Restaurant.
The Tigers should be eating at diners these days.
Some of them should be working at diners.
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