Blue Jays rally in 9th, beat Tigers in 10 on Springer's hit
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, center right, celebrates with teammates after driving in the winning run against the Detroit Tigers during the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Toronto. Credit: AP/Christopher Katsarov
TORONTO — George Springer singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past Detroit 4-3 on Wednesday night, handing the Tigers their sixth consecutive defeat.
Toronto erased a two-run deficit in the ninth after reliever Trey Wingenter loaded the bases. He yielded a single to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., walked Matt Chapman and hit Daulton Varsho with a pitch.
Guerrero and Chapman scored on sacrifice flies from Whit Merrifield and pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk off Chasen Shreve (0-1).
Springer’s single up the middle off José Cisnero scored automatic runner Danny Jansen, who advanced from second to third on Kevin Kiermaier’s sacrifice bunt.
Jordan Romano (2-0) pitched a hitless inning for the Blue Jays (8-4), who have won seven of eight. Kevin Gausman struck out 11 in eight innings.
Detroit took a 3-1 lead on Kerry Carpenter’s two-run homer in the seventh. Nick Maton also homered for the Tigers (2-9).
With warm weather in the Toronto area, the retractable roof was open at Rogers Centre. It was the earliest date the roof has ever been open for a game, the Blue Jays said.
Toronto Blue Jays' George Springer, center, celebrates with teammates after driving in the winning run against the Detroit Tigers during the 10th inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Toronto. Credit: AP/Christopher Katsarov
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