DETROIT (Interstat) — Spencer Torkelson lined a walk-off single to right field with two outs in the ninth inning, scoring Matt Vierling to give the Detroit Tigers a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night at Comerica Park.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Detroit and moved the Tigers to 20-25. Toronto dropped to 19-25.

The game featured a pitchers’ duel for most of the night before a dramatic finish in front of 31,038 fans. The contest lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes.

Toronto struck first in the second inning. Kazuma Okamoto led off with a double off Detroit starter Ty Madden. After a strikeout and a groundout moved Okamoto to third, Ernie Clement walked. Andrés Giménez then doubled to right field, scoring both Okamoto and Clement to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.

Madden exited after recording just one out in the second inning, having allowed two runs on two hits and two walks. Drew Anderson entered and kept Toronto scoreless over the next four innings, allowing only one hit while striking out one.

Detroit trimmed the lead in the third inning. Kevin McGonigle walked and Dillon Dingler singled, putting runners at first and second with one out. After Colt Keith struck out, Riley Greene lifted a fly ball to second baseman Ernie Clement. Clement made the catch but the ball was deep enough to allow McGonigle to tag and score from second, making it 2-1.

The Tigers tied the game in the sixth inning. Dingler singled to second base, then advanced to second on a throwing error by Clement. Colt Keith grounded out, moving Dingler to third. Riley Greene then lined a double to right field, scoring Dingler to knot the score at 2-2.

Both bullpens held firm through the middle innings. Burch Smith worked two scoreless innings for Detroit, allowing only one hit and striking out one. Kenley Jansen, who would earn the win, pitched a scoreless ninth.

Toronto threatened in the fifth inning when Brandon Valenzuela singled with one out, but George Springer grounded into a double play to end the inning. The Blue Jays managed only five hits in the game.

Detroit’s best chance before the ninth came in the eighth inning when Jahmai Jones, pinch-hitting for Colt Keith, singled sharply to left. But he was caught stealing second base, with catcher Brandon Valenzuela throwing to shortstop Andrés Giménez for the tag.

Toronto went down in order in the top of the ninth. Yohendrick Piñango struck out looking, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. lined out to center field and Kazuma Okamoto struck out swinging.

In the bottom of the ninth, Jeff Hoffman took the mound for Toronto. Riley Greene struck out for the second time in the game, giving the Tigers one out. Matt Vierling singled to center field. Gage Workman struck out for the second time, leaving Vierling at first with two outs. Hoffman then intentionally walked Zach McKinstry, bringing up Torkelson.

Torkelson, who had struck out twice earlier in the game, lined a 1-1 pitch to right field. Vierling rounded third and scored easily, giving Detroit the walk-off victory. Torkelson finished with one hit in four at-bats with the game-winning RBI.

Dillon Dingler led Detroit offensively with two hits in three at-bats. Riley Greene had a double and an RBI. Matt Vierling also had a hit and scored the winning run.

For Toronto, Andrés Giménez drove in two runs with a double in the second inning. Kazuma Okamoto doubled and scored. The Blue Jays had five hits in total, with singles from Piñango, Sánchez and Valenzuela.

Jeff Hoffman took the loss, falling to 2-3 on the season. He allowed one run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning, striking out two and intentionally walking one.

Kenley Jansen picked up his first win of the season, improving to 1-2. He pitched a scoreless ninth inning, striking out one.

Detroit’s Drew Anderson was impressive in relief, allowing only one hit over four scoreless innings. Burch Smith also contributed two shutout innings.

Toronto’s early lead could not hold as the offense went quiet after the second inning. The Blue Jays managed just three hits over the final seven innings and grounded into two double plays.

Detroit’s defense turned one double play and helped keep the Blue Jays off the board after the second inning.

The Tigers improved to 20-25, while Toronto fell to 19-25. Both teams are in the middle of a four-game series, with the next two games scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Comerica Park.

Toronto heads to New York after the series for a four-game set against the Yankees beginning Monday. Detroit hosts Cleveland for a four-game series starting Monday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Toronto Blue Jays 4, Detroit Tigers 3. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Toronto with a 52.30 percent probability to win. Toronto had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 5 went over the over-under line of 8.