DETROIT (Interstat) — Louis Varland pitched two scoreless innings of relief as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 2-1 in 10 innings Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Blue Jays improved to 20-25, while the Tigers fell to 20-26 before a crowd of 38,295.

Detroit took a 1-0 lead in the sixth inning on a solo home run by Matt Vierling. Toronto tied it in the seventh on a solo homer by Yohendrick Piñango. The game remained deadlocked until the 10th, when Daulton Varsho delivered a sharp line-drive single to center field, scoring Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to give Toronto the lead.

Varland (2-1) earned the win with two hitless innings and two strikeouts. Tyler Holton (0-2) took the loss. Tigers starter Casey Mize threw six innings, allowing two hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts. Spencer Miles was Toronto’s top star, tossing 3 2/3 scoreless innings with five strikeouts. The game took 2 hours, 32 minutes.