DETROIT (Interstat) — Kevin Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park before 37,486.

Gausman (3-3) allowed four hits, struck out five and walked none in his strongest outing of the season. He rebounded from consecutive losses in which he had allowed a combined 12 hits and eight earned runs over 10 2/3 innings. The right-hander retired the side in order in the third and fourth innings and faced only one batter above the minimum through five frames.

Jack Flaherty (0-5) took the loss for Detroit, surrendering four runs on five hits over six innings with four strikeouts and one walk. The Tigers right-hander has not won a decision in five starts this season.

Tyler Rogers earned his first save of the season with a perfect ninth inning, striking out one.

Toronto jumped ahead in the first inning. Guerrero led off the top of the first with a line-drive home run to left field, his third of the season. Daulton Varsho followed with a double to center field. Jesus Sanchez singled to center, moving Varsho to third. But the Blue Jays could not extend the lead as Lenyn Sosa flied out and Ernie Clement grounded out, leaving two runners stranded.

The Blue Jays added two more runs in the third. Guerrero led off with a single that deflected off second baseman Zach McKinstry’s glove. Varsho then tripled to deep center field, scoring Guerrero. Sanchez followed with a sacrifice fly to center, scoring Varsho for a 4-0 lead.

Detroit’s only run came in the eighth inning. With one out, Wenceel Perez singled off reliever Yariel Rodriguez. Kevin McGonigle singled to center, moving Perez to third. Dillon Dingler walked to load the bases. Jahmai Jones grounded into a forceout at second base, allowing Perez to score and cutting the deficit to 4-1. Riley Greene grounded out to end the threat.

Rodriguez worked 1 1/3 innings, allowing one run on one hit with one strikeout. Joe Mantiply retired both batters he faced in the seventh, and Rogers closed the game.

Flaherty kept Detroit within reach after the early damage. He retired 10 of 11 batters from the second through the fifth innings, allowing only a two-out single in the fifth. The Tigers bullpen held Toronto scoreless over the final three innings. Burch Smith pitched 1 1/3 hitless innings with one strikeout, and Enmanuel De Jesus worked 1 2/3 innings, allowing one hit with no runs.

Offensively, Guerrero finished 2-for-4 with a home run and an RBI. Varsho went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and an RBI. Sanchez drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. For Detroit, Dillon Dingler and Zach McKinstry each had two hits.

The game marked the third meeting between the two teams in the weekend series. Toronto won Saturday 2-1 after dropping the opener Friday 3-2. The Blue Jays improved to 21-25, while the Tigers fell to 20-27.

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

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2. The ELO system gave Toronto a 52.30 percent probability to win. Toronto was 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.