Tigers edge Blue Jays on late error at Rogers Centre

TORONTO (Interstat) — Zach McKinstry scored the winning run on a missed-catch error in the ninth inning, and Brett Callahan hit a tying RBI single in the eighth as the Detroit Tigers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday, Sept. 14 at Rogers Centre. McKinstry scored when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fielded a dribbler and threw to first, where Toronto pitcher Louis Varland missed the throw. Detroit improved to 71-79, while Toronto fell to 75-76. Tyler Kinley earned the win, Varland took the loss, and Kenley Jansen recorded his 20th save. José Soriano worked 6 1/3 innings, carrying a perfect game through five before Detroit rallied. Kazuma Okamoto homered and drove in three runs for Toronto. Beau Brieske pitched two scoreless innings, and Max Clark drove in two runs for Detroit. Detroit finished with nine hits, while Toronto had eight. The game drew 42,867 and lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes.