Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered, Ross Stripling pitched one-hit ball for six innings and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-0 Sunday.
The Blue Jays took two of three from Detroit, giving them 13 victories in 17 games. Toronto has the third-best record in the American League, trailing the East-leading New York Yankees in its division and West-leading Houston.Stripling allowed only one hit for the second straight start and struck out four without a walk. Yimi Garcia, Trent Thornton and Jordan Romano followed with three innings of one-hit relief.
Tarik Skubal lost for the first time since April 28 and lasted just four innings, the shortest outing since his first start of the season. Skubal struck out three in three scoreless innings before giving up Guerrero's 421-foot line drive over the left-center fence, a two-run drive and his 14th homer of the season.
Tigers: RHP Jose Cisnero, who has not pitched this season due to a strained shoulder, hurt his Achilles while running at the team's spring training complex in Lakeland, Florida. He was scheduled to start a rehab assignment this week at Triple-A Toledo.Blue Jays: Host Baltimore on Monday night, starting a seven-game homestand against teams in the division that includes a chance to make up ground against the AL East-leading Yankees.
Tigers: Play the Chicago White Sox at home on Monday night to start a three-game series in the middle of a 10-game homestand that ends against Texas.
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