Outfielders Kevin Kiermaier and George Springer had back-to-back homers in the fifth inning as the Blue Jays held off the Detroit Tigers 9-3 on Tuesday in Toronto's home opener.
Alejandro Kirk had a three-run homer and an RBI single for the Blue Jays , who started the season on a 10-game road trip due to renovations at Rogers Centre.
Zach Pop of Brampton, Ont., Erik Swanson, Yimi Garcia and Anthony Bass combined for 4 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball. The home opener was Blue Jays' fans first chance to see the newly renovated Rogers Centre. Those changes included moving the outfield walls closer to home plate, lowering them in some places.
Three batters later, Maton sent a looping home run 380 feet - still far enough to score over the old right-field wall - to cash in Javier Baez and Spencer Torkelson for a 3-0 Tigers lead. Kiermaier tied it 3-3 for the Blue Jays with his solo shot flying 390 feet into the Tigers' bullpen. Before fans could sit back down Springer smashed his homer 403 feet over the left field wall to make it 4-3.
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