TORONTO – Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson hit back-to-back homers as the Toronto Blue Jays topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Friday night.
Jose Bautista also went deep for Toronto (72-56) and Edwin Encarnacion extended his hit streak to 23 games while driving in a run.
R.A. Dickey (9-10) went 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on six hits while fanning six batters. Aaron Sanchez needed just five pitches in a 1-2-3 eighth and Roberto Osuna earned his 16th save of the season with three consecutive strikeouts in the ninth.
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Ian Kinsler had two hits for the Tigers (60-68), including a home run, and former Toronto centre-fielder Anthony Gose hit a two-run shot.
Former Blue Jays pitching prospect Matt Boyd (1-5), who was part of the deal that sent David Price to Toronto, gave up five runs over six innings in shouldering the loss. The 24-year-old left-hander also walked three and struck out four.
Kinsler wasted little time putting the Tigers on the board. He launched the first pitch he saw from Dickey over the left-field wall in the first inning for a 1-0 Detroit lead.
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