TORONTO – Edwin Encarnacion’s three-run home run helped the Toronto Blue Jays blank the Detroit Tigers 6-0 on Friday night at Rogers Centre.
The victory stretches the Blue Jays (50-39) season-high win streak to seven games. Detroit (45-42) has now lost four of five.
Leading 2-0 in the seventh, Encarnacion took Bobby Parnell’s fastball over the centre-field wall for his 23rd home run of the season. With the three runs batted in, Encarnacion becomes the fifth player in team history with 80 RBI’s prior to the all-star break.
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Kevin Pillar got the Blue Jays offence rolling earlier in the seventh. After Justin Smoak led off with a single, Pillar took Kyle Ryan’s offering to right-centre for his first hit of the night, scoring Smoak from first.
J.A. Happ tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out nine while surrendering six hits and one walk. Happ matched his personal best for wins in a season (12) with the victory.
The Jays bullpen took care of the rest as Jesse Chavez and Bo Schultz combined to pitch 3 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.
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