The rubber match of the three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays, on a warm weekend in Detroit, resulted in a 2-1 victory for the visitors, whose only runs came on a pair of solo home runs.
Matthew Boyd made his return to Detroit for his first start since June 14. He threw nearly five innings in his last tuneup start in Toledo a few days ago, so obviously manager AJ Hinch wasn’t expecting Boyd to go deep in this one. In his 13 starts before getting hurt, he was having himself a fine string of outings, with a 3.