TORONTO, Ontario — A battle of the lefties to start off a four-game weekend series between former AL East rivals on a very pleasant evening by the shores of Lake Ontario saw the Tigers fall to the Blue Jays 5-3, after a golden opportunity in the eighth inning wasn't fully capitalized upon.
Tyler Alexander, who has returned from injury to once again prove useful as both middle reliever and spot starter, got the nod. He made his fifth start of the season, and first since the end of April; in July he had three long-relief appearances of three or more innings each, so that’d be about the limit of what manager AJ Hinch could expect out of him.