Well, we can all breathe a little sigh of relief tonight as the losing streak is over: the Tigers beat the Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night in Detroit, riding a pair of home runs from a pair of guys who came into the season with lofty expectations.
Kenta Maeda, fresh off a stint on the IL with a viral illness and a three-inning tuneup with Toledo, made his eighth start of the season. Things have been up-and-down for Maeda so far, coming into tonight’s game — of those seven previous starts with the Tigers, three were downright clunkers, one was so-so, and three were pretty decent.