Detroit — For six innings, Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah, the hulking 6-6, 260-pound rookie, was as oppressive and defeating as the heavy, 90-degree air at Comerica Park Saturday night.
He’d allowed just one single through six innings, piling up seven strikeouts, and the 2-0 lead he took into the seventh inning seemed commanding.
But these aren’t your 2019 Tigers. They scratched out two runs in the seventh inning to tie it and eventually get it to extra innings.
The Blue Jays, who are still battling for a wild-card spot in the American League, scored their free runner in the top of the 10th inning and staved off the Tigers 3-2 to even the series.