Early Scoring
Alejandro Kirk · George Springer · Brett Bateman · Troy Melton
Toronto scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning on Alejandro Kirk's RBI single scoring Brett Bateman and George Springer scoring on a wild pitch by Troy Melton.
September 14, 2026 · Rogers Centre
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
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Kirk singled to left, Bateman scored, Springer to third.
Springer scored on Melton wild pitch, Kirk to second on wild pitch by Melton.
Springer scored on Melton wild pitch, Kirk to second.
Dingler singled to left, Torres scored, Greene to second.
Clark doubled to left, Dingler scored and Greene scored.
Torkelson doubled to left, Clark scored.
Okamoto homered to left (390 feet), Springer scored and Kirk scored.
Callahan singled to left, McGonigle scored, Greene to second.
McKinstry scored on error, Lee safe at first on error by pitcher Varland.
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Early Scoring
Toronto scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning on Alejandro Kirk's RBI single scoring Brett Bateman and George Springer scoring on a wild pitch by Troy Melton.
Starting Pitching Window
Jose Soriano held Detroit without a hit and without a run across the first six innings, striking out five batters while permitting only a sixth-inning walk.
Player Influence
George Springer reached base in four of his five plate appearances, drawing three walks and hitting a single while scoring two runs.
Player Influence
Alejandro Kirk recorded two hits, one walk, one RBI, and one run scored across five plate appearances for Toronto.
Middle-relief Appearance
Beau Brieske prevented further damage by entering with two outs and bases loaded in the third inning to strand all three inherited runners, then retired six of seven batters across two scoreless innings.
Detroit Tigers pitcher deployment
Late-inning Scoring Sequence
In the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs and two runners on, Kazuma Okamoto hit a three-run home run off Kyle Finnegan on an 0-2 pitch, overturning a 4-2 deficit into a 5-4 Toronto lead.
Detroit Scoring Rally
In the top of the seventh inning, Detroit erased a 2-0 deficit by generating five hits and four runs against Jose Soriano, highlighted by run-scoring doubles from Max Clark and Spencer Torkelson.
Jose Soriano pitch selection by count
Game State Shift
Kyle Finnegan was charged with a blown save after allowing three runs on three hits, including Kazuma Okamoto's three-run homer in the seventh inning.
Scoring Sequence
Detroit tied the game 5-5 in the top of the eighth inning when Brett Callahan singled to left field off Louis Varland, scoring Kevin McGonigle.
See what the reviewed evidence supports—and where its limits are.
Brieske preserved the score range that mattered
MediumIt is safe to describe Brieske's middle-relief outing stranding three inherited runners and pitching two hitless, scoreless frames.
Evidence
Bottom 3
Bottom 4
Bottom 5
Not implied
Limitations
Soriano's six hitless innings bought control, not safety
HighIt is safe to state that Detroit scored four runs on five hits, including extra-base hits from Clark and Torkelson, to take a 4-2 lead in the seventh inning.
Evidence
Top 7
Not implied
Limitations
Okamoto changed the score, not the architecture
HighIt is safe to describe Okamoto's two-out, three-run home run off Finnegan in the seventh inning that gave Toronto a 5-4 lead.
Evidence
Bottom 7
Bottom 7
Not implied
Limitations