Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Toronto 8, Detroit 2
When: 7:08 PM ET, Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Jim Wolf, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Tony Randazzo
Attendance: 32033

Blue Jays 8, Tigers 2: Adam Lind drove in three runs, including a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning, to lead visiting Toronto to its fourth straight victory.

Melky Cabrera homered and joined Jose Bautista in collecting three hits and two RBIs apiece, and R.A. Dickey (6-4) yielded a pair of solo shots in five-plus innings for the Blue Jays. Aaron Loup worked out of a bases-loaded none-out jam in the sixth before Toronto put it away with three runs in the eighth - highlighted by Lind's RBI double.

Miguel Cabrera and Ian Kinsler homered for Detroit, which has lost four straight and 12 of 16. Rick Porcello (8-3) yielded three runs and six hits in seven innings in losing for the second time in three starts as the Tigers fell to 9-22 when scoring four or fewer runs this season.

The Cabreras belted solo shots in the first as Melky struck with one out and Miguel delivered with two down, and Kinsler led off the third with his first homer since May 12. Toronto took a 3-2 lead in the sixth when Melky Cabrera doubled with two out, Bautista walked and Lind delivered a two-run double to center.

Detroit chased Dickey by loading the bases with none out in the sixth before Loup struck out J.D. Martinez, and got Rajai Davis and Kinsler to pop out. Toronto unleashed four straight hits in the eighth, with Melky Cabrera's RBI single making it 4-2 and Steve Tolleson's run-scoring fielder's choice grounder capping the uprising.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto, which won for the 16th time in its last 19 contests, hasn't been in first place this late in the season since 2000. ... Miguel Cabrera has 238 homers with Detroit, one shy of tying Rudy York for seventh in club history. ... Melky Cabrera fell a triple short of the cycle.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Toronto   Detroit
R.A. Dickey Player Rick Porcello
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 7.0
4 Strikeouts 3
7 Hits 6
3.60 ERA 3.86
Hitting
Toronto   Detroit
Jose Bautista Player Alex Avila
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.750 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Toronto 13 1 20 .342 13 5 8 2 0 2
Detroit 7 2 13 .206 22 7 2 5 1 1