Tigers get to Soriano late undoing no-hit bid as Jays fall 6-5

Tigers get to Soriano late undoing no-hit bid as Jays fall 6-5 JOHN CHIDLEY-HILL THE CANADIAN PRESS PUBLISHED 21 MINUTES AGO Open this photo in gallery: Jose Soriano of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches in the fourth inning during a game against the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Monday. VAUGHN RIDLEY/GETTY IMAGES COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Listen to this article Learn more about audio Log in or create a free account to listen to this article. Jose Soriano was flirting with history for seven innings, but then he hit a wall. Soriano pitched a perfect game for 5 1/3 innings and had a no-hitter going for another inning before giving up four runs and getting the hook as his Toronto Blue Jays eventually fell to the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Monday. Soriano said that his no-hit bid was undone because the Tigers figured him out as the game wore on. “I think everything was working well, I was pounding the zone, that’s a big part of this in the first couple of innings,” said Soriano. Zach McKinstry drew a walk with one out in the sixth to end Soriano’s perfect game. He lost his no-hitter in the seventh when he gave up a single to Gleyber Torres to lead off the inning, earning a smattering of applause from the sold-out Rogers Centre crowd of 42,867. No Blue Jays pitcher has ever thrown a perfect game and Dave Stieb is the only pitcher to toss a no-hitter for the franchise, accomplishing the feat on Sept. 2, 1990. “It was the third time I faced the same lineup and sometimes it’s tough facing a lineup for the third or fourth time,” said Soriano. “They take a different approach with you. “So credit to the hitters, they were able to score a couple of runs.” Dillon Dingler’s RBI single cashed in Torres, then Max Clark had a two-run double. Spencer Torkelson drove Clark in with another double for a quick four-run inning and a 4-2 lead. Ultimately, Soriano struck out five and allowed four runs on five hits over 6 1/3 innings. Kazuma Okamoto’s three-run homer in the seventh restored Toronto’s (75-76) lead in the bottom of the inning. Brett Callahan’s single up the left-field line tied it 5-5 in the eighth to help Detroit (71-79) win its fifth straight. “It was a great game from both sides. They’re a really good team, and sometimes things happen,” said Soriano. “Baseball is like that, it’s going to be back and forth. “Even with the way I started the game, sometimes it’s going to happen.” Infielder Hao-Yu Lee grounded to Blue Jays first baseman…