Tigers thump Blue Jays 10-1

Tigers thump Blue Jays 10-1 IAN HARRISON TORONTO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PUBLISHED 13 MINUTES AGO Open this photo in gallery: Riley Greene of the Detroit Tigers hits an RBI single in the fifth inning during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Tuesday. VAUGHN RIDLEY/GETTY IMAGES COMMENTS SHARE SAVE FOR LATER Spencer Torkelson hit a three-run homer, Drew Anderson pitched five shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers won their sixth straight game by thumping the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1 on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays have lost six of nine. Toronto fell two games behind Cleveland in the race for the final American League wild card after the Guardians rallied in the ninth to beat the Chicago White Sox 7-6. The Tigers are 4 1/2 games behind Cleveland, with three teams in between. Anderson (5-6) allowed two hits, both singles. He struck out four and walked three for his first win since beating Kansas City in relief on July 23. Torkelson went 2 for 4 with a walk and three RBIs. He stole a base and scored three runs. Torkelson’s 24th homer was a 379-foot drive off Michael Lorenzen (3-13) in the fourth. Lorenzen permitted five runs and four hits in two innings. Max Clark had two hits and two RBIs, and Kevin McGonigle drew three of Detroit’s eight walks. Tigers infielder Hao-Yu Lee hit a solo homer, his ninth, off Joe Mantiply in the ninth. Torkelson doubled off Spencer Arrighetti in the eighth and scored from second base when Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk made an errant pickoff throw to third. Clark scored ahead of Torkelson. Braydon Fisher opened for Toronto and got four outs, pitching around a pair of walks in the first. Brendan Cellucci followed by striking out three over 1 2/3 innings in his major league debut. Lorenzen got two quick outs in the fourth before walking Riley Greene and Eduardo Valencia. Clark hit an RBI double before Torkelson homered into the left-field bullpen. Sign up for our Morning Update newsletter. Start your day with context and insight on the biggest stories shaping our lives SIGN UP EXPLORE NEWSLETTERS Report an editorial error Report a technical issue Comments Read or post comments Diversions Horoscope Daily astrology with Sally Brompton Daily Crossword Solve today's puzzle Daily Cryptic Witty word play at its best Sudoku Three difficulty levels to solve Follow related authors and topics BASEBALL FOLLOW TORONTO BLUE JAYS FOLLOW Authors and topics you follow will be added to your personal…