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May 17, 2026 · AL Cent

Toronto Blue Jays vs Detroit Tigers

May 17, 2026Comerica ParkSunny 83°F · 8 mph, In From RF
AWAY
Toronto Blue Jays
21-25
4
vs
HOME
Detroit Tigers
20-27
1

Game Highlights

Published May 17, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T1 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homers (3) on a line drive to left field. TOR 1, DET 0
T1 Lenyn Sosa Lenyn Sosa flies out to center fielder Matt Vierling. Jesús Sánchez to 3rd. TOR 2, DET 0
T3 Daulton Varsho Daulton Varsho triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Matt Vierling. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores. TOR 3, DET 0
T3 Jesús Sánchez Jesús Sánchez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Matt Vierling. Daulton Varsho scores. TOR 4, DET 0
B8 Jahmai Jones Jahmai Jones grounds into a force out, third baseman Ernie Clement to second baseman Davis Schneider. Wenceel Pérez scores. Kevin McGonigle to 3rd. Dillon Dingler out at 2nd. Jahmai Jones to 1st. TOR 4, DET 1

Box score

  123456789 R
TOR 202000000 4
DET 000000010 1

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Blue Jays AWAY 4

Kevin Gausman started for Blue Jays, leaving with a 4–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Yariel Rodríguez took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Kevin Gausman Starter 6.0 97 0 5 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Kevin Gausman threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 68% 4.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 46 47% 2 10 17 9 8
    Splitter 42 43% 6 1 6 21 8
    Slider 9 9% 0 0 2 6 1
  • Yariel Rodríguez Reliever 1.1 14 1 1
  • Joe Mantiply Reliever 0.2 21 0 0 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Tyler Rogers Setup 1.0 20 0 1 SV
Tigers HOME 1

Jack Flaherty started for Tigers, leaving trailing 0–4.

workload · innings pitched
  • Jack Flaherty Starter 6.0 90 4 4 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Jack Flaherty threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 58% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 45 50% 3 4 12 15 11
    Slider 25 28% 4 4 6 4 7
    Knuckle Curve 18 20% 5 2 2 7 2
    Changeup 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
    Sinker 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Burch Smith Reliever 1.1 14 0 1
  • Enmanuel De Jesus Middle 1.2 29 0 0

Where the game turned

1 run Top 1st · off Flaherty
  • Jr. HR (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · TOR
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Yohendrick Piñango RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .373 .438 .811
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 .286 .373 .381 .754 HR (3)
Daulton Varsho CF 3 2 2 1 1 0 .261 .335 .431 .766 2B, 3B
Myles Straw LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .358 .408 .766
Lenyn Sosa 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .204 .309 .513
Ernie Clement 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .282 .304 .390 .694
Andrés Giménez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .264 .397 .661
Brandon Valenzuela C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .312 .420 .732
Davis Schneider 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .145 .321 .242 .563
Jesús Sánchez RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .259 .297 .407 .704
HOME · DET
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Kevin McGonigle SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .394 .420 .814
Dillon Dingler C 3 0 2 0 1 0 .252 .325 .476 .801
Jahmai Jones DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 .236 .346 .582
Riley Greene LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .320 .410 .473 .883
Matt Vierling CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .280 .369 .649
Gage Workman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .227 .227 .591 .818
Zach McKinstry 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .250 .260 .510
Spencer Torkelson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .196 .315 .373 .688
Wenceel Pérez RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .168 .218 .253 .471
Colt Keith DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .295 .336 .357 .693

Pitching lines

AWAY · TOR
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Kevin Gausman 6.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 97 3.45 W
Yariel Rodríguez 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 14 3.86
Joe Mantiply 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 2.04
Tyler Rogers 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.69 SV
HOME · DET
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Jack Flaherty 6.0 5 4 4 0 4 1 90 5.77 L
Burch Smith 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.93
Enmanuel De Jesus 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 6.62

Manager comparison

AWAY · TOR
John Schneider
Lineup 1.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.5 R
HOME · DET
A.J. Hinch
Lineup 3.5 R Bunts 0.4 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · TOR
6-3 W1 -5 run diff
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HOME · DET
5-4 W4 +6 run diff
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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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