A Roberto Campos home run broke the tie in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday in Lakeland, Florida.
That two-run slap certainly threw a shower of cold water into the Jays’ dugout as they erased a two-run deficit early in the inning with a sacrifice fly from Gosuke Katoh and a double from Rainer Nunez.
Javier Baez (single) and Willi Castro (circuit) had previously produced the first two points of the meeting.
Beginning the game on the mound, Kevin Gausman was playing his very first game in a Toronto uniform. He allowed two runs and three hits in six innings of work, striking out three opponents.
Tarik Skubal did even better on the other side, shutting out his opponents for five at bats. He gave five strikes to the safe and fanned eight batters.
It was Matt Gage (1-1) who allowed the last two points of the match, thus suffering the loss.
Canada’s team thus shows an 8-6 record in this Grapefruit League. She will play one last game during this camp on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, then she will begin the regular season on Friday by hosting the Texas Rangers.
In short
A three-run homer from Aaron Judge in the seventh period was the difference for the New York Yankees, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2.
Andrew Kittredge had a rough outing, giving up three runs in the third inning, and the Atlanta Braves easily cruised to an 8-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Minnesota Twins pitchers allowed just three hits in a 2-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Miguel Sano and Max Kepler scored the game’s two points with long solo balls.
Bryan Reynolds was the source of four points for his team and the Pittsburgh Pirates easily had the upper hand 9-3 against the Baltimore Orioles.
Jason Castro tied the game 3-3 with a productive single in the ninth inning, so the New York Mets and Houston Astros had to settle for a 3-3 tie.