Colt Keith hit his first home run in the majors, Kenta Maeda went five innings on the mound without giving up a run in his return to the mound, and the Tigers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night in Detroit.
The Tigers ended a five-game losing streak, their longest losing streak of the season.
With two outs and a full count, Keith sent Alek Manoah’s pitch (1-2) 400 feet to his right in the second inning.
Maeda (2-1) allowed four hits, returning from an illness that had sidelined him since May 7.
In relief, Beau Brieske pitched for two and two thirds innings without giving up a run. Will Vest struck out a pitcher in the eighth inning.
The Blue Jays scored their two runs in the final inning, with two outs at their expense. Davis Schneider and Alejandro Kirk drove in a single against Andrew Chafin.
In four and two-thirds innings of work, Manoah allowed six runs, four of which were earned, on five hits. He also walked twice.
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