Blue Jays’ Springer drives in winning run in 10th inning in walkoff victory vs. Tigers | CBC Sports

George Springer drove in Danny Jansen with the winning run in the 10th inning to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-3 walkoff win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

With Jansen on second base as the automatic runner, Kevin Kiermaier moved him to third with a bunt. Right-hander Jose Cisnero came on and Springer drove his first pitch up the middle to end the game.

Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano (2-0) worked the top half of the inning as Toronto (8-4) won for the seventh time in eight games.

Left-hander Chasen Shreve (0-1) came on to face Whit Merrifield, who drove in Guerrero with a sacrifice fly. Chapman tied the game when he came home on pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk’s flyout.

Nick Maton and Kerry Carpenter hit homers off Toronto starter Kevin Gausman. Maton went deep in the fourth inning and Carpenter hit a two-run shot in the seventh.

Detroit (2-9) has dropped six games in a row.

Gausman had 11 strikeouts over eight innings. He allowed three earned runs and five hits.

Chapman doubled and singled for the Blue Jays. Toronto outhit Detroit 9-6.

Detroit starter Eduardo Rodriguez allowed seven hits and one earned run over six innings. He had three strikeouts and walked a batter.

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Chapman, who entered play with a .477 batting average, continued his torrid hitting pace with a double in the first inning. Guerrero tried to score from first base on the play but was thrown out at home plate.

Gausman retired the first 10 hitters he faced before Maton took a 1-1 pitch over the wall in straight-away centre field. It was his second homer of the season.

Toronto pulled even in the fourth inning on an unusual play.

Catcher Eric Haase applied the tag but umpire Erich Bacchus ruled that third baseman Ryan Kreidler made contact with Guerrero as he rounded third. The obstruction call gave Toronto the extra base to tie the game.

Chapman, the reigning American League player of the week, hit a two-out single in the sixth inning. He tried to go to third base on a single by Varsho but was thrown out by Carpenter in left field.

The Tigers had a chance to add an insurance run in the eighth inning after Miguel Cabrera led off with a double. Pinch-runner Akil Baddoo was left stranded as Gausman fanned Vierling with his 103rd pitch of the night.

Left-hander Tim Mayza worked the ninth inning for Toronto.

Guerrero made a nice play at first base to keep the game tied in the 10th. He fully stretched to catch a wide, hurried throw from Bo Bichette on a slow roller.

Announced attendance was 35,300 and the game took two hours 40 minutes to play.