Dickerson's 3 hits lead Blue Jays to 3-2 win over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Corey Dickerson’s third opposite-field single of the game scored Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in the 10th inning and gave the Toronto Blue Jays a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.

Dickerson’s bloop single down the left field line fell in front of left fielder Akil Baddoo, who fielded the ball with momentum and made a strong throw to the plate. But Guerrero just beat the sweep tag of catcher Eric Haase with a head-first slide.

“He just gives you professional at-bats and puts the ball in play,” Toronto manager Charley Montoyo said of Dickerson. “You put the ball in play, and you’ve got a chance. And, of course, he got the big hit. It was a bloop, but it won the game.”

Jordan Romano (6-1) pitched the bottom of the 10th. Detroit’s mandatory runner on second was thrown out at third on a grounder to shortstop Bo Bichette. Romano then got Willi Castro to fly out and Derek Hill on a called third strike to seal the victory.

“It was easy for us sending him back because his ninth was so quick,” Montoyo said of Romano, who allowed one single over two innings.

Toronto lost a two-run lead in the late innings, but managed to pull out the win. Kyle Funkhouser (6-2) pitched the 10th and took the loss for the Tigers.

Toronto starter Alek Manoah allowed only one hit through six innings -- a third-inning single to center fielder Hill. Manoah allowed four hits, two earned runs and struck out eight in 6 1/3 innings.

Manoah had a run of 11 consecutive outs before Jonathan Schoop and Robbie Grossman opened the seventh with singles.

Manoah, whose 78 strikeouts entering the game were the most over a pitcher’s first 13 games in franchise history, got the first out of the inning with his eighth strikeout against Cabrera. He struck out Cabrera three times.

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