Tigers tame Jays 5-4 with clutch home runs

TORONTO – Two-run homers from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and George Springer were not enough in the Toronto Blue Jays' series-opening 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday. Mark Canha and Wenceel Perez also smacked two-run blasts as the Tigers (48-50) won their ninth game in 11 starts. Detroit jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning, but Guerrero's team-leading 15th homer pulled the home side to within a run in the sixth inning. Toronto starter Chris Bassitt (8-8) surrendered a second two-run homer, this time to Perez in the seventh inning, to allow the Tigers to regain their three-run cushion. But the Blue Jays (44-53) bounced back with a Springer two-run shot in the eighth inning off reliever