Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2
TORONTO -- Edwin Encarnacion hit his fourth homer in two days and extended his hitting streak to a major-league-best 25 games Sunday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Detroit Tigers 9-2.
Encarnacion, who hit three home runs and equaled the club record with nine RBIs on Saturday, went 2-for-3 and was hit by a pitch on Sunday.
Josh Donaldson, Kevin Pillar and Russell Martin also homered on Sunday for the Blue Jays (74-56), who completed a three-game sweep of the Tigers (60-70).
Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle (14-6) allowed five hits, two walks and two runs (one earned) in six-plus innings to earn the win.
Tigers right-hander Alfredo Simon (11-9) allowed six runs and four home runs among six hits in five innings to take the loss.
Donaldson, the Blue Jays third baseman, hit his 35th homer of the season with one out in the first.
Encarnacion, the designated hitter, followed with his 30th of the season with two outs in the first. His hit streak tied him with third baseman Scott Rolen for the fourth longest in club history. Rolen's 25-game streak came in 2009.
Plate umpire Bob Davidson warned the dugouts after a high, inside pitch from Simon to Toronto shortstop Troy Tulowitzki during the at-bat after Encarnacion's homer.
The Blue Jays took a 4-0 lead in the second when Pillar, the center fielder, followed a walk to Martin, the catcher, with his ninth homer of the season.
Tulowitzki doubled and Martin hit his 17th homer of the season in the fourth to put the Blue Jays ahead 6-0.
The Tigers scored an unearned run in the sixth after left fielder Rajai Davis led off with a double. Second baseman Ian Kinsler lined out to Donaldson, whose throw to second in an attempt to double up Davis went into the outfield for an error. Davis took third and scored on first baseman Miguel Cabrera's groundout to third.
Buehrle faced two batters in the seventh without getting an out. He walked designated hitter Victor Martinez, and third baseman Nick Castellanos, who had three hits in the game, doubled to the wall in center field, a ball nearly caught by Pillar.
Right-hander Mark Lowe replaced Buehrle. Catcher James McCann drove in the only run of the inning with a groundout to shortstop.
Blue Jays second baseman Ryan Goins doubled in two runs in the eighth inning against right-hander Bruce Rondon to extend his hit streak to nine games.
Toronto left fielder Ben Revere struck out in the eighth to go 0-for-4 with a walk to end his hit streak at nine games. Donaldson singled home Goins for the third run of the inning.
NOTES: LF Ben Revere started in the leadoff spot Sunday for the first time since joining the Blue Jays in July 31 trade with the Philadelphia Phillies. He entered Sunday on a nine-game hitting streak. SS Troy Tulowitzki was dropped to fifth in the lineup after leading off since joining Toronto in a July 28 trade with the Colorado Rockies. ... Tigers RF J.D. Martinez was back in the lineup and batted fourth after having Saturday off. ... The Blue Jays continue a nine-game homestand Monday with LHP David Price (13-4, 2.42 ERA) starting the opener of a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians, who will start RHP Danny Salazar (11-7, 3.30 ERA). ... The Tigers have Monday off before RHP Justin Verlander (2-6, 3.45 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series Tuesday at Kansas City. The Royals will start RHP Johnny Cueto (9-9, 2.94 ERA).