Tigers 9, Blue Jays 0
Justin Verlander carried a perfect game into the eighth inning and threw his second career no-hitter as the Detroit Tigers rolled to a 9-0 victory over the host Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon.
Verlander (3-3), who also no-hit Milwaukee in an interleague game on June 12, 2007, struck out just four batters but cut through the Blue Jays' lineup with ruthless efficiency.
He retired the first 22 hitters before J.P. Arencibia worked a one-out walk in the eighth inning to break up the perfect game.
Arencibia was quickly erased on a double play, however, and Verlander set down the side in order in the ninth, capping his gem by fanning Rajai Davis.
The Tigers scored three runs in the third inning and three more in the fourth to take control, with Alex Avila's two-run homer in the fourth pushing Toronto starter Ricky Romero (2-4) out of the game.
Jhonny Peralta hit a solo home run and drove in two runs while Victor Martinez had RBI singles in the fifth and ninth innings for Detroit.
It was the second no-hitter of the season and second one this week. Minnesota’s Francisco Liriano accomplished the feat against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday.