Scherzer and Peralta lead Tigers past Jays

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08/26/2010 - Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Max Scherzer sparkled over eight innings and Jhonny Peralta blasted a three-run homer during a six-run fourth, as Detroit blew out Toronto, 7-1, in the opener of a four-game series.

Gerald Laird added a two-run shot off Toronto starter Ricky Romero during the big inning as the Tigers won for the sixth time in seven games. Peralta added a fourth RBI on a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning.

Scherzer (10-9) allowed six hits, walked one and fanned eight batters to win his third consecutive start.

Jose Bautista clubbed his major league-leading 41st homer of the year, connecting off Scherzer in the seventh, but Toronto lost for the sixth time in nine contests.

Romero (10-8) was charged with four hits and six runs -- three earned -- over 5 2/3 frames. It was the southpaw's first loss in his last six starts, as he tied a season-high with five walks.

Fred Lewis was caught stealing third to end the third inning and the Blue Jays committed a costly error in the fourth. With runners at the corners and one out, Ryan Raburn hit a ball to third baseman Edwin Encarnacion, but his throw went wide of second base, allowing Ramon Santiago to score the first run.

Peralta followed by crushing a 1-0 pitch over the wall in left field for his 13th homer of the year. After Casper Wells walked with two down, Laird got hold of a 2-0 pitch and deposited it over the wall in left-center.

The 6-0 lead carried all the way to the seventh thanks to Scherzer's strong presence on the mound. He induced a double-play grounder off the bat of Yunel Escobar to end the sixth. The following inning, the Tigers loaded the bases with two outs before Casey Janssen walked in Peralta to score Austin Jackson.

Bautista led off the bottom of the inning and inched closer to Toronto's single-season home run record, held by George Bell when he clubbed 47 in 1987.

Game Notes

Tigers starting pitchers have logged a quality start in each of the last seven games, posting a 6-0 record and 1.09 ERA during the stretch. Tigers starting pitchers have fanned 43 batters while walking seven over the seven games...Miguel Cabrera doubled in the top of the ninth inning. He has 40 doubles and 31 homers this season and became the fourth player in Detroit history to collect 40-or-more doubles and 30-or-more home runs in a season. He joins Hank Greenberg (1935, 1937, 1939, 1940), Rudy York (1940) and Bobby Higginson (2000) in accomplishing the feat...The Tigers have belted multiple home runs in each of the last eight games on the road, totaling 19 home runs during the stretch.

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