Colt Keth’s first career homer sparks Tigers past Jays

Colt Keith hit his first career home run and drove in two runs, Kerry Carpenter smacked a two-run homer and the host Detroit Tigers ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night.Kenta Maeda (2-1), activated off the 15-day injured list earlier in the day, pitched five scoreless innings to collect the win. Beau Brieske tossed 2 2/3 scoreless innings and Jason Foley got the last out for his 11th save in the second game of a four-game series.Toronto starter Alek Manoah (1-2) gave up six runs (four earned) and five hits in 4 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and two walks.Vladimir Guerrero had a two-out double in the top of the first and tried to score on Bo Bichette’s bloop single. But Carpenter threw Guerrero out at the plate from right field.Toronto didn’t have another hit until Bichette’s two-out single in the fourth.

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