By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Blue Jays 9, Tigers 2 – The Toronto Blue Jays completed the sweep of the Tigers, scoring a total of 29 runs in three games over the weekend.
The Tigers are now 10 games under the .500 mark for the first time since the 2008 season, where they finished the season 14 games below the mark.
Miguel Cabrera and James McCann each knocked in a run for Detroit, while Nick Castellanos hit two doubles.
Detroit starting pitcher Alfredo Simon suffered the loss, allowing six
runs on six hits in five innings.
The Tigers will head to Kansas City to take on the Royals in a three-game series starting on Tuesday night.
Record: 60-70
5th Place in AL Central (20 games behind Kansas City)
8 games behind Texas for last playoff spot.
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight AL Central Division title: 53
Magic # to clinch their 5th straight playoff berth: 42
Next Game: 09/01/2015 @ Kansas City Royals 8:10 p.m. @ Kauffman Stadium
Hitting Stats: Miguel Cabrera RBI (66), James McCann RBI (29), Rajai Davis 2B (15), Nick Castellanos 2 2B (20)
Pitching Stats: Alfredo Simon L (11-9) 5 IP 6 H 6 R 6 ER 2 BB 2 K.
