Castellanos Hits Walk Off Home Run As Tigers Avoids Sweep

(Above) Nicholas Castellanos hit walk off homer.

The Detroit Tigers avoided the three game sweep yesterday against the Toronto Blue Jays as Nicholas Castellanos hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give his team the 4-3 victory.

Lourdes Gurriel started things off at the top of the first inning when he drove in Freddie Galvis with a RBI double.

Detroit tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when Bobby Wilson drove in Brandon Dixon on a double play.

The Tigers went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the third inning when Jeimer Candelario drove in JaCoby Jones on a routine groundout.

Detroit then went up by two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning when Jones hit a solo home run.

At the top of the ninth inning, Gurriel tied the game 3-3 when he hit a two run homer.

Gurriel went two for four and had three RBIs.

Toronto's starting pitcher, Jacob Waguespack, went 5.1 innings, giving up nine hits, three earned runs, no walks, and struck out seven batters.

Detroit's starter, Tyler Alexander, went seven innings, giving up three hits, an earned run, a walk, and struck out a batter.