TORONTO -- Hitless in 10 at-bats against the Blue Jays, Victor Martinez came through at the perfect time for the Detroit Tigers.Martinez hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Tigers stopped Torontos seven-game winning streak, beating the Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday.Hampered by an injured left knee for much of 2015, when he hit .245 with 11 home runs, Martinez has returned to his productive self this season. Hes hitting a team-high .309 with 17 home runs and 52 RBI.It just shows you how much we missed him last year, manager Brad Ausmus said.Justin Upton had two hits and Andrew Romine reached base three times for the Tigers, who had lost seven of their previous nine against Toronto.Bruce Rondon (3-1) earned the win despite allowing a tying home run to Devon Travis in the seventh. Rondon missed the first two games of the series with flu-like symptoms.Justin Wilson pitched the eighth and Francisco Rodriguez finished for his 24th save.Martinez broke a 2-all tie with a one-out drive off Jason Grilli (3-3).While hes happy to be healthy again, Martinez said hes focused on more than just his own statistics.Im worried more about the team, he said. I dont really pay attention to the numbers. I just want to win.Matt Boyd allowed one run and four hits in five innings for Detroit. He was recalled from Triple-A Toledo to start in place of Daniel Norris, who has a strained right oblique.He did an excellent job, Ausmus said. He did exactly what we needed him to do.The Tigers loaded the bases against Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez with nobody out in the second but Toronto got a double play to limit the damage.Left fielder Ezequiel Carrera caught Steven Moyas fly ball and threw home in time to retire Martinez, who was attempting to tag up from third.Ausmus said Martinez made the decision to run on his own.It took a perfect throw to get him, Ausmus said. I think he was using little a bit of stealth there.Jarrod Saltalamacchia walked to load the bases a second time before Romine drove in the games first run when he was hit by a pitch.Saltalamacchia made it 2-0 in the fourth with a two-out RBI single. Carrera cut it to 2-1 with an RBI triple in the fifth.Sanchez had pitched eight innings in each of his previous two starts, both victories, but wasnt as sharp against the Tigers. He allowed two runs and five hits in five innings.Following the game, Sanchez was named to the AL All-Star team, replacing injured Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel.Thats a huge accomplishment, Sanchez said. There were so many other guys deserving of this award and to be mentioned with those people is a huge honor for me.BLESS THIS MESSThe Tigers have won six of the seven games in which theyve made multiple errors.START ME UPBlue Jays starters have held the opposition to three earned runs or fewer in 11 straight.TRAINERS ROOMBlue Jays: OF Jose Bautista (left big toe) has begun hitting off a tee, manager John Gibbons said. Bautista has not played since June 16. There is no timetable for his return. ... 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He moved hard left for some reason, banged into Kyle Larson and then spun in front of much of the field after getting tapped from behind by Jimmie Johnson.I think somebody might have gotten into my left rear, McMurray said. I dont know if that cut the tire down or what, but after I felt that happen, I just didnt have any control any more. It seemed like a tire maybe went down and it actually felt like I hit oil.It is unfortunate, but it is just part of plate racing.The crash included Hendrick teammates Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne and Chase Elliott as well as Kevin Harvick, Danica Patrick, Kyle Larson, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr. and pole-sitter Greg Biffle.Just a bunch of cars crashing, Kenseth said. Pretty much that was it.It was a typical result at NASCARs high-banked superspeedways, where carss run in close packs and major mistakes are magnified, but not many crashes involve nearly two dozen cars.ddddddddddddAt Talladega in May, 35 cars were involved in at least one accident. Two cars got airborne, and The Associated Press estimated more than $10 million in damage during the race.Last years July race at Daytona ended with a horrific last-lap accident. Austin Dillons car sailed upside down into the fence then shot back onto the track. The car was on its roof and mangled when it was hit hard by Keselowski.The car tore down a section of fencing, debris scattered into the grandstands and crew members from several teams raced to check on Dillon. He walked away uninjured.Most of the cars stayed on the ground in Saturday nights crash, although Brian Scotts rear wheels lifted off the ground as Harvicks nose slid underneath him.I didnt see a lot, Scott said. We were in the wall and jacked up and I guess (Harvick) came up under me and drove underneath my car and then I was up in the air. It was a pinball effect. It is an unfortunate end. You always seem to get those big ones here in the Fourth of July race. Sometimes there is nothing you can do. There was no chance to ever miss that for our (car).It is just a product of this type of racing. When you are in the pack and there is one wreck ... there is no way for people to escape. ' ' '
