The Toronto Blue Jays' recent 5-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Friday night marked a challenging start to their three-game series. Despite home runs from Daulton Varsho and Bo Bichette, the Blue Jays couldn't overcome the Tigers' offense, which was propelled by Riley Greene's three RBIs and solo homers from Zach McKinstry and Javier Báez.

The Tigers started off the series with a strong effort, though it almost withered away in the ninth inning. Their bats came out swinging, with Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry and Javier Baez hitting home runs, building a 4-0 lead. However, the Blue Jays slowly started to claw their way back into the game, threatening to tie the game.

The Toronto Blue Jays entered Friday's series opener against the Detroit Tigers looking to get back in the win column. Dropping Thursday's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto fell one game below .500 at 21-22. Unable to pull back even, the Blue Jays made it consecutive losses with a 5-4 defeat against the AL Central leaders.