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TORONTO -- The Detroit Tigers assured themselves of a winning road trip Saturday when they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2They are 6-4 on the trip and on Sunday they will try to gain a split of the four-game series when they send out Anibal Sanchez (5-9, 6. George Hendrick Indians Jersey .52 ERA) against Blue Jays knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (6-9, 4.10 ERA).An eighth-inning home run by designated hitter Victor Martinez provided the winning margin Saturday and gave the Tigers a 46-42 record.Were not where we want to be at this point but theres a lot of season left, Martinez said. Im really happy with the way we have been playing lately. Every series is big, every game is big. It doesnt matter what point of the season youre at, youre trying to win every game.The Tigers won two of three from the Blue Jays in June at Comerica Park, so the teams enter Sundays game having won three games apiece against each other.Dickey beat the Tigers in the Blue Jays only win in Detroit this season. He was not at his sharpest but he held the Tigers to two runs despite allowing nine hits in 5 1/3 innings in the 7-2 win.In 20 games, including 13 starts, against the Tigers, Dickey is 8-3 with a 4.01 ERA.Sanchez will make his 22nd appearance and 14th start of the season Sunday. He is 3-2 with a 4.17 ERA in nine career games, including seven starts, against the Blue Jays.He has allowed no runs in two relief appearances covering 3 1/3 innings against Toronto this season. In two career starts at Rogers Centre, Sanchez is 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA.The loss on Saturday stopped the Blue Jays season-best winning streak at seven games, their longest since winning 11 straight Aug. 2-13, 2015. They have won 17 of their past 24 games overall and eight of their past 11 at home.One of the reasons for the Blue Jays success is that they have coped with the injury to right fielder Jose Bautista, an important part of the lineup who has turf toe and has just started to hit off a tee.During Bautistas absence, Ezequiel Carrera has done a good job leading off and playing the outfield, usually right field.Carrera started in left field Saturday and in the second inning threw out Martinez at the plate after catching the liner hit by Steven Moya. Martinez admitted that it was his own idea to tag up and try to score. After he saw the video, he confessed that he thought the ball was hit deeper than it was.That was a huge play, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. You know what, when Bautista went down, we didnt know what to expect. Now, heres Zs opportunity -- and he has done a tremendous job. Weve been on a nice little run, and he has been a key part of that.Carrera hit an RBI triple in the fifth inning Saturday. He has reached base safely in 23 of his past 25 games.Whether its getting on base, getting the big hits, bunting, whatever he does -- and defensively, he has been great, too, Gibbons said. Thats the key for guys to hang around a long time in this league, getting the opportunity. He hadnt really gotten that, now hes gotten it and hes running with it. Bob Lemon Jersey . The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. Danny Salazar Jersey .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. https://www.cheapindiansonline.com/ . Scott Kazmir allowed four hits in seven shutout innings, Michael Brantley hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning and the Indians maintained their hold on an AL wild-card spot with a 4-1 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. THIBODAUX, La. -- Reserves Lafayette Rutledge scored 18 points, DeAndre Harris added 17 and Nicholls State rolled to an 86-55 win over Mississippi College on Thursday.With Rutledge hitting 6-of-12 3-pointers, the Colonels (2-1) were 14 of 34 behind the arc and held Mississippi College to 2 of 15 from long range.Jonathan Bell added 13 points and Liam Thomas had 11 rebounds for Nicholls.Stacey Mack had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Choctaws and Brandon Boston had 16 points. It was an exhibition game for Diivision II Mississippi College, which lost to Southern Mississippi in its opening exhibition game. Adam Plutko Jersey. Nicholls State took the lead for good, 9-8, on Bells 3-point play and a Thomas layup capped an 11-0 run that made it 28-13 at the 4:41 mark. The Colonels were up 40-23 at the break and scored the first 11 points of the second half, leading 51-23 after Harris 3-point play. ' ' '