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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, 6.52 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. Chuck Finley Jersey . -- Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated, a day after he was suspended for an NFL substance-abuse policy violation. Tim Salmon Angels Jersey .J. Jefferson has been charged with assaulting his girlfriend. https://www.cheapangels.com/2773j-griffin-canning-jersey-angels.html .J. -- Josh Cribbs was in the Pro Bowl in February and out of a job six months later. Rod Carew Jersey .5 million, one-year contract on Friday. Hawkins, who turns 41 in December, will compete with Rex Brothers for the closers role at spring training. Don Sutton Jersey . -- Three close looks at the bucket, three misses. DENVER -- Jeff Hoffman was happy with his effort in his major league debut. He just wasnt pleased with the result.Hoffman threw three strong innings in his first start before running into trouble against Chicago, and the Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 9-2 on Saturday night.Nick Hundley homered for Colorado, which couldnt put up enough offense to support Hoffman.I felt very comfortable here, Hoffman said. I dont know why that was. I was really expecting to be nervous, to be jittery, all that stuff. For my first big league game, this was exactly what I was expecting.Hoffman (0-1), a former first-round pick acquired a year ago as part of the deal that sent Troy Tulowitzki to Toronto, faced the minimum through three innings but the Cubs got to him the second time through the lineup.Chicago got four in the fourth and three more on Kris Bryants homer in the fifth that ended Hoffmans night.Two hard-hit balls, one to (Ben) Zobrist, one to Bryant, Hoffman said. Its just one of those days. Any other day those balls might be right at somebody. You never know. All you can do is make your pitch.It was scoreless until the fourth, when Dexter Fowler led off with a single, went to third on an errant pickoff attempt by Hoffman and came home on Bryants single.Anthony Rizzo followed with a single, Zobrists double made it 2-0 and Miguel Montero beat the shift with a two-run single to right.Bryant made it 7-0 in the fifth with his 31st homer, a three-run drive that went an estimated 469 feet to dead center.Hoffman allowed seven runs -- six earned -- on seven hits in four-plus innings.The three-run homer hurt, Rockies manager WWalt Weiss said.dddddddddddd The big one was that two-run single by Montero. We get an out there, were in good shape.Montero had three hits and drove in three for the Cubs.Trevor Cahill (3-3) got the win with 4 2/3 innings in relief of starter Mike Montgomery.Montgomery was solid in his first start since coming over in a trade with Seattle on July 20. He had started twice with the Mariners but had pitched seven games out of the bullpen for the Cubs.Montgomery didnt give up a hit until Hundleys one-out homer in the fifth made it 7-1. Cahill relieved Montgomery, who left after throwing 60 pitches.The Cubs added a run in the eighth and another on Zobrists 14th homer in the ninth.TRAINERS ROOMRockies: CF Charlie Blackmon was not in the starting lineup for the second straight game because of a bruised right toe. Manager Walt Weiss said Blackmon originally hurt it colliding with Washington pitcher Gio Gonzalez on Tuesday. Weiss said he doesnt think its a long-term issue but as of now running in the outfield is tough for Blackmon.ROSTER MOVEThe Rockies optioned RHP Christian Bergman to Albuquerque in order to recall Hoffman from Triple-A. To make room for Hoffman on the 40-man roster, Colorado placed LHP Jason Gurka on waivers for the purpose of granting him his unconditional release. Gurka pitched nine games for Colorado last year.UP NEXTThe Cubs will send RHP Jason Hammel (13-5, 2.75) against his former team to face Rockies LHP Jorge De La Rosa (7-7, 5.29) in the series finale Sunday. ' ' '