TORONTO (AP) -- Kevin Pillar had four hits, including a tiebreaking home run, and made another sparkling defensive play in the outfield, Brett Anderson pitched six innings for his first victory with Toronto and the Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4 on Saturday.
Pillar broke a 2-all tie with a leadoff drive against Warwick Saupold (3-2) in the sixth, helping Toronto snap a three-game losing streak against Detroit.
The blast came one inning after Pillar jumped into the center field wall to snare a deep drive by Tigers infielder Dixon Machado.
Besides his 15th homer, Pillar also had an RBI single in the first, an infield single in the fourth, and a single in the seventh.
The loss ensures the Tigers will not have a winning record for the second time in seven years.
Pillar's was one of three fine plays in the outfield. Detroit left fielder Andrew Romine made a headlong diving catch on Luke Maile's liner in the second, and Toronto's Jose Bautista stranded a runner at third with a sliding, backhanded catch on Nicholas Castellanos' sinking liner in the sixth.
Making his third start for the Blue Jays, Anderson (3-3) allowed two runs and five hits. The lefty walked none and struck out five.
Carlos Ramirez and Dominic Leone each worked one inning and Ryan Tepera held on for his second save in four chances despite giving up two runs in the ninth. Tepera caught Romine looking on a 3-2 pitch to end it, stranding runners at first and third.
Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera returned from suspension with a two-run homer off Anderson in the first, his 15th.
Cabrera had sat out the previous six games for his role in a brawl-filled game against the New York Yankees on Aug. 24.
Toronto answered against Chad Bell in the bottom half on Pillar's two-out RBI single.
The Blue Jays tied it in the fourth when Kendrys Morales came home from third while teammate Teoscar Hernandez was involved in a rundown between first and second.
Making his second career start, Bell allowed two runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Following Pillar's homer, Maile gave the Blue Jays an insurance run with a two-out RBI single.
Bautista made it 5-2 with a bloop single to shallow right off Blaine Hardy in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: OF Mikie Mahtook was scratched from the starting lineup because of a sore left groin. ... Detroit reinstated SS Jose Iglesias from the paternity list.
Blue Jays: 3B Josh Donaldson (illness) missed his second straight game. ... OF Steve Pearce (lower back) was unavailable. Pearce left Friday's game after striking out in the first. ... Manager John Gibbons said 2B Devon Travis (right knee) is not expected to return this season. Travis has been out since June 4.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Anibal Sanchez (3-3, 7.07) left his previous outing after just five pitches when he was struck on the right calf by a batted ball. He's 0-2 with a 7.98 ERA in three career starts at Rogers Centre.
Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (7-10, 3.85) snapped a three-start winless streak by beating Boston in his previous start, allowing three runs, one earned, in 5 2/3 innings.
