TORONTO, April 19 (UPI) -- Dustin McGowan yielded two earned runs in seven innings Saturday to help the Toronto Blue Jays edge the Detroit Tigers 3-2.
With Toronto leading 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, the eventual winning run scored on Miguel Cabrera's fielding error on a grounder by Vernon Wells. The winners never trailed.
Toronto's Alex Rios had two hits -- one a solo homer in the first.
Matt Stairs, the designated hitter because Frank Thomas was benched, had a run and two hits for the Blue Jays, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
McGowan (1-1) gave up seven hits with two walks and one strikeout in his first win this season and closer B.J. Ryan earned his second save.
Detroit got one RBI each from Jacque Jones and Ivan Rodriguez.
Losing pitcher Jeremy Bonderman (1-2) gave up three runs -- two earned -- and five hits in five innings with six walks and two strikeouts.
The Tigers had won two of three.
