Ernie Clement and Joey Loperfido hit back-to back hit home runs in the fifth inning to help the surging Toronto Blue Jays rout the slumping Detroit Tigers 11-4 in a matchup of first-place teams going in opposite directions.

The Toronto Blue Jays are tied with the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs for the second-best record in baseball, and their home performances are a big reason why. Toronto’s 37 wins at the Rogers Centre are tied with the New York Mets for the most home victories in MLB ahead of Thursday’s slate, and its 17 losses are tied for the second-least.

Right-hander Reese Olson was cruising until giving up five runs in the sixth inning of an 11-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Blue Jays reliever Yimi García has been out of action for a couple of weeks with an ankle injury and now has additional issues.

Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette is optimistic about staying with the team long-term after their turnaround.

The Toronto Blue Jays are expected over the course of the next week to make some moves which will upgrade their roster that just so happens to be one of the hot

Bichette is slashing .281/.321/.448 with 13 homers and 59 RBI over 99 games this year, which is more in line with his career averages. The 27-year-old owns a .289/.330/.464 career slash line while averaging 15 homers and 57 RBI per 101 games.

The Toronto Blue Jays made a strong case for old school baseball in their series win over the long-ball loving New York Yankees.