Justin Verlander was pitching effectively for the Tigers until the fifth inning, when the Blue Jays figured out the righty and rocked him for a six-run frame in Detroit's 10-5 loss.
Verlander would finish his five innings of work with an unsightly line of seven earned runs on seven hits, including allowing back-to-back home runs. He struck out five and walked two while throwing 98 pitches.
In two of his four outings since returning from the disabled list, Verlander (0-2) has been rocked for 13 runs and 17 hits, both losses. In the other two outings, both no-decisions, he has given up four runs on nine hits.