The game stayed scoreless for five innings before Matt Vierling and Yohendrick Pinango traded home runs. Then it took extra innings to settle.
Casey Mize dominated through six shutout innings for Detroit, allowing just two hits while striking out four. The right-hander carried a 2.43 ERA and worked efficiently with 71 pitches before handing the ball to his bullpen with a 1-0 lead.
Vierling homered to left in the sixth inning to give Detroit the early advantage. Pinango answered in the seventh with a solo shot to right that tied the game 1-1. In the 10th inning, Varsho singled to center and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored the winning run.
Tyler Holton took the loss for Detroit, allowing one run in one inning of work. His ERA sits at 4.50. Louie Varland earned the victory for Toronto with two scoreless innings, improving to 2-1 with a 0.38 ERA.
Detroit snapped a losing streak but fell to 20-25. Toronto moved to 19-25 after losing their previous game.