Tigers lose Ordonez to broken ankle in defeat

Jose Bautista drove in a pair of runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win Saturday night over the Detroit Tigers, who lost Magglio Ordonez to a fractured ankle.

Ordonez broke his ankle sliding into home plate and is expected to miss 6-to-8 weeks. It was the second major injury this week for the Tigers, who lost third baseman Brandon Inge to a broken left hand.

Carlos Guillen also left the game with a calf injury.

Shaun Marcum (9-4) allowed two runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings for Toronto. Kevin Gregg pitched the ninth for his 22nd save in 26 tries.

Tigers rookie Rick Porcello (4-8) dropped to 0-4 in his last six starts, a stretch that included a trip to the minors. He allowed three runs on five hits and four walks in six innings.

Vernon Wells gave the Blue Jays a first-inning lead with an RBI single. Bautista doubled the margin with another one in the third, but Porcello escaped further damage by getting Aaron Hill to pop out to end the inning with the bases loaded.

The Tigers nearly tied the game in the bottom of the third, but Ordonez was thrown out at the plate trying to be the second runner to score on Miguel Cabrera's double. Ordonez, already limited to designated-hitter duties by soreness in the ankle, appeared to twist it awkwardly on the slide.

Bautista's fifth-inning groundout gave the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead, but Scott Sizemore pulled the Tigers within a run with an RBI single in the sixth. Sizemore had replaced Guillen in the top of the inning after Detroit's second injury of the night.

Notes: Ordonez's injury makes it highly unlikely that he will reach any of the playing-time requirements needed to vest his $15 million option for 2011. ... With Johnny Damon battling a stomach bug, C Alex Avila was the only fully healthy position player on the Detroit bench for the final three innings. However, Tigers manager Jim Leyland did use Damon to pinch-hit in the ninth inning. ... Because of Friday's rainout, the teams finish their four-game series with a day-night doubleheader on Sunday. ... Toronto pitchers have not allowed a homer on their current eight-game road trip.