Blue Jays’ Cease Strikes Out 12 in Road Win Over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Dylan Cease struck out 12 over five innings, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night at Angel Stadium.
Cease allowed two runs on five hits to earn the win. Guerrero’s blast in the third inning gave Toronto the lead for good, erasing an early 1-0 Angels advantage. The Blue Jays added single runs in the sixth, seventh and ninth innings, with pinch-hitter Nathan Lukes driving in two.
Reid Detmers took the loss for Los Angeles, yielding four runs in six innings. Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth for his third save. Attendance was 37,897. The win improved Toronto to 9-13, while the Angels fell to 11-13.