ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — A pivotal three-run eighth inning, capped by a clutch two-run double from pinch-hitter Lenyn Sosa, propelled the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium.

The win, played before a crowd of 28,641 in a brisk 2 hours and 27 minutes, gave the Blue Jays their second straight victory in the series and evened their season record at 10-13. The Angels fell to 11-14.

The game was a taut pitchers’ duel for seven innings before Toronto broke through against the Angels’ bullpen. The most important sequence of the night unfolded in the top of the eighth with the score tied 1-1.

Ernie Clement led off the inning with a double to left field off Angels reliever Drew Pomeranz. After an intentional walk to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Sosa was called upon to pinch-hit. He delivered the game’s biggest blow, lacing a Pomeranz offering into right field for a double, scoring both Clement and Guerrero to give Toronto a 3-1 lead. Davis Schneider, pinch-running for Sosa, later scored on an RBI single by Eloy Jiménez to extend the advantage.

That rally made a winner of Mason Fluharty, who recorded two outs in the seventh inning to improve to 1-0. Pomeranz took the loss, falling to 0-2 after surrendering three earned runs in his one inning of work.

The late offensive outburst overshadowed a sterling start from Toronto’s Patrick Corbin, who was named the game’s top star. The veteran left-hander delivered five strong innings, allowing just one run on two hits while striking out three. He efficiently navigated the Angels’ lineup, needing only 54 pitches to record 15 outs and keeping the Blue Jays in the game during a stretch where their offense was stifled by Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz.

Kochanowicz was nearly as effective, yielding one run on five hits over 5 2/3 innings. The Angels broke through first in the fifth against Corbin. Oswald Peraza and Nolan Schanuel hit back-to-back singles, and Peraza came home on Vaughn Grissom’s sacrifice fly to center field.

Toronto answered immediately in the sixth. Guerrero Jr. and Jesús Sánchez singled, and Guerrero scored on a sacrifice fly by Jiménez to knot the game at 1-1.

The Blue Jays’ bullpen quartet of Spencer Miles, Fluharty, Tyler Rogers, and Louis Varland combined for four innings of one-run relief. Varland earned his first save of the season, but not before navigating a tense ninth inning.

The Angels mounted a final threat against Varland. Mike Trout singled, and Jo Adell and Jorge Soler were both hit by pitches to load the bases with one out. Pinch-hitter Yoán Moncada then singled to right, scoring Trout to cut the deficit to 4-2. With the tying runs on base, Nolan Schanuel grounded sharply to second baseman Ernie Clement, who started a game-ending 4-6-3 double play. The Angels challenged the call at first base, but it was upheld, sealing the Toronto victory.

Both teams grounded into two double plays, but Toronto’s eight hits bested the Angels’ five. The result defied the pregame projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had forecast a 4-3 Angels victory, though Toronto entered as a slight betting favorite.

The Blue Jays have now won three of their last four games. The Angels, meanwhile, have lost three of four. The two teams conclude their three-game series Wednesday in Anaheim.