MARTÍNEZ HITS TWO HOMERS, GUARDIANS BEAT BLUE JAYS
TORONTO (Interstat) — Angel Martínez homered twice and drove in four runs as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6 on Friday at Rogers Centre before 41,671 fans.
Cleveland jumped ahead with a five-run first inning, highlighted by Daniel Schneemann’s solo homer, a two-run double by George Valera and a two-run shot by Martínez. Martínez added a two-run homer in the third inning. Chase DeLauter drove in a run in the sixth.
Toronto answered with two runs in the first on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s run-scoring groundout and Jesús Sánchez’s homer. Kazuma Okamoto homered in the second. Ernie Clement doubled in a run in the fifth. Andrés Giménez doubled in two runs in the sixth.
Gavin Williams (4-1) earned the win. Max Scherzer (1-3) took the loss. Cade Smith notched his sixth save, pitching a scoreless ninth despite surrendering two hits.
Cleveland outhit Toronto 10-9. The game lasted 2:42. The Guardians improved to 15-12; the Blue Jays fell to 10-15.