Sánchez, Phillies beat Blue Jays 5‑2

TORONTO (Interstat) — Cristopher Sánchez struck out 10 over seven innings as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Monday night at Rogers Centre.

Sánchez allowed four hits and two earned runs, improving to 8-2. Jhoan Duran pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save. Patrick Corbin took the loss for Toronto, dropping to 2-3.

Philadelphia scored twice in the second inning on Adolis García’s two-run homer. The Phillies added three runs in the third on an RBI single by Alec Bohm, a run-scoring single by J.T. Realmuto and a bases-loaded walk to Bryson Stott. García finished with two RBIs.

Toronto got on the board in the third on a groundout by Yohendrick Piñango that scored Myles Straw. Ernie Clement homered in the fifth for the Blue Jays’ final run.

Simeon Woods Richardson tossed four scoreless innings of relief for Toronto, allowing one hit and striking out three. The Blue Jays outhit the Phillies 6-7 but could not overcome the early deficit.

Attendance was 37,178. The game lasted 2 hours, 34 minutes. Philadelphia improved to 36-30, while Toronto fell to 32-35.