Soriano leads Blue Jays past Mariners, 4‑3

TORONTO (Interstat) — José Soriano pitched seven innings and earned his 11th win as the Toronto Blue Jays rallied past the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

Soriano allowed five hits and three earned runs while striking out six. Louis Varland pitched a scoreless inning for his 31st save. Seattle’s José A. Ferrer took the loss. Mariners starter Kade Anderson gave up two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

Cal Raleigh homered in the second inning, and Taylor Ward’s fourth-inning single scored two runs to give Seattle a 3-0 lead. Raleigh finished 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI.

Toronto got two runs in the fifth, with George Springer collecting an RBI. The Blue Jays tied it in the sixth on Brett Bateman’s run-scoring single, then Alejandro Kirk singled home Myles Straw for the go-ahead run.

Attendance was 41,512 and the game lasted 2:33. Seattle fell to 64-72, while Toronto improved to 67-71.