Angels Beat Blue Jays 6-1, Avoid Sweep

Toronto, Ontario - Jo Adell hit two solo home runs and Jose Soriano pitched 7 2/3 strong innings with seven strikeouts as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep at Rogers Centre.

Soriano, now 6-2, allowed one run on five hits and one walk before 40,977 fans. After issuing a two-out walk in the first inning, he retired the next 20 Toronto batters in order until Myles Straw's infield single in the eighth. The Angels, who entered with records of 16-25, snapped an eight-game road losing streak dating to April 16 and a nine-game skid in Toronto.

The Blue Jays, 18-22, grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when Kazuma Okamoto doubled in a run, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Los Angeles then erupted for six runs against Toronto's pitching staff. Oswald Peraza hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning off Eric Lauer. Adell followed with a solo shot later that frame and added another to lead off the ninth, both against the left-hander.

Vaughn Grissom contributed a two-run double as the Angels piled on. Lauer, 1-5, yielded all six runs on five hits and two walks over five innings with four strikeouts. His last win came March 29...