Blue Jays Rally for 4-2 Win Over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. Toronto Blue Jays pinch hitter Lenyn Sosa delivered a tiebreaking two-run double in a three-run eighth inning, and reliever Louie Varland secured the final out with a game-ending double play to preserve a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.
The win marked the second straight defeat for the Angels at Angel Stadium and extended Toronto's current streak to three games, matching the team's season high. Los Angeles, meanwhile, has managed just six runs during its season-worst four-game skid.
Toronto starter Patrick Corbin held the Angels to one run and two hits over five innings, striking out three and walking two. Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz matched that effectiveness early, allowing one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings with one strikeout and two walks.
The Angels grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fifth when Oswald Peraza and Nolan Schanuel singled with one out, and Vaughn Grissom followed with a sacrifice fly to score Peraza. Toronto answered in the sixth as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Jesus Sanchez hit consecutive one-out singles, and Eloy Jimenez drove in Guerrero with a sacrifice fly to tie the score at 1-1.
The game remained deadlocked until the...