Blue Jays rout Angels 14-1 on Clement's 5 hits

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run homer to cap a seven-run fifth inning, while infielder Ernie Clement tied a career high with five hits, powering Toronto to a 14-1 rout of the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

The Blue Jays sent 11 batters to the plate in the decisive fifth, erupting for seven runs against Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz. The 22-year-old right-hander faced six batters that inning without recording an out, allowing six earned runs on nine hits and two walks over four-plus innings with no strikeouts. Defensive miscues compounded his struggles, including a wild pitch, a throwing error by Kochanowicz and a blooper by Jesus Sanchez that dropped between outfielder Josh Lowe, third baseman Yoan Moncada and shortstop Zach Neto. Moncada also failed to knock down Clement's hard grounder.

Clement went 5-for-5, including an RBI single in the fifth, a solo homer to open the seventh, his second of the season, and infield singles in the second and fourth innings. He added another single in the ninth. Valenzuela finished 4-for-5 with four RBIs in his first career four-hit game, nearly hitting for the cycle, and homered on the first...