Blue Jays Top Guardians 5-3 on Okamoto Homer

Toronto, Ontario (AP) - Kazuma Okamoto homered for the second consecutive game and drove in two runs, powering the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

The win marked just the second time this season the Blue Jays have defeated an American League Central opponent in eight attempts. Toronto snapped a skid against division foes following an 8-6 loss to Cleveland on Friday night. Okamoto, a key contributor in the lineup, finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored. His fourth-inning solo shot, a 425-foot drive to center off Guardians starter Joey Cantillo, tied the game at 1-1 and marked his fifth home run of the year.

Cleveland struck first in the third inning on an RBI groundout by Brayan Rocchio, plating the game's opening run. Cantillo, who fell to 1-1, allowed three runs and six hits over five-plus innings before exiting. He departed after back-to-back singles by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Okamoto to open the sixth.

Reliever Matt Festa entered and struck out pinch-hitter Jesús Sánchez, but Daulton Varsho followed with an RBI single past second baseman Angel Martínez, giving Toronto the lead. One out later, Andrés Giménez...