Cease Strikes Out 10 in Jays' 2-0 Win Over Angels

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dylan Cease struck out 10 batters over seven shutout innings to lead his team to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night at Rogers Centre, snapping a four-game losing streak before a sellout crowd of 41,923.

The Blue Jays scored both runs in the third inning against Angels starter Reid Detmers. George Springer led off with a single and later scored on Kazuma Okamoto's RBI single to center. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. drew a one-out walk and crossed the plate on Ernie Clement's sacrifice fly to right field. That provided all the support Cease needed as he retired the Angels in order through three innings, allowed five hits with no walks and lowered his earned-run average to 2.58.

Jeff Hoffman pitched a scoreless eighth inning, stranding a leadoff double, and Louis Varland worked a perfect ninth for his fifth save. Cease improved to 3-1 with his second win this season against the Angels, having previously struck out 12 in five innings during a 5-2 victory on April 20 in Anaheim. The performance marked his third double-digit strikeout game in eight starts this season and his 28th career.

Detmers fell to 1-3 after yielding two runs on two hits...