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The Blue Jays loaded the bases with two outs in the first inning but Reid Detmers managed to get out of the inning without giving up a run. Zach Neto committed an error. Nolan Schanuel got a hustle double and then Jorge Soler drove him in. 1-0 Angels.
Then Yoan Moncada struck out to end the inning. In the third inning, Vlad Guerrero Jr. homered to take the lead 2-1 Toronto In the bottom of the third inning Zach Neto walked and Mike Trout legged out an infield single. They then executed a double steal.
Nolan Schanuel hit a sacrifice fly to score Neto. 2-2 tie.
The game settled in for a couple of innings where nobody scored. The Angels did a great deal of striking out against Dylan Cease. Vlad Guerrero Jr. scored on a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to put the Blue Jays ahead 3-2.
Toronto got another run in the seventh inning to make it 4-2. In the top of the ninth inning a single, a passed ball, a sacrifice bunt, and a groundout gave the Blue Jays their fifth run. 5-2 Toronto.
The Angels struck out 18 times on their way to this loss.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
