George Springer, Jesus Sanchez and Kazuma Okamoto hit homers and Eric Lauer had 9 strikeouts because the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Athletics 5-2 on Sunday to finish a three-game collection sweep.
Springer turned on the primary pitch Luis Morales (0-1) threw for his sixty fourth profession leadoff house run. Sanchez added a two-run shot within the third inning and Okamoto added a solo blast within the fourth.
Lauer (1-0) struck out the aspect within the opening body. He allowed three hits, two earned runs and a stroll over 5 1/3 innings.
The left-hander didn’t permit a baserunner till Nick Kurtz drew a one-out stroll within the fourth. Jacob Wilson led off the fifth inning with a double for the Athletics’ first hit and scored on a house run by Max Muncy.
Toronto answered within the backside half when Addison Barger walked with the bases loaded to plate Tyler Heineman.
Braydon Fisher, Tommy Nance, Mason Fluharty and Jeff Hoffman labored in aid for the Blue Jays in entrance of 36,484 spectators at Rogers Centre.
It was Hoffman’s first save. The Blue Jays outhit the Athletics 6-5.
TAKEAWAYS
Blue Jays: Toronto pitchers set a franchise file by recording 50 strikeouts within the collection. The earlier excessive of 45 for a three-game set was set April 28-30, 2023 in opposition to the Seattle Mariners.
Athletics: Shea Langeliers cooled off Sunday after torching the Blue Jays for 3 homers over the primary two video games. He had a single and two strikeouts.
KEY MOMENT
Springer set the tone together with his rainbow blast that travelled 362 toes over the wall in left discipline.
KEY STAT
The Blue Jays swept 11 collection final season. Solely the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers (with 12) had extra.
COMING UP
The Blue Jays will proceed their six-game homestand Monday in opposition to the Colorado Rockies.
Toronto’s Cody Ponce is scheduled to start out in opposition to fellow right-hander Tomoyuki Sugano within the season debut for each pitchers.