Berrios pitches a gem, Varsho adds 3-run homer as Blue Jays sweep Angels with 9-2 win
By Doug Padilla, The Associated Press on August 14, 2024.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Daulton Varsho hit a three-run home run, Jose Berrios dominated over seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays finished off a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels with a 9-2 victory on Wednesday night. Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each hit a two-run home run and Berrios (11-9) gave up one run on two hits with a walk and five strikeouts as the Blue Jays pulled off their third series sweep of the season and second on the road. Varsho and Guerrero both had three hits and three RBIs, while Clement added a triple. Matt Thaiss hit a home run for the Angels, who are 1-5 since winning consecutive series against the New York Mets and New York Yankees. Thaiss had two of the Angels’ three hits. Los Angeles left-hander Tyler Anderson, an American League All-Star, gave up seven runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings with four walks and eight strikeouts. It was the second time Anderson (9-11) allowed more than four earned runs in a start this season. The Blue Jays got the jump on Anderson in the second inning when Clement hit a home run, his seventh. It was his first home run since July 10. Toronto made it 3-0 in the third inning on an RBI single from Guerrero and made it 6-0 in the fifth when Varsho hit a three-run shot, his 15th of the season. Thaiss’ home run to centre in the fifth inning, his second of the season, was just the second hit of the game for the Angels. The Blue Jays added another run off of Anderson in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly from Leo Jimenez to make it 7-1. Guerrero’s two-run home run in the ninth inning was his 25th of the season and his second in two games. The Angels turned a hit batter, a walk and a sacrifice fly from Taylor Ward into a ninth-inning run. While winning all three games of the series, Blue Jays pitchers held the Angels to five total runs on 12 hits. After collecting five total hits in the first two games of his career to start the series, Toronto’s Will Wagner did not play in the series finale. TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: Berrios was hit with a comebacker from the Angels’ Michael Stefanic in the third inning but remained in the game after a visit from manager John Schneider and the training staff. Angels: Two days after he departed a game because of right knee discomfort, catcher Logan O’Hoppe was given the day off. Shortstop Zach Neto and right-fielder Jo Adell also were given the day off. UP NEXT Blue Jays: After an off day Thursday, RHP Yariel Rodriguez (1-5, 3.60 ERA) will take the mound Friday for the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Angels: After an off day Thursday, RHP Jose Soriano (6-7, 3.36 ERA) will pitch in the opener of a three-game home series against the Atlanta Braves. — AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB 22-21
