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05/26 20:57 CDT Snchez hits first career grand slam as Blue Jays win 8-1, snap
Marlins' streak at four
Snchez hits first career grand slam as Blue Jays win 8-1, snap Marlins' streak
at four
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) --- Jess Snchez hit his first career grand slam, Ernie Clement
and Yohendrick Piango had solo home runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Miami
8-1 on Tuesday night, snapping the Marlins' winning streak at four.
All three homers came off Marlins right-hander Sandy Alcantara, whose winless
streak reached six starts.
Snchez cleared the bases in Toronto's six-run sixth inning with a 394-foot
drive to right. It was his sixth home run of the season.
Snchez spent parts of six seasons with the Marlins before joining Houston at
the trade deadline last season. He was dealt to Toronto in February.
Clement homered to begin the second, his fifth of the season and second in as
many games. Piango made it 3-1 with a leadoff homer in the sixth.
Kazuma Okamoto and George Springer both had RBI singles for the Blue Jays, who
are 7-10 against NL opponents. Springer finished 3 for 4 and was hit by a pitch.
Alcantara (3-4) gave up a season-high eight runs and matched a season-worst by
allowing 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings. He hit four batters, leaving to a chorus of
boos after he followed up Snchez's slam by drilling Okamoto on the arm.
Alcantara is 0-3 with a 6.07 ERA in four career starts against the Blue Jays,
allowing 34 hits in 26 2/3 innings.
After Braydon Fisher worked a scoreless first for Toronto, rookie right-hander
Spencer Miles (2-0) followed by allowing one run and three hits in 4 1/3
innings.
Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit before the game but sat for a second
straight day. Guerrero left Sunday's loss to Pittsburgh after being hit on his
right elbow by a pitch.
Up next
Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (4-3, 3.23 ERA) is scheduled to face Marlins RHP
Eury Prez (3-6, 4.91) in Wednesday's series finale.
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