TORONTO (AP) — José Berríos pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings, Davis Schneider hit a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays gained their dwelling opener Monday night time, beating the Seattle Mariners 5-2.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Seattle Mariners 2: Field Rating
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and drove in a run because the Blue Jays gained earlier than a sellout crowd of 40,069 at their renovated stadium. The decrease degree of seats and each clubhouses had been rebuilt over the offseason.
Berríos (2-0) allowed 4 hits, all singles, together with three from Seattle’s Ty France. The appropriate-hander walked one and matched a season-high by hanging out six.
Blue Jays reliever Yimi Garcia struck out Dominic Canzone to strand France at first base to finish the seventh inning.
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Garcia obtained 4 outs, pitching round J.P. Crawford’s solo dwelling run within the eighth. The homer was Crawford’s second.
Chad Inexperienced gave up Cal Raleigh’s solo dwelling run within the ninth however closed out the sport. Raleigh’s homer was his first.
Mariners right-hander Luis Castillo (0-3) misplaced for the third time in three begins this season, permitting 4 runs and 9 hits in 5 innings. Castillo’s earned run common rose from 6.75 to six.89.
The Mariners have misplaced 5 of six.
France went 3 for 4 after being activated off the paternity record earlier than the sport.
Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk opened the scoring with an RBI single within the second and Schneider’s bases-loaded hit drove in two extra within the third.
House plate umpire CB Bucknor went down in ache after being struck on the face masks by Kirk’s foul tip within the second. Blue Jays coach Jose Ministral got here out to examine on Bucknor, who stayed within the sport.
UP NEXT
Mariners RHP George Kirby (1-1, 5.23 ERA) is scheduled to start out Tuesday towards Blue Jays RHP Chris Bassitt (0-2, 7.71).
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