Jesus Sanchez homered and drove in three runs on Sunday afternoon to help the Toronto Blue Jays earn a 4-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Guardians.
Vladimir Guerrero had three hits and an RBI for the Blue Jays, who took two of three from Cleveland. Toronto starter Patrick Corbin went 4 ? innings, allowing two runs on six hits, striking out four and walking two.
Braydon Fisher (1-0) threw 1 ? scoreless innings to earn the win.
Slade Cecconi (0-4) saw his winless start to the season prolonged, yielding four runs on six hits across 5 ? innings. He struck out five and walked one for Cleveland, which has dropped three of its last four games. Angel Martinez tallied two hits and an RBI in the loss.
Louis Varland tossed a scoreless ninth to secure his third save in as many opportunities.
After Ernie Clement began the first with a double and Daulton Varsho walked, Guerrero’s single drove in the game’s first run.
Sanchez then extended the margin to two with a sacrifice fly.
Juan Brito and Austin Hedges singled in the top of the fifth to place runners on the corners, before Brayan Rocchio’s RBI single cut Cleveland’s deficit in half.
After Martinez’s double tied the game at two apiece, Fisher replaced Corbin and got out of the inning.
Guerrero led off the home half of the sixth with a double to center, before Sanchez belted his fourth homer of the season, giving the Blue Jays a 4-2 edge
