Daulton Varsho hit a three-run home run, and Jose Berrios had a strong performance over seven innings, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night. This victory completed a three-game sweep of the Angels.
Ernie Clement and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also contributed with two-run home runs. Berrios (11-9) allowed only one run on two hits, with a walk and five strikeouts. The Blue Jays achieved their third series sweep of the season and their second on the road.
Varsho and Guerrero both had three hits and three RBIs, while Clement added a triple.
“I like the way the guys are going about it,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “With the veteran guys leading the way, we have a lot of young dudes that are kind of learning as they go.
When you get good starting pitching like we did, it makes it a lot easier. But I love the way the guys went about it after traveling to the West.”
Matt Thaiss hit a home run for the Angels, who have a 1-5 record 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. This was the second time Anderson (9-11) allowed more than four earned runs in a start this season.
“Their starters beat up our hitters and their hitters beat up our starters,” Angels manager Ron Washington said. “We could never put something together to keep something going (offensively).”
The Blue Jays took an early lead in the second inning when Clement hit his seventh home run, his first since July 10. Toronto went up 3-0 in the third inning with an RBI single from Guerrero and extended their lead to 6-0 in the fifth when Varsho hit his 15th home run of the season.
“I don’t think it necessarily (is all about) the power,” Varsho said. “I think it’s about working the pitcher down and being able to make him make pitches and have him leave it over the middle part of the plate. And not missing that pitch.”
