Guardians drop game, series to Blue Jays

TORONTO — Jesus Sanchez hit a two-run home run to take the lead, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Sunday. Guerrero led off the sixth inning with a double and Sanchez followed with his 355-foot blast to right field. It was Sanchez's fourth homer of the season and second of the three-game series, which the Blue Jays won 2-1.It was Toronto's second straight series victory after dropping its previous six.Blue Jays left-hander Patrick Corbin allowed two runs and six hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked two and struck out four.Braydon Fisher (1-0) worked out of a bases-loaded jam to finish the fifth and completed 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Tyler Rogers handled the seventh. Jeff Hoffman, who was recently moved out of the closer role, pitched a scoreless eighth. Louis Varland earned his third save after working around a leadoff single in the ninth.The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the first inning on Guerrero's RBI single to left field. Toronto added another run on a sacrifice fly from Sanchez.Cleveland tied it in the fifth after RBIs from Brayan Rocchio and Angel Martinez, who had two hits in the game.Guardians right-hander Slade Cecconi (0-4) allowed four runs and six hits with a walk and five strikeouts.Blue Jays left fielder Yohendrick Pinango, making his major league debut, recorded his first career MLB hit with a single in the fourth inning.Up nextCleveland LHP Parker Messick (3-0, 1.76 ERA) is scheduled to start against Tampa Bay on Monday. LHP Steven Matz (3-1, 4.81) will start for the Rays.