Blue Jays ride 8-run first inning to a 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks
Kazuma Okamoto homered and Nathan Lukes drove in three runs as Toronto snapped Arizona’s four-game winning streak.
- On Sunday, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4, preventing a three-game sweep and snapping Toronto's four-game losing streak while ending Arizona's four-game winning streak.
- Ryne Nelson struggled during the first inning, allowing eight runs and recording only one out before being pulled after 30 pitches as the Blue Jays' first eight batters reached base on five singles, two doubles, and a walk.
- Kazuma Okamoto hit a 406-foot solo homer and maintains an 18-game hitting streak, the longest active run in the MLB, while Nathan Lukes finished with three hits including a bases-clearing double.
- Toronto starter Kevin Gausman earned the win, allowing two runs over six innings while striking out four, though Diamondbacks All-Star Corbin Carroll left before the fifth inning due to low back tightness.
- The D-backs are off Monday before continuing their homestand Tuesday, while the Blue Jays continue their road trip; Ildemaro Vargas extended his franchise-record hitting streak to 15 games.
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Blue Jays ride an 8-run first inning to a 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks, snapping 4-game skid
Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo homer and had three RBIs, Nathan Lukes added a three-run double and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to cruise past the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 10-4 victory that prevented a three-game sweep.
Blue Jays score 8 runs in first in rout of Diamondbacks
Kazuma Okamoto homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Nathan Lukes had three hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to cruise to a 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.Okamoto had a two-run double in the first and leadoff man Lukes had two hits in the frame, including a three-run double to cap the big inning off Ryne Nelson (1-2), who retired one of the 10 batters he faced.Vlad…
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