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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Powers Blue Jays to Victory over Angels
Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a homer and Cease struck out 12 as Toronto won its second straight game.
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered and Dylan Cease struck out 12 as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 in Anaheim in the opener of a three-game series.
- Toronto took a 2-1 lead in the third inning on Guerrero's 430-foot two-run homer that drove in Davis Schneider, who had opened the inning with a walk.
- Cease earned his first win, allowing two runs over five innings while taking the major league lead with 44 strikeouts; he left after throwing 110 pitches, 69 for strikes.
- Nathan Lukes drove in two runs with an RBI single in the seventh and an RBI groundout in the ninth, extending the lead to 5-2 as Los Angeles struck out 18 times.
- Jeff Hoffman struck out the side in the ninth to secure his third save, while Reid Detmers picked up the loss for Los Angeles, allowing four runs over six innings.
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ANAHEIM, California, USA (AP) — Dylan Cease struck out 12 in five innings and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2…
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Madison CourierToronto 5, L.A. Angels 2
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Dylan Cease strikes out TWELVE over five innings, Blue Jays take opener against Angels!
20/04/2026: Late night dub! Dylan Cease got the ball and did what he's been doing as a Blue Jay to start his Toronto career...strike out hitters. He punched out TWELVE Angels in his start, finishing the night atop the MLB strikeout leaderboard with 44. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. delivered the decisive blow, a 430-foot two-run shot to dead CF. Plus, Nathan Lukes kept hitting, driving in TWO runs after coming off the bench.
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Bias Distribution
- 45% of the sources are Center
45% Center
L 22%
C 45%
R 33%
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