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Cleveland Guardians 8 Toronto Blue Jays 6
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Guardians 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 10 0
Blue Jays 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 6 9 0
Martinez hits 2 homers as Guardians rough up Scherzer and beat Blue Jays 8-6
TORONTO -- Angel Martinez went deep twice for his first career multi-homer game, Daniel Schneemann added the first leadoff homer of his career and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-6 on Friday night.
All three home runs came off Torontos Max Scherzer (1-3), who allowed seven runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings, his fourth straight winless outing. Its the third time in five starts this season that Scherzer has failed to complete three innings.
Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams (4-1) allowed six runs and seven hits in six innings for his fourth win in five starts. He walked two and struck out four.
Hunter Gaddis pitched the seventh, Erik Sabrowski worked the eighth and Cade Smith finished for his sixth save in eight chances.
Martinez capped a five-run first inning with his fourth homer of the season, then chased Scherzer with a one-out drive in the third.
On his second homer, Martinez fouled off the first seven pitches before taking three straight balls, then connected on the 11th pitch of the at-bat.
Martinez struck out in his final two plate appearances, but finished 2 for 4 with four RBI. Its his second four-RBI game this season and the third of his career.
Kazuma Okamota and Jesus Sanchez hit solo home runs for Toronto, but the Blue Jays couldnt overcome Scherzers rough start.
Sanchez homered in the first, his third. Okamoto hit a 430-foot drive into the second deck in center in the second, his fourth.
Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes exited in the first inning because of a sore left hamstring. Lukes hit a leadoff double, but walked off following a brief conversation with the trainer and manager John Schneider.
Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (1-1, 2.54 ERA) is expected to start Saturday against Guardians LHP Joey Cantillo (1-0, 3.20).
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