Cleveland Guardians vs Toronto Blue Jays Match Player Stats On May 08, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 8, 2017

TORONTO -- Marcus Stroman pitched six scoreless innings, Ryan Goins hit a two-run homer, and the Toronto Blue Jays held on to defeat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 on Monday night.

Justin Smoak also had a two-run single for the Blue Jays (12-20), who have won two in a row, in their first game against the Indians (17-14) since the American League Championship Series in October.

Cleveland won the ALCS in five games.

Stroman (3-2) allowed six hits and two walks. The right-hander struck out one and induced three double-play grounders.

Danny Barnes relieved and pitched a perfect seventh inning. In the eighth, Barnes allowed a leadoff walk to Roberto Perez and a double to Carlos Santana before being replaced by Joe Smith.

Francisco Lindor singled to right to score one run. Santana scored on a fielder's choice on the same play when Lindor was caught in a rundown between first and second. Lindor was awarded second base on obstruction charged to second baseman Devon Travis.

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was ejected for arguing the call.

Smith retired Jason Kipnis on a grounder to first and struck out former Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Ramirez to end the inning.

Roberto Osuna picked his fifth save of the season with a perfect ninth.

Indians starter Trevor Bauer (2-4) allowed six hits, three walks and four runs while striking out six in six innings.

Zach McAllister replaced Bauer and pitched around a walk in the seventh and had three strikeouts and a walk in the eighth.

Blue Jays center fielder Kevin Pillar made a diving catch on a ball hit over his head by Ramirez to end the top of the sixth and preserve Toronto's 4-0 lead.

Santana, who had singled, and Encarnacion, who had walked, were at third and first, respectively, when Pillar made his spectacular grab.

Encarnacion, signed in the offseason as a free agent by Cleveland, received a standing ovation before leading off the top of the second by lining an infield single off Stroman's leg. Ramirez followed with a single, but Stroman worked out of the inning by getting a flyout to left and a double-play grounder.

Goins hit his third homer of the season with two outs in the bottom of the second to give Toronto a 2-0 lead. Travis was at second base after a one-out double.

Toronto led 4-0 in the third after Smoak's two-run single scored Pillar, who had walked, and Kendrys Morales, who had doubled. Smoak was thrown out between first and second.

Stroman escaped in the top of the fourth with another double-play grounder after Lindor and Encarnacion singled for the Indians.

In the top of the fifth, Perez bounced back to Stroman, who started the Blue Jays' third double play of the game to end the inning. The Indians had runners at first and third with one out after a single by Lonnie Chisenhall, a walk by Yandy Diaz and passed ball.

NOTES: Toronto C Russell Martin (left shoulder nerve irritation) went on the disabled list and C Mike Ohlman was called up from Triple-A Buffalo. RHP Casey Lawrence was designated for assignment to make room for Ohlman on the 40-man roster. Ohlman batted .246/.388/.594 with seven homers and 13 RBIs in 23 games at Buffalo. ... Toronto RHP Mat Latos was assigned outright to Buffalo after being designated for assignment. ... Cleveland recalled INF/OF Yandy Diaz from Triple-A Columbus and optioned RHP Shawn Armstrong to Columbus. Diaz batted .236 with two RBIs in nine starts at third base with Cleveland this season. He was optioned to Columbus on April 20, where he batted .395 with one homer and nine RBIs. Armstrong was 1-0 with a 5.93 ERA in five outings with Cleveland this season. ... Cleveland will start RHP Carlos Carrasco (3-2, 2.18 ERA) against Toronto RHP Mike Bolsinger (season debut) on Tuesday.