Toronto Blue Jays vs Milwaukee Brewers Match Player Stats On May 24, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 24, 2017

MILWAUKEE -- Kevin Pillar, Jose Bautista and Devon Travis all hit solo home runs and Ryan Goins belted a grand slam as the Toronto Blue Jays finished off a two-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with an 8-4 victory on Wednesday at Miller Park.

Brewers starter Matt Garza (2-1) allowed the three solo home runs and was charged with six runs as he allowed seven hits with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.

Garza retired his first nine batters in order before Pillar led off the fourth with his seventh home run of the season. Two batters later, Bautista crushed a 2-and-0 fastball off the base of the scoreboard in center to make it a 2-1 game.

Toronto added another in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by Luke Maile and Travis gave the Blue Jays a 4-1 advantage when he led off the sixth with his third home run of the season.

Garza put two more on in the inning before giving way to Oliver Drake. Drake walked Chris Coglhan to load the bases then left a 0-and-1 fastball up and in, just enough for Goins to rip it to right for his first career grand slam.

Goins was batting .191 and was 1-for-26 in his last eight games when the Blue Jays arrived in Milwaukee, but went 4-for-7 in two games against the Brewers, with two doubles, the grand slam and five RBIs.

Toronto's offense made things relatively easy for Marcus Stroman (5-2). The right-hander allowed four runs on four hits with four walks and five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings. He faced the minimum through his first two innings before Keon Broxton hit a one-out home run in the third to give the Brewers a 1-0 lead.

Stroman retired the next four batters and wiped out a leadoff walk in the fifth with a double play, but Milwaukee finally got to Stroman in the sixth.

Jonathan Villar drew a leadoff walk and moved to third on a one-out double by Hernan Perez. Stroman struck out Travis Shaw for the second out but missed his mark on a 2-and-2 fastball that Domingo Santana sent over the fence to left, cutting the Blue Jays' lead in half.

NOTES: The Blue Jays placed OF Anthony Alford on the 10-day disabled list because of a right hand fracture. Alford entered Toronto's game Tuesday as a pinch-hitter and recorded his first big league hit, but sustained the injury during his final at-bat of the game. ... Toronto recalled LF Dwight Smith Jr. from Triple-A Buffalo to replace Alford on the active roster. Smith arrived in Milwaukee on Wednesday morning and was available against the Brewers. ... Brewers LF Ryan Braun was out of the starting lineup. Manager Craig Counsell said it was a planned day off for Braun, who played two games after spending 10 days on the disabled list because of a strained calf.