Berrios, Belt lead Blue Jays to 8-2 win over slumping Pirates
Jose Berrios gave up two runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk as Toronto won its second straight after a five-game skid. He retired his first 13 batters before Jack Suwinski walked with one out in the fifth inning and Ke'Bryan Hayes followed with a single.
Before a crowd of 34,882, the Pirates' largest for a May home game since 2015, Johan Oviedo gave up seven runs - six earned - 10 hits and three walks in five innings. It was the second straight poor outing for Oviedo, tagged for seven runs over 2 1/3 innings last Sunday at Washington.Belt was ejected in the top of the eighth inning by plate umpire Carlos Torres for arguing a called third strike.
Daulton Varsho hit a two-ahead single in first for the Blue Jays, who outhit Pittsburgh 14-5, and Alejandro Kirk capped the inning with an RBI double. Toronto extended the lead to 7-0 in the third, when Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run single after the first run of the inning scored on second baseman Rodolfo Castro's throwing error.Connor Joe singled in a run in the sixth for the Pirates and Suwinski hit a leadoff home run in the seventh.Blue Jays: 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was a late scratch because of left wrist discomfort. It marked just the fourth time Guerrero has missed a game since the start of the 2020 season.
Pirates: DH/OF Andrew McCutchen missed his second straight game with a sprained left ankle. … INF/OF Ji Hwan Bae sat out after rolling his left ankle in Friday's game.In Sunday's series finale, Blue Jays LHP Yusei Kikuchi will face RHP Roansy Contreras as Toronto goes for the sweep.
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