Toronto Blue Jays at Arizona Diamondbacks

· Major League Baseball

Toronto Blue Jays

8-13, 2-7 Away

Final
10 - 4

Arizona Diamondbacks

13-9, 7-3 Home

Blue Jays ride an 8-run first inning to a 10-4 win over the Diamondbacks, snapping 4-game skid

Toronto snapped a four-game losing streak and ended Arizona's four-game winning streak.

Ryne Nelson (1-2) was rocked for eight runs and got just one out. His season ERA jumped from 3.54 to 6.97.

The first eight Blue Jays batters reached base on five singles, two doubles and a walk. Nelson finally struck out Brandon Valenzuela, but Lukes following with a bases-clearing double for an 8-0 lead, ending Nelson's day after only 30 pitches.

Toronto starter Kevin Gausman (1-1) gave up two runs over six solid innings. He permitted seven hits and a walk while striking out four. Lukes — who entered the game batting .162 — finished with three hits.

Okamoto hit his third homer in the third, smacking Andrew Hoffmann's slider 406 feet over the left-center wall.

Arizona's Ildemaro Vargas has hit safety in his first 15 games this season, which extends a franchise record. He has an 18-game hitting streak dating to last season, which is the longest active run in the big leagues.

Diamondbacks All-Star outfielder Corbin Carroll left before the fifth inning because of low back tightness. Jorge Barrosa replaced him and hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

Up next The D-backs are off Monday before continuing their homestand Tuesday. RHP Merrill Kelly (1-0, 3.38 ERA) faces White Sox RHP Sean Burke (0-2, 4.43).

The Blue Jays continue their road trip Monday. RHP Dylan Cease (0-0, 1.74 ERA) opposes Angels LHP Reid Detmers (1-1, 3.57).

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Thomas fouled out to left.
	9th Inning	McCann grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Tawa out at second.
	9th Inning	Tawa singled to center.
	9th Inning	Fisher relieved Nance
	9th Inning	Okamoto struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Giménez grounded out to second.

Statistics

TOR		ARI
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
0	Ground Balls	0
7	Strikeouts	5
10	Runs Batted In	4
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
14	Hits	10
0	Stolen Bases	0
4	Walks	1
0	Catcher Interference	0
10	Runs	4
2	Ground Into Double Play	2
1	Sacrifice Flies	0
38	At Bats	35
1	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
14	Runners Left On Base	12
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	0
6	Doubles	2
0	Fly Balls	0
0	Caught Stealing	0
147	Pitches	123
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	0
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	0
23	Total Bases	15
43	Plate Appearances	36
162.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
7	Extra Base Hits	3
8.5	Runs Created	3.8
.368	Batting Average	.286
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.605	Slugging Percentage	.429
.342	Secondary Average	.171
.419	On Base Percentage	.306
1.024	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.734
0.0	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.0
8.5	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	3.8
69.0	Batter Rating	33.0
38.0	At Bats Per Home Run	35.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	0.00
3.42	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.42
.237	Isolated Power	.143
0.57	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.20
.093	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.028
-.026	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	-.114
20.0	Runs Produced	8.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.7	Patience Ratio	0.4
0.4	Balls In Play Average	0.3
109.5	MLB Rating	84.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0