Blue Jays 5, Mariners 1

Brandon Morrow struck out a season-high 12 and the Toronto Blue Jays swatted three more homers en route to a 5-1 victory over the host Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.

Morrow (9-7) gave up one run, three hits and walked two in six innings while beating his former team.

Adam Lind hit a three-run homer, and Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus hit solo homers for the Blue Jays, who hit eight homers in the series.

Franklin Gutierrez had a run-scoring double in the sixth for the Mariners.

Seattle’s Mike Carp went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 17 games and reach base for the 26th consecutive contest.

Lind’s 22nd homer gave Toronto a 4-0 lead in the third.

Jesse Litsch, Casey Janssen and Frank Francisco combined for three innings of hitless relief for the Blue Jays.

Mariners starter Blake Beavan (3-4) gave up five runs and six hits in five innings.
Final1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9thRHE
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WP:Brandon Morrow (TOR)
LP:Blake Beavan (SEA)
Season Series
SeattleStatsToronto
3-6Vs6-3
.255Batting Average.288
4.9Runs / Game7.1
13Home Runs14
6Errors7