Blue Jays 5, Angels 0
J.P. Arencibia hit a three-run homer and Brandon Morrow threw his second career complete game as the Blue Jays won their third straight contest.
Arencibia ended a 21-inning scoreless streak by Angels pitchers with his third-inning blast off Dan Haren (1-2), who gave up five runs – three earned – over seven innings.
Morrow (3-1) threw 102 pitches and limited the Angels to three hits with no walks and eight strikeouts for his first complete game since Aug. 8, 2010, when he threw a one-hitter with 17 strikeouts against Tampa Bay.
Arencibia spoiled the Angels’ bid for their third consecutive shutout with his second home run, and the Blue Jays added to their lead when Edwin Encarnacion’s error allowed two runs to score in the sixth inning.
The bottom three batters in Toronto’s batting order - Brett Lawrie, Colby Rasmus and Arencibia – were 4-for-10 with three runs scored. Encarnacion went 0-for-4 to snap his eight-game hitting streak.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Blue Jays have won five of their last six games. ... Prior to the game, the Angels acquired reliever Ernesto Frieri from the Padres for utilityman Alexi Amarista and reliever Donn Roach. Frieri has a 2.33 ERA over 105 career relief appearances. ... Albert Pujols’ batting average dropped to .202 after going 0-for-3. ... Morrow improved to 3-0 over his last five road starts dating to last season. ... Haren had allowed only four runs total over 22 innings in his previous three outings.