TORONTO (AP) \u2014 Bo Bichette had a home run among his three hits, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base five times and drove in three and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Addison Barger had three hits and a walk, and left-hander Eric Lauer (3-1) pitched five innings to help Toronto improve to 24-13 at home.<\/p>\n
Guerrero walked in his first three plate appearances, including an intentional pass in the third. He hit a two-run double in the sixth and singled home a run in the seventh.<\/p>\n
Arizona arrived in Toronto having won five of six but lost its third straight, its longest skid since losing three in a row in late May.<\/p>\n
Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (2-4) allowed two runs, one earned, and six hits in 4 2\/3 innings, his first losing decision since April 29 against the Mets.<\/p>\n
Bichette, who hit a tying home run in the ninth inning Tuesday in a 5-4 victory, connected for the second straight at-bat when he lined Rodriguez\u2019s second pitch 418 feet to left. <\/p>\n
It was Bichette\u2019s fifth career leadoff home run, two of which have come this season. He has 10 homers this season.<\/p>\n
Arizona\u2019s Corbin Carroll stayed in to run the bases after being hit on the left hand by a pitch in the top of the eighth, but exited in the bottom half. Alek Thomas took Carroll\u2019s spot in the lineup.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Barger and Guerrero hit back-to-back doubles off Tayler Scott in Toronto\u2019s three-run sixth. One run scored on Barger\u2019s hit while Guerrero\u2019s scored two.<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
The Blue Jays are 27-2 when they score five or more runs.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (5-5, 4.08 ERA) was scheduled to start against RHP Ryne Nelson (3-2, 4.14) on Thursday as Toronto goes for its sixth sweep of the season.<\/p>\n
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