ANAHEIM, Cali. (AP) \u2014 Mike Trout homered, Nolan Schanuel homered and hit a three-run double and Jose Soriano worked five shutout innings as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 on Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.<\/p>\n
Trout\u2019s eighth homer of the season was a 428-foot solo shot in the bottom of the fifth. That hit tied the 34-year-old Trout with the late Garret Anderson for the Angels\u2019 franchise record of 796 extra-base hits. Anderson d ied last week of an acute necrotizing pancreatitis at the age of 53.<\/p>\n
Soriano, who is 5-0, allowed three hits and struck out five in five innings before leaving with a 3-0 lead. He lowered his ERA to an MLB-leading 0.24. The 27-year-old right-hander is the first MLB pitcher since 1900 to allow no more than one run in the first six starts of a season, and he has the lowest ERA (with a minimum of 30 innings pitched) through a pitcher\u2019s first six starts of a season since 1913, when earned runs became official in both leagues.<\/p>\n
Despite his impressive outing, Soriano did not figure in the decision after the Blue Jays rallied in the seventh. Ernie Clement\u2019s RBI single with two out cut the deficit to 3-1. Toronto then capitalized on a walk, an error and an RBI double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr., tying the game at 3.<\/p>\n
The Angels countered in the bottom half. Schanuel, who hit a solo homer in the fourth, hit a three-run double to left that gave the Angels a 6-3 lead. They added another run on Hunter Renfroe\u2019s RBI single.<\/p>\n
Brent Suter (1-1) struck out two and worked a scoreless seventh for the win. Tommy Nance (0-2) allowed two runs in 1 1\/3 innings and took the loss.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
The Blue Jays have not announced a starter for their series opener in Cleveland on Friday. The Angels have not announced a starter for their series opener against Kansas City on Friday.<\/p>\n
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