Valenzuela hits three-run HR, Clement has five hits as Blue Jays rout Angels 14-1

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Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run homer and Ernie Clement had five hits as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Angels 14-1, setting season-highs in runs and hits. The Blue Jays scored seven runs in the fifth inning, while the Angels managed only one run.

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Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run home run
Ernie Clement had a career-high five hits
Blue Jays scored 14 runs and set a season-high in hits
Angels managed only one run in the game
Mason Fluharty earned the win for Toronto

Toronto Blue JaysLos Angeles AngelsBrandon ValenzuelaErnie Clement

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run home run, Ernie Clement had a solo homer among his career-high tying five hits and the Toronto Blue Jays used a seven-run fifth inning to rout the Los Angeles Angels 14-1 on Saturday. Mason Fluharty (2-0) worked one inning for the win as Toronto set season-highs in runs and hits (20). Clement had infield singles in the second and fourth, then drove in a run with a hard single off the glove of third baseman Yoán Moncada in the fifth. He homered off Mitch Farris to begin the seventh, his second of the season, then singled in the ninth. Valenzuela went 4 for 5, with four RBIs in his first career four-hit game, coming within a triple of the cycle. He homered on the first pitch he saw from Farris in the fifth. Mike Trout went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts before being replaced defensively by Bryce Teodosio, ending a 23-game run of reaching base in Toronto that began in May 2015. Adam Frazier drove in the Angels' only run with a pinch-hit single in the eighth, then stayed in to pitch the ninth. Frazier gave up four runs and five hits including a solo homer by Jesús Sánchez. Jack Kochanowicz (2-2) allowed nine hits and seven runs, six earned, in four-plus innings. He faced six batters in the fifth but didn’t record an out. Toronto's walked twice in his return after missing 29 games because of a sprained left ankle. The optioned Yohendrick Piñango to Triple-A Buffalo. In the second, Barger caught ’s fly ball and threw home at 101.2 miles per hour to retire for an inning-ending double play. It was the fastest throw on an outfield assist by any Blue Jays player since 2015, and the fastest in the majors this season.

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What were the key highlights of the Blue Jays vs Angels game?

Brandon Valenzuela hit a three-run home run and Ernie Clement recorded five hits, leading the Blue Jays to a 14-1 victory over the Angels.

How did Mike Trout perform in the game against the Blue Jays?

Mike Trout went 0 for 3 with three strikeouts, ending a 23-game streak of reaching base in Toronto.

What was the performance of the Blue Jays' pitcher Mason Fluharty?

Mason Fluharty earned the win by pitching one inning, improving his record to 2-0.

Valenzuela hits three-run HR, Clement has five hits as Blue Jays rout Angels 14-1

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