Kazuma Okamoto homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Nathan Lukes had three hits and three RBIs, and the Toronto Blue Jays used an eight-run first inning to cruise to a 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.
Okamoto had a two-run double in the first and leadoff man Lukes had two hits in the frame, including a three-run double to cap the big inning off right-hander Ryne Nelson (1-2), who retired one of the 10 batters he faced.
Vladimir Guerrero had three hits and two RBIs to extend his hitting streak to 10 games, and Ernie Clement had two doubles as the Jays broke a four-game losing streak while tying season highs for runs and hits (14).
Okamoto homered in the third, his third of the season and first since March 30. He was in a 2-for-28 skid until singling twice in Arizona’s 6-2 win Saturday.
Jorge Barrosa hit a two-run homer and Adrian Del Castillo had two hits and an RBI-double for the D-Backs, who had won four in a row and 10 of 13.
Barrosa replaced right fielder Corbin Carroll in the top of the fifth inning after Carroll left with low back tightness, the Diamondbacks said. Manager Torey Lovullo said after the game that Carroll is fine and is scheduled to start their next game Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox.
Toronto starter Kevin Gausman (1-1) gave up two runs on seven hits in six innings, with four strikeouts and one walk.
D-Backs first baseman Ildemaro Vargas had a single to extend his season-opening hitting streak to 15 games, a franchise record. He has an 18-game hitting streak dating to last September, the longest active streak in the majors.
The Jays had seven straight hits to open the game off Nelson and led 2-0 after eight pitches, 5-0 after 20 pitches and 8-0 after 30 pitches when Lukes’s three-run double knocked out Nelson.
Guerrero had a two-run single, Eloy Jimenez singled in a run and Okamoto had a two-run double to give the Jays a 5-0 lead. After a walk and a strikeout, Lukes lined an opposite-field double into the left-field corner.
–Field Level Media
