The right-wing dealer Bowden Francis beat six solid inings, right-wing fields Addison Barger had three assists and Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visitors Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Friday night.
Former Blue Jay Rowdy Tellez met a solo home run for the sailors in the opener of a three-game series.
Toronto has won three in a row and Seattle lost for just the second time in eight matches.
Toronto made a first round against right-wing trader Bryan Woo (2-1). Bo Bichette singled, stole others, took third on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s foundation for first and scored when Anthony Santander lined a sacrificial fly on the left.
The Tellez band The game with two out in the second when he ran a first-tone height fast ball from Francis (2-2) over the right-wing wall.
Blue Jays regained its leadership in its second. George runs singled, Alejandro Kirk went and Will Wagner singled to charge the bases. Alan Roden hit a sacrificial fly on the left.
Cal Raleigh, who entered the match with nine career females against Toronto, lined a single from the wall to the right in the fourth but was thrown out in second place by Barger. Randy Arozena was hit by a pitch but was caught in a summary between third and home at Luke Raley’s double to the right.
Toronto padded the lead in the home in the fourth. Springer led with a double and got points on Kirk’s one-out single.
The sailors continued to drive in outs in the fifth. Tellez went and miles mastrobuoni singled. The slow footed Tellez was out in third place after tagging on Ben Williamson’s flight to the right. It was Barger’s third field assistant for the game.
Francis allowed a run, five hits and a walk with five strikes in six rounds before Mason Fluharty replaced him in the seventh and survived a lead walk and a stolen base with the help of Chad Green, who retired the last batter.
Woo retired with its last nine beats, which allowed three runs, seven hits and two walks with four strikes in seven rounds.
Toronto Reliever Yimi Garcia survived a hit in eighth.
Jeff Hoffman beat a pure ninth with two strikes to earn his fifth rescue.
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