Brandon Valenzuela Sparks Toronto Blue Jays Score in 14-1 Rout

Brandon Valenzuela turned the toronto blue jays score into a rout Saturday, driving a three-run homer into a seven-run fifth inning in a 14-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Rogers Centre. Toronto piled up 20 hits and took the first two games of the three-game series.

Valenzuela Opens the Floodgates

Valenzuela’s homer came after Toronto sent 11 batters to the plate in the fifth. The inning broke the game open and put the Blue Jays well past any need for late pressure.

Ernie Clement supplied the other headline line at the plate. He went 5-for-5 and added a solo homer to lead off the seventh, giving Toronto another clean inning before the final margin widened again.

Clement and Barger Add Depth

The Blue Jays did not need one hot bat to carry the afternoon. Addison Barger returned after missing 29 games with a sprained left ankle, handled an outfield assist in the second inning, and finished 0-for-3 with two walks.

Toronto’s attack kept coming even after the fifth. The club scored four runs on four hits in the ninth inning, with Angels position player Adam Frazier pitching that frame as the loss slipped further away from Los Angeles.

Yesavage Holds the Line

Trey Yesavage gave Toronto four scoreless innings and struck out six while allowing four hits, two walks, and one hit batter. Mason Fluharty earned the win and moved to 2-0, while Tyler Rogers allowed the Angels’ lone run in the eighth.

Jack Kochanowicz never found a way through the fifth. He was charged with six earned runs on nine hits, walked two, struck out none, and left after facing six batters in that inning without recording an out.

The result pushed Toronto to 18-21 and dropped the Angels to 15-25. The Blue Jays also honored former manager Bobby Cox with a moment of silence before the game, a fitting pause before a day that ended with a 14-1 scoreline and a series edge already in hand.