Toronto Blue Jays vs Cleveland Guardians Box Score on Jul 21, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jul 21, 2017

CLEVELAND -- Edwin Encarnacion fell a triple shy of the cycle and had four RBIs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 13-3 on Friday night at Progressive Field.

Encarnacion, who played eight years in Toronto before signing with Cleveland as a free agent last winter, leads the Indians with 20 home runs and 54 RBIs.

Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer (8-8) threw 112 pitches in five innings but got the win. He gave up three runs and six hits, with six strikeouts and four walks.

Toronto starter Marco Estrada (4-7) gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings and took the loss.

Leading 5-3, the Indians broke it open with an eight-run seventh inning that included a three-run homer by Abraham Almonte, who had three of Cleveland's 15 hits, and a two-run single by Bradley Zimmer.

Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer, who threw 43 pitches and only got two outs in his last start on July 16 vs. Oakland, had a 33-pitch first inning but only gave up one run. Jose Bautista led off the game with a double into the left-field corner. Bauer retired the next two batters, but Bautista stole third and Justin Smoak walked.

Kendrys Morales then bounced a single to center, scoring Bautista and giving Toronto a 1-0 lead.

It became 2-0 in the second inning. Ezequiel Carrera led off with a double into the right-field corner. Carrera went to third on a groundout by Kevin Pillar, and Carrera scored on a sacrifice fly by Ryan Goins, extending the Blue Jays' lead.

Encarnacion led off the bottom of the second with a booming home run over the center-field wall on a 2-2 pitch from Estrada, cutting the Blue Jays' lead to 2-1.

Encarnacion walked in his next at-bat, in the fourth inning. With two outs, Carlos Santana lined a double into the right-center field gap. Center fielder Pillar threw to shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, whose relay to catcher Russell Martin was in time to retire the Encarnacion, trying to score from first.

The Blue Jays added a run in the fifth inning after Bauer struck out the first two batters. But Josh Donaldson drew a walk and scored on a double off the left-field wall by Smoak to make it 3-1.

The Indians took the lead in the bottom of the fifth, which began with a triple off the center-field wall by Almonte. Roberto Perez walked. Erik Gonzalez slapped a single through the right side, scoring Almonte to cut the Toronto lead to 3-2.

Zimmer struck out for the first out and Francisco Lindor walked to load the bases. Perez scored the tying run when Michael Brantley reached on a fielder's choice force out at second for the second out.

But Encarnacion lined a double into the gap in left-center field, scoring Gonzalez and Brantley to give Cleveland a 5-3 lead. Encarnacion's double knocked Estrada from the game. In 4 2/3 innings, Estrada gave up five runs and six hits, with three strikeouts and three walks.

NOTES: The Indians placed LHP Boone Logan on the 10-day disabled list with a torn lat on his left side. To replace Logan on the roster the Indians purchased the contract of LHP Tyler Olson from Triple-A Columbus. ... Indians RHP Danny Salazar will be activated off the disabled list and start Saturday against Toronto. Salazar has been on the DL since June 6 with right shoulder soreness. ... Blue Jays pitchers have averaged 171 pitches per game since the All-Star break, the second most in the majors behind Boston's 174. ... Toronto 1B Justin Smoak has 26 home runs, tying him with the Reds' Joey Votto, the Dodgers' Cody Bellinger and Tampa Bay's Logan Morrison for the major league lead in home runs by a first baseman.