TORONTO -- Hector Santiago learned a lot from watching the Blue Jays face teammate and fellow left-hander C.J. Wilson on Monday.
Santiago put his findings to good use on Tuesday night.
David Freese drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, Santiago pitched seven innings to win for the first time since April 21, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto 3-2.
Santiago (3-2) allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits as the Angels won for the sixth time in eight games.
"That's a lineup that has been chewing up left-handed pitching," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of the Blue Jays, who came in batting .328 against lefties. "They'll let you know if you're missing your spots. (Santiago) pitched a good game."
Santiago, who has allowed one earned run or fewer in six of his past seven starts, said watching the Blue Jays face Wilson one day earlier was a big help.
"I got to see what he did early in the counts and what their approach was," Santiago said. "I attacked everybody in the first at-bat and they all kind of took to see what I had. The next time around I kind of went and mixed it up a little bit more, maybe started with off speed, then went hard away or hard in, some double-up off speed, some curveballs, stuff like that."
Santiago walked three and struck out five. He lowered his ERA to 2.25.
"He's just filling up the zone with four pitches," Scioscia said.
Santiago's outing didn't start on a great note when Blue Jays slugger Josh Donaldson hit a solo homer on the eighth pitch of the game.
"He kept his composure and kept pounding the zone," catcher Chris Iannetta said.
Joe Smith worked the eighth and Huston Street finished for his 13th save.
Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth for the Angels.
Toronto has lost eight of 10.
"Santiago was really good," manager John Gibbons said. "He was picking the plate apart."
Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez (3-4) allowed three runs and six hits in a career-high 7 1/3 innings.
"It was a tough loss but a lot of good things happened out there for me today," Sanchez said.
Sanchez left after walking Albert Pujols to put runners at first and second with one out in the eighth. Roberto Osuna came on and got Calhoun to hit a grounder to third. Donaldson tried to tag out Erick Aybar, but Aybar dove around the tag and was called safe, loading the bases.
"I knew it was going to be a tough play," Donaldson said. "I was wrong and it ended up costing us."
Freese followed with the tiebreaking sacrifice fly.
PAIN IN THE NECK
Blue Jays C Russell Martin was hit in the side of the neck by Mike Trout's broken bat in the sixth. He was checked by the trainer but remained in the game.
BAD TIMING
Angels OF Matt Joyce acknowledged he was scratched from the lineup Monday after arriving late to the ballpark, incorrectly thinking it was a night game. The teams played an afternoon game Monday because of Canada's Victoria Day holiday, an annual celebration in honor of Queen Victoria's birthday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Santiago twisted his left ankle when he landed awkwardly on a follow through in the sixth. He was checked by the trainer and stayed in the game. "It was like a quick little `Ow' and then `All right, we're good," Santiago said.
Blue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (left shoulder) missed his third straight game. ... SS Jose Reyes (left ribs) took batting practice for the third consecutive day and will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Jered Weaver (2-4) has won his past two starts after going winless in his first six outings of the season. Weaver has allowed one earned run in his last 16 1/3 innings, lowering his ERA from 6.29 to 4.44.
Blue Jays: RHP Drew Hutchison (3-0, 6.17 ERA) has yielded just three earned runs in his past two starts after giving up 12 in his previous two. He struck out a season-high nine but didn't get a decision in his last start, May 14 at Houston.
Santiago put his findings to good use on Tuesday night.
David Freese drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, Santiago pitched seven innings to win for the first time since April 21, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Toronto 3-2.
Santiago (3-2) allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits as the Angels won for the sixth time in eight games.
"That's a lineup that has been chewing up left-handed pitching," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said of the Blue Jays, who came in batting .328 against lefties. "They'll let you know if you're missing your spots. (Santiago) pitched a good game."
Santiago, who has allowed one earned run or fewer in six of his past seven starts, said watching the Blue Jays face Wilson one day earlier was a big help.
"I got to see what he did early in the counts and what their approach was," Santiago said. "I attacked everybody in the first at-bat and they all kind of took to see what I had. The next time around I kind of went and mixed it up a little bit more, maybe started with off speed, then went hard away or hard in, some double-up off speed, some curveballs, stuff like that."
Santiago walked three and struck out five. He lowered his ERA to 2.25.
"He's just filling up the zone with four pitches," Scioscia said.
Santiago's outing didn't start on a great note when Blue Jays slugger Josh Donaldson hit a solo homer on the eighth pitch of the game.
"He kept his composure and kept pounding the zone," catcher Chris Iannetta said.
Joe Smith worked the eighth and Huston Street finished for his 13th save.
Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth for the Angels.
Toronto has lost eight of 10.
"Santiago was really good," manager John Gibbons said. "He was picking the plate apart."
Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez (3-4) allowed three runs and six hits in a career-high 7 1/3 innings.
"It was a tough loss but a lot of good things happened out there for me today," Sanchez said.
Sanchez left after walking Albert Pujols to put runners at first and second with one out in the eighth. Roberto Osuna came on and got Calhoun to hit a grounder to third. Donaldson tried to tag out Erick Aybar, but Aybar dove around the tag and was called safe, loading the bases.
"I knew it was going to be a tough play," Donaldson said. "I was wrong and it ended up costing us."
Freese followed with the tiebreaking sacrifice fly.
PAIN IN THE NECK
Blue Jays C Russell Martin was hit in the side of the neck by Mike Trout's broken bat in the sixth. He was checked by the trainer but remained in the game.
BAD TIMING
Angels OF Matt Joyce acknowledged he was scratched from the lineup Monday after arriving late to the ballpark, incorrectly thinking it was a night game. The teams played an afternoon game Monday because of Canada's Victoria Day holiday, an annual celebration in honor of Queen Victoria's birthday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Santiago twisted his left ankle when he landed awkwardly on a follow through in the sixth. He was checked by the trainer and stayed in the game. "It was like a quick little `Ow' and then `All right, we're good," Santiago said.
Blue Jays: 2B Devon Travis (left shoulder) missed his third straight game. ... SS Jose Reyes (left ribs) took batting practice for the third consecutive day and will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Angels: RHP Jered Weaver (2-4) has won his past two starts after going winless in his first six outings of the season. Weaver has allowed one earned run in his last 16 1/3 innings, lowering his ERA from 6.29 to 4.44.
Blue Jays: RHP Drew Hutchison (3-0, 6.17 ERA) has yielded just three earned runs in his past two starts after giving up 12 in his previous two. He struck out a season-high nine but didn't get a decision in his last start, May 14 at Houston.
7:07PM,EDT,May 19,2015
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Aybar grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Donaldson homered to center (410 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Bautista walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Encarnación grounded out to pitcher, Bautista to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Martin flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Valencia grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Calhoun grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Colabello flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Pillar grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Tolleson fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Iannetta singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Featherston struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Giavotella grounded into fielder's choice to second, Iannetta out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Giavotella out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Goins struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Donaldson flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Bautista lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Trout grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Pujols lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Calhoun homered to left (356 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Freese struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Encarnación lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Martin singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Valencia singled to left center, Martin to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Colabello struck out swinging. Martin caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Joyce grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Featherston grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Pillar safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Aybar. | 1 | 1 |
| Tolleson walked, Pillar to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Goins sacrificed to third, Pillar to third, Tolleson to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Donaldson hit sacrifice fly to center, Pillar scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Bautista fouled out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Giavotella flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Aybar singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Trout singled to center, Aybar to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Pujols grounded into double play, third to second to first, Trout out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Encarnación walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin singled to center, Encarnación to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Valencia struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| Colabello flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Pillar struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Calhoun walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Freese grounded out to third, Calhoun to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Calhoun to third on wild pitch by Sánchez. | 1 | 2 |
| Joyce walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Iannetta singled to left, Calhoun scored, Joyce to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Featherston grounded into fielder's choice to third, Iannetta out at second, Joyce to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Giavotella grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Tolleson struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Goins fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Donaldson popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Aybar singled to left center. | 2 | 2 |
| Trout grounded out to third, Aybar to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Pujols walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Osuna relieved Sánchez. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun grounded into fielder's choice to third, Aybar to third, Pujols to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Freese hit sacrifice fly to center, Aybar scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Joyce grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Cowgill in left field. | 3 | 2 |
| J. Smith relieved Santiago. | 3 | 2 |
| Bautista grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Encarnación grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 2 |
| Martin grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Toronto | LAA | TOR |
| Hendriks relieved Osuna. | 3 | 2 |
| Iannetta flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Featherston struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| Giavotella grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Huston Street pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TOR |
| Street relieved J. Smith. | 3 | 2 |
| Carrera hit for Valencia. | 3 | 2 |
| Carrera grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| Colabello struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Pillar lined out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Aybar SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .279 | .321 | .313 |
| Trout CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .280 | .373 | .531 |
| Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .232 | .286 | .415 |
| Calhoun RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .299 | .358 | .453 |
| Freese DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .225 | .282 | .415 |
| Joyce LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .148 | .191 | .222 |
Cowgill LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | .246 | .316 |
| Iannetta C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .173 | .253 | .247 |
| Featherston 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .063 | .158 | .063 |
| Giavotella 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .264 | .316 | .331 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 133 | |||
| BATTING HR: Calhoun (4, 4th inning off Sánchez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Calhoun (19), Iannetta (6), Freese (22) SF: Freese 2-out RBI: Calhoun GIDP: Pujols Angels RISP: 1-6 (Joyce 0-1, Iannetta 1-1, Featherston 0-1, Giavotella 0-1, Calhoun 0-1, Pujols 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Aybar (5, throw) DP: 1 (Iannetta-Featherston). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 15,062 (30.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:32 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sean Barber, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Manny Gonzalez |
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