Ty France hit a two-run homer, Marco Gonzales pitched six solid innings to snap a five-out winless streak and the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Cal Raleigh and Abraham Toro hit solo homers, while Jesse Winker had a sacrifice fly for the Mariners, who rebounded after being shut out for the sixth time this season on Tuesday in a 3-0 loss.
This time, performance included 10 hits.
France went 3-for-5 with two singles in addition to his home run. Adam Frazier also had three hits for Seattle.
Gonzales (2-4) gave up one run on five hits, walked three and struck out two to win for the first time since April 15 against Houston. Andrés Muñoz worked the seventh. Paul Sewald pitched the eighth and Diego Castillo finished the game.
Toronto hasn’t swept a series this season. The Blue Jays have won the first two games of a series twice, doing so against Texas on April 8-9 and Houston on April 22-23.
Gausman (3-3) gave up two runs on seven hits in five innings, losing consecutive starts for the first time this season.
For the Mariners, Venezuelan Eugenio Suárez 4-1 and Dominican Julio RodrÃguez 4-0.
For the Blue Jays, the Dominicans Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 3-1 with one produced, Teoscar Hernández 4-1, Santiago Espinal 4-2 and Raimel Tapia 2-0; Mexican Alejandro Kirk 3-1 and Cuban Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 2-0.