May 10, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jo Adell (7) hits a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images
Jose Soriano retired 20 consecutive batters, while Jo Adell smashed two home runs and a double, leading the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 6-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.
Soriano (6-2) allowed one run on five hits and a walk over 7 2/3 innings, striking out seven. Oswald Peraza added a two-run homer, and Vaughn Grissom contributed a two-run double for the Angels, who salvaged the finale of the three-game series.
Daulton Varsho went 2-for-4 and scored the only run for the Blue Jays, who won the season series 4-2.
Toronto struck first in the opening inning. Varsho hit an infield single off Soriano’s foot, advanced to second on a groundout, and scored on Kazuma Okamoto’s double to left field. Okamoto extended his hitting streak to nine games.
Blue Jays opener Spencer Miles allowed two hits over three scoreless innings, and Tommy Nance followed with a perfect fourth.
Toronto turned to Eric Lauer (1-5) in the fifth, and he began by walking Nolan Schanuel. Peraza then crushed a 2-0 cutter 392 feet to left field for a 2-1 lead.
Zach Neto doubled with two outs to keep the inning alive. Mike Trout walked, and Grissom followed with a two-run double to center field, giving the Angels a 4-1 lead after they had managed only one run in the first 22 innings of the series.
Adell homered to right field with one out in the sixth, extending the lead to 5-1.
Soriano retired 20 consecutive batters before Myles Straw legged out an infield single to third with one out in the eighth.
Ernie Clement looped a two-out single to left, and Varsho beat out an infield single to second to load the bases. Sam Bachman replaced Soriano and retired Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on a fielder’s choice to third.
Lauer retired eight in a row after Adell’s home run, but Adell got him again in the ninth with a 449-foot blast to left-center.
Lauer allowed six runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts over five innings.
Blue Jays right fielder Addison Barger was a late scratch Sunday due to a sore elbow. He had returned from a sprained ankle on Saturday.
