Bowden Francis was dominant for seven innings on the mound, Will Wagner hit a safe ball in all three of his career at-bats and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Monday.
Leo Jimenez hit his first career home run to help the Blue Jays win the first of a six-game road streak after losing four of their last five on the road.
Mickey Moniak and Jo Adell hit home runs for the Angels, who have lost three of their last four games after winning a series in New York against the Yankees.
Wagner, the son of star tight end Billy Wagner, sent the first pitch he saw to right field for a double in the second inning.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Spencer Horwitz hit back-to-back doubles in the third to open the scoring. Wagner singled with two outs to drive in his first major league run and make it 2-0.
Jimenez followed with a two-point blast. He sent the ball into the stands at his 30e game in major league baseball.
In his third at-bat of the fifth inning, Wagner singled to right field. His three hits came off starter Davis Daniel (1-4), who gave up four runs, eight hits and two walks in five innings while striking out five.
Wagner became the fourth player in Blue Jays history to hit three hits in his first game in the Manfred series.
The only hit allowed by Francis (5-3) was Moniak’s solo homer in the third. He was otherwise unhittable, allowing no walks while fanning a career-high eight opponents.
Chad Green gave up a long ball to Adell in the ninth, but still scored his 12th.e career rescue.