Recap

Jays' Stroman shines in return to mound, keeping Angel quiet

The Toronto Blue Jays activated right-hander Marcus Stroman from the disabled list and will send him to the mound Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels.

Toronto pitcher throws 5 shutout innings in first start since May 8

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marcus Stroman celebrates after getting the final out with the bases loaded in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. (Chris Carlson/The Associated Press)

Steve Pearce hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays ended a five-game road losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

Pearce's fourth homer was a line drive down the left-field line off Justin Anderson (1-2), who gave up a two-out single to Aledmys Diaz and walked Devon Travis to bring Pearce to the plate.

Seunghwan Oh (3-2) got the win despite giving up a solo home run to Luis Valbuena that tied it at 1 in the eighth. Ryan Tepera earned his sixth save, striking out Jose Fernandez to end the game.

Marcus Stroman threw five scoreless innings for the Blue Jays, who had lost 10 of their last 11 on the road. Stroman, who had not started since May 8 because of shoulder fatigue, allowed six hits and one walk.

Teoscar Hernandez gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead on his solo home run in the third. The shot to left-centre was the 13th this season for Hernandez, who went 2 for 4.

The Angels had a chance to tie it in the bottom of the third after loading the bases with one out, but Russell Martin tagged out David Fletcher at home plate to end the inning. Valbuena popped out to short centre, and Kevin Pillar's throw home arrived ahead of the rookie second baseman.

Los Angeles had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Angels used five rookie starters, including right-hander Jamie Barria, who gave up one run and four hits, and walked four in five innings.

With files from The Associated Press

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