Arias sparks 3-run inning as Guardians beat Jays

TORONTO – Gabriel Arias’s two-run single was part of a three-run fourth inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series.

The Blue Jays (16-18) replied with three runs of their own in the bottom half of the fourth, but their bats then went silent for their second straight loss before 30,641 at Rogers Centre.

After Daniel Schneemann, who hit the game-winning grand slam on Saturday, doubled in a run, Arias sharply singled to right to score Carlos Santana and Schneeman.

Arias scored the game’s first run in the third inning thanks to an Angel Martinez base hit off starter Bowden Francis (2-5).

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Kwan belted seven hits and drew a walk in the series.

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The Blue Jays have Monday off before hitting the road for three-game sets against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday and the Seattle Mariners on Friday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2025.