Blue Jays vs Angels Game Recap: Toronto ends a five game slide

The game started of great as Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero and Anthony Santander loaded the bases up with no outs on three straight singles.

Then after a mound visit Angels starter Jose Soriano settled in and struck out George Springer, Daulton Varsho and Alejandro Kirk in succession.

Then Chris Bassitt gives up a double to Zach Neto and a home run to Taylor Ward putting the Angels up by a couple in the bottom of the inning.

Bassitt gives up a solo home run to Angels outfielder Jordon Adell in the next inning giving the Halos a 3-0 lead. It started to feel like another loss was coming the Blue Jays way early in this matchup.

Daulton Varsho had an RBI double and Addison Barger added an RBI single to cut the lead to 4-3.

Anthony Santander hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the 6th and then the Varsho and Barger combo once again capped a four run inning to give the Blue Jays a 7-4 lead.

Varsho connected for his third homer in six games in the eighth.

Varsho homered and drove in three runs on three hits for the Jays, who rallied from an early four-run deficit with 14 hits to avoid a series sweep.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. also had three hits as Toronto won for just the fifth time in 17 games.

Chris Bassitt (3-2) persevered through six bumpy innings for Toronto, allowing eight hits and striking out six. Chad Green earned his first save of the season.

The Jays batted around for the first time this season in the sixth, although they left the bases loaded and stranded 11 total runners in the first six innings.