Toronto pitchers also made a pair of wild pitches. The Braves made three errors and the Blue Jays had two defensive miscues, both by Gold Glove third baseman Chapman. “Winning against a team like that three games in a row is really hard,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. and Kevin Pillar each added solo blasts for Atlanta, which has lost nine straight against Toronto. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run home run, and Ronald Acuña Jr. Nate Pearson (1-0) worked one inning for the win. “Tough one to swallow,” Atlanta’s Austin Riley said. The Braves have lost four straight and five of eight. “It’s frustrating, but this game is frustrating.” “We had an opportunity to win the game and we couldn’t close the deal,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. The Blue Jays loaded the bases with two outs before Jansen singled to left field off Raisel Iglesias (1-1), driving in Guerrero and Matt Chapman. With Toronto trailing 5-4, Vladimir Guerrero thought he tied the game to begin the ninth, pumping his fist as he watched his deep drive to right, but Guerrero was held to a single when the ball hit the wall. “We’re looking to win every game, and we believe that we can with the bats and the staff we have.” George Springer hit a solo home run for the Blue Jays, who are 12-3 at home this season. TORONTO - Danny Jansen hit a two-run single in the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Jansen has game-winning hit, Blue Jays rally to sweep Braves
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