Blue Jays use 4 homers to avoid sweep, top Mariners 8-3

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    After three straight losses on the West Coast and watching George Springer go down with another injury, Toronto manager Charlie Montoyo felt the need to get out of Seattle with at least one victory.

    Once again the Blue Jays leaned on the long ball, and hot-hitting Teoscar Hernández was the instigator.

    "That's why I'm so happy with how the team came today and didn't die. They came to fight and win a game and they did," Montoyo said. "Pitching was good. Offense was good. It was great."

    Hernández and Randal Grichuk both connected in the second inning, and the Blue Jays used four homers to avoid a sweep with an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

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