7th heaven as Blue Jays beat Diamondbacks 7-2

Matt Chapman and Whit Merrifield delivered run-scoring hits to spearhead a five-run seventh inning in the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.

TORONTO – Matt Chapman and Whit Merrifield delivered run-scoring hits to spearhead a five-run seventh inning in the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 win against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday.

The victory against the visiting Diamondbacks (52-40) improved Toronto’s interleague record to 17-7 this year.

In the three-game series opener and Toronto’s first outing since the all-star break, Chapman knocked in a run with a two-out double down the left-field line for his third hit in a 16-hit evening for the Blue Jays (51-41).

Arizona reliever Austin Adams was responsible for four runs in the seventh, but Kyle Nelson (4-2) was charged with the loss.

Brandon Belt began the inning with a fielder’s choice RBI to score Kevin Kiermaier, who led off the inning with a double to left field.

The first four runs of the inning were charged to reliever Austin Adams (0-2).

Fresh off his Home Run Derby win in Seattle as part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities last Monday, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. began the second inning with a smash into the left-centre seats for his 14th-round tripper.

Guerrero enjoyed a two-hit game and scored twice. Chapman made it 2-0, scoring on Kiermaier’s sacrifice fly to centre field.