Tim Mayza retired Shohei Ohtani with the bases loaded for the final out, and the Toronto Blue Jays got five RBIs apiece from Matt Chapman and Kevin Kiermaier to beat the Los Angeles Angels 12-11 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Chapman hit a grand slam in the sixth and Kiermaier doubled home the tiebreaking run in the 10th for the Blue Jays, who overcame an early six-run deficit before blowing a late four-run lead in a wild slugfest.
The Blue Jays trailed 6-0 after four innings before scoring 10 straight runs in the sixth and seventh. Toronto led 10-7 and had the Angels down to their final out before they rallied to tie it. The Angels loaded the bases with two outs in the 10th. After catcher Alejandro Kirk was unable to grab a foul pop that dropped in play, Mike Trout drew a walk from Trevor Richards to make it 12-11. Mayza relieved and got ahead 0-2 on Ohtani before retiring him on a grounder to second for his first save this season.The Blue Jays trailed 6-0 after starter Yusei Kikuchi gave up three home runs.
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