TORONTO (AP) - Danny Jansen hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to give Toronto what turned out to be an important cushion, and the Blue Jays beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-5 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Kevin Kiermaier and Santiago Espinal each had two hits and an RBI and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. broke a 2-all tie with a sacrifice fly in the fifth as Toronto picked up its sixth sweep of the season and won for the eighth time in nine games.
The Blue Jays are 19-7 against NL opponents. Toronto moved to 53-41, a season-best 12 games over .500, but still trails first-place Tampa Bay by six games and second-place Baltimore by five in the stout AL East.
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Jansen's bases-clearing double off Scott McGough in the eighth made it 6-2, and he later scored on pinch-hitter Daulton Varsho's infield single.
Arizona made it exciting in the ninth. After Mitch White walked the bases loaded, Ketel Marte made it 7-5 with a three-run double off Erik Swanson. Swanson then retired Emmanuel Rivera for his second save in three chances.
Jay Jackson (2-0) relieved Yusei Kikuchi with two outs in the fifth and retired all three batters he faced. Tim Mayza got one out, Trevor Richards worked the seventh and Yimi Garcia pitched the eighth.
The Diamondbacks had runners at first and second in the seventh when catcher Jansen picked off Jake McCarthy at first to end the inning. McCarthy was also picked off at first by pitcher Nate Pearson in the seventh inning of Saturday's loss.
Tommy Henry (5-2) lost for the first time since May 11 against San Francisco, snapping a 10-start unbeaten streak. The left-hander allowed three runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Henry departed after Bo Bichette's single put runners at first and third in the fifth. Guerrero greeted right-hander Kevin Ginkel with a first-pitch sacrifice fly.
Arizona scored single runs in each of the first two innings against Kikuchi. His errant pickoff throw and Kiermaier's bobble in center field allowed Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to score from second base in the first.
Nick Ahmed scored on Kikuchi's wild pitch in the second, but Toronto tied it in the bottom half when Espinal hit an RBI double and scored on Kiermaier's single.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (Tommy John surgery) allowed one run and three hits in five innings in a rehab start with Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday night.
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Diamondbacks: Arizona had not named a starter for Tuesday's game at Atlanta. RHP Bryce Elder (7-2, 2.97 ERA) was scheduled for the Braves.
Blue Jays: Toronto had not named a starter for Tuesday's game against San Diego. RHP Joe Musgrove (8-2, 3.29) was expected to start for the Padres.
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