TORONTO — Bo Bichette homered and drove in three runs, Daulton Varsho reached base three times and drove in two, and the Toronto Blue Jays used a seven-run second inning to beat the White Sox 9-2 on Wednesday. from Chicago.
By taking two of three from Chicago, the Blue Jays won a series for the first time since taking two of three in San Diego from April 19-21.
Chris Bassitt (4-6) allowed a season-high five hits in seven innings to win for the second time in three starts. Bassitt walked two and struck out four.
Blue Jays left-hander Génesis Cabrera allowed two runs in the eighth inning and right-hander Nate Pearson finished the game.
Bichette’s two-run homer was the first by a Blue Jays cleanup hitter this season. According to MLB, Toronto had its longest drought to start a season since the 1997 Astros went 60 games without a fourth-in-the-order home run.
The Blue Jays are 17-2 when they score five or more.
For the Blue Jays, Dominican Vladimir Guerrero was 1-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI. Mexican Alejandro Kirk 1-for-5 with one run scored.
