Anthony Santander belted a three-run homer and Alan Roden hit a two-run shot to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.
Both blasts came off Atlanta starter Spencer Schwellenbach (1-1) in Toronto’s five-run fifth inning.
Myles Straw led off with a single and scored on Roden’s first career homer. Bo Bichette doubled and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked before Santander hit a no-doubt shot for his second homer of the year.
Kevin Gausman (2-1), who gave up solo homers to Austin Riley and Matt Olson, had six strikeouts. He allowed two earned runs and six hits over six innings.
Roden scored Toronto’s first run in the third inning when he beat Riley’s throw home on a Guerrero chopper.
Blue Jays reliever Chad Green gave up a solo homer to Ozzie Albies in the ninth inning.
The two-dinger effort finally pushed Toronto into double digits in team home runs this season. The Blue Jays started the night last among the 30 MLB teams with just nine homers.
All players wore No. 42 to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day. The number was retired throughout the major leagues in 1997.
Before the game, the Blue Jays recalled utility man Addison Barger from Triple-A Buffalo and placed outfielder Nathan Lukes on the paternity list. Barger batted seventh and got the start in right field.
The teams will close out the three-game interleague series with a matinee on Wednesday.
Right-hander Chris Bassitt (1-0, 0.98) was scheduled to start for the Blue Jays. The Braves (5-12) did not immediately name their starter.
