Blue Jays come back for 4-3 win over Dodgers to end 6-game losing streak

With his team's offence mired in a rut, Blue Jays manager John Schneider was hoping a big swing or two would help kickstart his sputtering club.

It turns out some aggressive baserunning would do the trick.

After going from first to third base in the eighth inning, Davis Schneider scampered home with the go-ahead run to help the Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Wednesday to end a six-game losing skid.

Schneider broke for home when Miguel Rojas couldn't corral Will Smith's throw to second base after Andres Gimenez swiped the bag.

"I didn't want to get thrown out at home, I was trying to double-steal and was just seeing it through," he said. "Luckily they made a mistake."

Smith's throw was decent but Rojas couldn't squeeze the ball as Gimenez made a headfirst slide. The ball bounced past the bag and Schneider scored without a throw.

"I like that we're taking advantage of that stuff right now, kind of in those margins," John Schneider said. "So Schneider being heads up, it was an all-around good game for him."

The team's slumbering offence showed flashes of its former self in the seventh inning as a pair of runs tied the game. George Springer had an RBI double on a drive that nearly cleared the wall in right field and Daulton Varsho had an RBI single.

For a Toronto team that was outscored 18-3 over the first two games of the three-game series, the timely hitting was most welcome.

"You need a win to just get back to neutral a little bit, shake hands, high five, get the lights on in the clubhouse and enjoy an off day," John Schneider said.

Toronto starter Dylan Cease allowed one earned run and four hits over five-plus innings. He left the game with the bases loaded and nobody out but reliever Louis Varland limited