Chapman helps rally Blue Jays past Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman hit a go-ahead two-run double during Toronto's three-run eighth inning and the Blue Jays rallied for the second straight night to defeat the Los Angeles Angels 6-5 on Saturday.

“The one thing about this game is again everybody did something to win it. Awesome. Nail biters every day," Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoya said.

Mike Trout homered and Matt Duffy tied a career high with four hits for the Angels, who have dropped four straight.

Los Angeles trailed 6-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, but Brandon Marsh's RBI single with two outs scored Duffy to get them within a run. AL saves leader Jordan Romano walked pinch-hitter Taylor Ward to load the bases.

Ross Stripling came on and got Andrew Velazquez to ground out for his first save,

Adam Cimber (5-2) got the win and Kyle Barraclough (0-1) was charged with the loss.

“We’ve had several games over the last seven to 10 days where we should’ve put them away and we haven’t,” Angels manager Joe Maddon said.

Toronto — which has won eight of its last 11 — goes for its first four-game road sweep against the Angels on Sunday to wrap up a six-game trip.

“To come here and take three games against a good team is great. It has been a good road trip already so we feel really good going into Sunday,” Montoya said.

Trailing 4-3, Toronto had runners on first and second with one out in the eighth when Chapman lined a ball into right field that Juan Lagares tried to make a play on. But the ball went off his glove as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scored the tying run and Teoscar Hernández the go-ahead run.

After getting the ball and bobbling it, Lagares made the relay throw, but second baseman Luis Rengifo booted it, allowing Chapman to get to third base.