TORONTO — Josh Donaldson homered to give Toronto a long-awaited lead, and the Blue Jays finally had a breakthrough with the bats, beating Cleveland 5-1 on Tuesday to avert a sweep in the AL Championship Series.
The Indians lead the matchup 3-1, but Donaldson and a poised Aaron Sanchez handed them their first loss of this postseason.
Edwin Encarnacion later hit a two-run single, a welcome sight for a raucous Rogers Centre crowd that had fallen silent watching its team reach the brink of elimination because of a slumbering offense.