SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Dylan Cease pitched eight dominant innings, allowing one hit and striking out 11, as the Toronto Blue Jays blanked the San Francisco Giants 10-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. Cease improved to 6-4, while Logan Webb took the loss after giving up five earned runs on five hits in seven innings. Kazuma Okamoto highlighted the Blue Jays’ 11-hit attack with a grand slam in the first inning, part of a five-run frame. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. added a two-run homer in the ninth, and George Springer also went deep. Toronto scored two more runs in the eighth on an Andres Gimenez single and a force out that brought home Daulton Varsho. The Blue Jays finished with three runs in the ninth. The Giants managed only one hit and fell to 38-54, while Toronto improved to 44-49. Attendance was 34,023, and the game lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. The Blue Jays evened the three-game series after losing 10-1 on Monday and winning 9-3 on Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Dylan Cease pitched eight dominant innings, allowing one hit and striking out 11 as the Toronto Blue Jays blanked the San Francisco Giants 10-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park. The game was a stark contrast to the previous night’s contest when the Giants routed the Blue Jays 10-1. Toronto, which had dropped three of its previous four games, bounced back with a complete performance that included an early offensive outburst and a shutout pitching effort. Cease, who improved to 6-4 on the season, was nearly unhittable from the outset. He retired the first six batters he faced, striking out three of them. The only hit he allowed came in the bottom of the ninth inning when Heliot Ramos singled with one out, but by then the game was already well decided. Cease threw 97 pitches and did not issue a walk until the fifth inning, when he gave a free pass to Willy Adames. He responded by striking out Bryce Eldridge to end that inning. Cease’s performance marked his second straight start with at least seven innings and no earned runs. On July 3 against Seattle, he went seven innings with three hits allowed, no earned runs and nine strikeouts in a win. The Blue Jays gave Cease all the run support he needed in the first inning. Ernie Clement led off with a single, and Nathan Lukes followed with a single of his own. After Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounded out, advancing both runners, George Springer walked to load the bases. Daulton Varsho then singled to center field, scoring Clement and keeping the bases loaded. Kazuma Okamoto stepped to the plate and launched a grand slam to right field, his 21st home run of the season, scoring Lukes, Springer and Varsho. The five-run first inning put Toronto ahead 5-0 before the Giants could bat. San Francisco starter Logan Webb struggled early and never found a rhythm. He lasted seven innings but allowed five earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts. Webb, who fell to 5-7 on the season, allowed the grand slam and walked two batters. The Giants managed only one baserunner through the first four innings. Adames walked in the fifth, but was stranded. San Francisco had no answer for Cease’s fastball and breaking ball, as he mixed pitches effectively and kept hitters off balance. Toronto added insurance runs in the eighth inning. Varsho led off with a single, and Okamoto singled to put runners at first and second. Alejandro Kirk walked to load the bases. Myles Straw then reached on a fielder’s choice that scored Varsho, with Okamoto advancing to third. Andres Gimenez singled to drive in Okamoto, making it 7-0. The Blue Jays broke the game wide open in the ninth inning against reliever Spencer Bivens. Lukes walked, and Guerrero Jr. hit his fifth home run of the season, a line drive to center field that scored Lukes. Springer followed with his ninth home run, a solo shot to center field, giving Toronto a 10-0 lead. Bivens allowed three runs on three hits in his one inning of work, striking out one. Toronto’s offense collected 11 hits. Okamoto finished 2-for-5 with the grand slam and four RBIs. Varsho went 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Lukes went 2-for-4 with a walk and a run. Guerrero Jr. drove in two runs, and Springer added an RBI. Gimenez had an RBI single. The Giants managed just one hit, Heliot Ramos’s single in the ninth inning off Cease. Rogers relieved Cease in the ninth and retired the side without allowing a hit, striking out one. The attendance was 34,023. The game lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. Toronto raised its record to 44-49 with the win, while San Francisco dropped to 38-54. The Blue Jays won the three-game series two games to one, after losing the opener 10-1 then winning 9-3 on Tuesday. The Blue Jays travel to San Diego next for a three-game series starting Friday. The Giants return home to host the Colorado Rockies for a four-game series beginning Thursday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of San Francisco 5, Toronto 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave Toronto a 52.70 percent probability to win. Toronto was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over/under line of 7.

PREVIEW: Blue Jays at Giants SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The San Francisco Giants host the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park, with first pitch set under clear skies and 59-degree temperatures. The Giants (38-52) look to build on Monday’s 10-1 rout of the Blue Jays, while Toronto (42-49) seeks to snap a four-game losing streak. Players to watch Toronto right-hander Kevin Gausman (0-5 in his past five starts) takes the mound for the Blue Jays after a rough outing Monday against the Giants, when he allowed four earned runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings in the loss. In his previous start June 30 against the New York Mets, Gausman gave up one earned run over six innings but took the loss. Over his last five starts, he has a 6.95 ERA. Giants outfielder Heliot Ramos has been a force at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBIs in Monday’s win over Toronto. Over his past seven games, Ramos is batting .304 with three homers and eight RBIs. He also homered July 1 at Arizona and June 29 at Colorado. Recent history Monday’s game marked a lopsided Giants victory, with Landen Roupp throwing eight innings of three-hit, one-run ball and striking out five. Toronto’s only run came on a solo homer by Kazuma Okamoto. The Blue Jays have lost seven of their past 10 games, while the Giants have won four of their past six. Projection Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-3 Giants win. Upcoming schedules Toronto travels to San Diego for a three-game series starting Friday, then returns home to host the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. San Francisco hosts Colorado for four games starting Thursday, then plays three at Seattle before a three-game set at Kansas City.