
Steve Pearce and Justin Smoak power Blue Jays to 7-2 victory over Mariners
TORONTO — First baseman Justin Smoak is getting a chance to be an everyday player with the Toronto Blue Jays this season.
He’s starting to show the team may have made a wise decision to give him more playing time.
Smoak homered and drove in four runs to power the Blue Jays to a 7-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night at Rogers Centre. Steve Pearce added a three-run shot and Marco Estrada threw six effective innings as Toronto won for the fourth time in five games.
Smoak’s seventh-inning solo shot gave him a share of the team lead with six homers. He also leads the Blue Jays with 21 RBIs this season.