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Kevin Kiermaier added a two-run triple for the
Blue Jays, who are two games into a six-game homestand.
The White Sox, who are completing a six-game trip with the
series, have lost six games in a row.
Toronto's Whit Merrifield was 0-for-3 with a walk to end a
10-game hitting streak.
Berrios (2-3) allowed four hits and one walk while striking out
nine.
White Sox right-hander Mike Clevinger (2-2) allowed six runs,
seven hits and three walks with three strikeouts in five
innings.
Matt Chapman and Brandon Belt opened the bottom of the second
with walks. Jansen hit his second homer of the season with one
out.
Berrios pitched around a leadoff single in the third.
Clevinger escaped the bottom of the third after allowing a
single and a double.
The Blue Jays scored three runs in the fourth. Merrifield led
off with a walk, Jansen singled and Kiermaier tripled. George
Springer followed with an RBI single.
Elvis Andrus led off the sixth with a single, the second hit of
the game for the White Sox. After two strikeouts, Andrew
Benintendi singled to put runners at the corners. Eloy Jimenez
took a called third strike to end the threat.
Tanner Banks replaced Clevinger and allowed Jansen's third homer
of the season to open the bottom of the sixth.
Berrios pitched around a leadoff infield single in the seventh.
Banks worked around a two-out single in the bottom of the
seventh.
Nate Pearson, recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on Monday, replaced
Berrios for the eighth inning. Pearson hit Andrus with a pitch
to start his outing before getting three straight outs, ending
the inning with a strikeout.
Anthony Bass pitched a perfect ninth inning for the Blue Jays.
--Field Level Media
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