TORONTO (AP) — Despite showing some promising signs, Seattle's Taijuan Walker couldn't put an end to his stretch of poor results.
Edwin Encarnacion and Ryan Goins homered off Walker, Aaron Sanchez won for the first time in three starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Mariners 8-2 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.
Seattle's Kyle Seager homered for the second straight game, a solo shot in the second, but the Mariners were unable to complete what would have been their first sweep in Toronto since May 2001.
Walker (1-5) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2-3 innings.