The game didn’t start off positively though for the Jays. Much like last night’s first inning debacle where starter Francisco Liriano gave up a couple runs, Mariners DH Nelson Cruz hit his second home run off Estrada to give the Mariners a 2-0 in the first. The Jays managed to score one run the bottom half of the inning, courtesy of the seemingly unstoppable these days first baseman, Justin Smoak.
Estrada settled down after the rocky start, shutting down the Mariners offence, pitching 6 innings, throwing 107 pitches, giving up 4 hits with 8 strikeouts and 3 walks.