TORONTO – The Indians won their sixth straight game, beating the Blue Jays 4-2 on Monday night, even though Toronto’s Edwin Encarnacion ran his hitting streak to 26 games.
Jerry Sands singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and Danny Salazar (12-7) struck out 10 hitters while allowing two runs and six hits in seven innings. He reached double digits in strikeouts for the fifth time this season and the first time since fanning 10 against Baltimore on June 6.
Bryan Shaw got two outs in the eighth and Cody Allen finished for his 28th save.
Ryan Raburn doubled home the tying run as the Indians matched their longest winning streak of the season and halted Toronto’s run at four.
Encarnacion, who was named AL player of the week after batting .391 (9 for 23) with six home runs and 17 RBIs, extended his hitting streak to 26 games with a leadoff single in the sixth.