Bieber Wins 4th Straight, Guardians Beat Blue Jays, 7-2
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TORONTO (AP) -- Shane Bieber pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight start, matching the longest winning streak of his career, Amed Rosario homered and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Sunday.
"That was a lot of fun today," Bieber said. "I thought we brought the right energy from the start."
Rosario went 3 for 4 with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored. Owen Miller had two doubles and Austin Hedges drove in a pair as the AL Central leaders won for the seventh time in eight games. Cleveland's season-high, six-game winning streak was snapped in Saturday's 2-1 loss.
Bieber (8-6) allowed two runs and eight hits, equaling a four-game winning streak from June 17 to July 3, 2018. He walked none and struck out six.
"I thought that was his best fastball of the year," manager Terry Francona said.
Bieber turned in a better performance against Toronto than a home start against the Blue Jays in May when he allowed seven runs, matching a career-worst.
"They say you try to have a short-term memory but it's not really realistic," Bieber said. "I was thinking about that and I was looking forward to today's outing because of it. I was happy to take the win today."
Trevor Stephan struck out two in the eighth and Emmanuel Clase finished.
Toronto lost two of three to Cleveland and scored just four runs in the series. The Blue Jays had three hits in the first inning but scored one run, stranding runners at second and third. They've lost six of eight overall.
Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman, chosen AL player of the week last week after pitching 14 scoreless innings in starts at Tampa Bay and Minnesota, couldn't keep his streak going at home. Rosario connected on a one-out drive in the first for his eighth homer.
Gausman (8-9) allowed five runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out five.
A wild pitch cost Gausman in the fifth, allowing Rosario to advance to scoring position and come home on Josh Naylor's single. The Blue Jays also made an errant throw on Tyler Freeman's stolen base attempt in the fourth and, on the next play, right fielder Cavan Biggio couldn't get to Hedges' fly ball down the line. The ball dropped for an RBI double.