SAN FRANCISCO (AP) –
Danny Jansen and Spencer Horwitz homered, Kevin Gausman pitched seven strong innings against his former team and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Thursday.
Gausman (7-8) allowed two runs and six hits with three strikeouts and no walks in his first outing at Oracle Park since pitching for the Giants in 2020-21.
“Lots of special memories, for sure,” Gausman said. “Not many guys I know over there, but I really respect everybody over there a lot.”
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Justin Turner and Leo Jiménez also drove in runs for Toronto, which took two of three from San Francisco and won for the fourth time in five games.
“I think that we’ve had some great at-bats of late,” Jansen said. “It’s contagious. Just feeding off each other and having an approach as a unit and going out there and hunting balls in the middle of the plate. That’s …