Blue Jays blow 7-run lead, but recover to beat Diamondbacks 8-7 after Guerrero’s solo homer [Video]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a go-ahead solo homer, Kevin Kiermaier added a grand slam and the Toronto Blue Jays recovered from blowing a seven-run lead to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-7 on Sunday.

Guerrero’s homer in the seventh came off reliever Kevin Ginkel (6-2), who had his scoreless streak of 10 2/3 innings snapped. The Blue Jays avoided a sweep after dropping the first two games of the series.

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“You’ve got to stay focused,” Guerrero said through an interpreter. “If they tie the game like they did, you can’t lose your concentration. I stayed focused, had a big at-bat and helped the team.”

Guerrero and Ernie Clement each had three hits. Genesis Cabrera, Trevor Richards (2-1), Ryan Burr, Brendon Little and Chad Green combined to throw 4 1/3 innings of scoreless relief.

Green got his sixth save, working around Christian Walker’s two-out single.

“That was a weird game,” Toronto manager …