TORONTO (AP) -- David Freese drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth victory in eight games.Hector Santiago (3-2) pitched seven innings to win for the first time since April 21. He allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits.Joe Smith worked the eighth and Huston Street finished for his 13th save.Kole Calhoun homered in the fourth for the Angels.Josh Donaldson hit a solo shot for Toronto, which has lost eight of 10. 
Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez (3-4) allowed three runs and six hits in a career-high 7 1-3 innings.Sanchez left after walking Albert Pujols to put runners at first and second with one out in the eighth. Roberto Osuna came on and got Calhoun to hit a grounder to third. Donaldson tried to tag out Erick Aybar, but Aybar dove around the tag and was called safe, loading the bases. Freese followed with the tiebreaking sacrifice fly.Donaldson led off the bottom of the first with a drive that bounced off the top of the center-field wall and went out, the second leadoff homer of his career.The Angels tied it in the fourth on a two-out drive by Calhoun, but Toronto reclaimed the lead in the fifth. Kevin Pillar reached on a throwing error by Aybar at shortstop, and Steve Tolleson walked. Ryan Goins advanced both runners with a sacrifice before Donaldson hit a sacrifice fly.The Angels used broken-bat singles by Aybar and Mike Trout to put runners at first and second with one out in the sixth, but Sanchez escaped by getting Pujols to ground into a double play.Los Angeles tied it in the seventh. Calhoun drew a leadoff walk, the first of the game by Sanchez, moved to second on a grounder and third on a wild pitch before scoring on Chris Iannetta's single.
Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez (3-4) allowed three runs and six hits in a career-high 7 1-3 innings.Sanchez left after walking Albert Pujols to put runners at first and second with one out in the eighth. Roberto Osuna came on and got Calhoun to hit a grounder to third. Donaldson tried to tag out Erick Aybar, but Aybar dove around the tag and was called safe, loading the bases. Freese followed with the tiebreaking sacrifice fly.Donaldson led off the bottom of the first with a drive that bounced off the top of the center-field wall and went out, the second leadoff homer of his career.The Angels tied it in the fourth on a two-out drive by Calhoun, but Toronto reclaimed the lead in the fifth. Kevin Pillar reached on a throwing error by Aybar at shortstop, and Steve Tolleson walked. Ryan Goins advanced both runners with a sacrifice before Donaldson hit a sacrifice fly.The Angels used broken-bat singles by Aybar and Mike Trout to put runners at first and second with one out in the sixth, but Sanchez escaped by getting Pujols to ground into a double play.Los Angeles tied it in the seventh. Calhoun drew a leadoff walk, the first of the game by Sanchez, moved to second on a grounder and third on a wild pitch before scoring on Chris Iannetta's single.
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