TORONTO -AP- Edwin Encarnacion and Ryan Goins homered, Aaron Sanchez won for the first time in three starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 8-2 on Sunday, avoiding a three-game sweep.Sanchez (4-4) allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings to help Toronto win for just the third time in 12 games.Seattle's Kyle Seager homered for the second straight game, a solo shot in the second, but the Mariners were unable to complete what would have been their first sweep in Toronto since May 2001.Mariners right-hander Taijuan Walker held the Blue Jays without a hit through the first four innings, but Toronto came alive with four runs in the fifth. 
Kevin Pillar led off the fifth with a bloop single and Goins followed with his first homer of the season. Two outs later, Russell Martin walked and Encarnacion drilled a second-deck drive to left, his third home run in four games.Encarnacion has hit eight home runs in May. Toronto has six games remaining this month.Walker (1-5) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He fell to 0-4 in six road starts, but lowered his road ERA from 10.71 to 9.79.Welington Castillo cut it to 4-2 with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, but Toronto answered with four in the bottom half against relievers Danny Farquhar and Joe Beimel. Justin Smoak and Ezequiel Carrera hit RBI singles, Goins drew a bases-loaded walk and pinch hitter Steve Tolleson drove in a run with a fielder's choice.
Kevin Pillar led off the fifth with a bloop single and Goins followed with his first homer of the season. Two outs later, Russell Martin walked and Encarnacion drilled a second-deck drive to left, his third home run in four games.Encarnacion has hit eight home runs in May. Toronto has six games remaining this month.Walker (1-5) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He fell to 0-4 in six road starts, but lowered his road ERA from 10.71 to 9.79.Welington Castillo cut it to 4-2 with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, but Toronto answered with four in the bottom half against relievers Danny Farquhar and Joe Beimel. Justin Smoak and Ezequiel Carrera hit RBI singles, Goins drew a bases-loaded walk and pinch hitter Steve Tolleson drove in a run with a fielder's choice.
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