After Four Wins, Angels Lose One

Jose Cruz Jr. hit a two-run single in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays won their fifth straight game, 4-3 over the Anaheim Angels on Thursday night.

The Angels had their four-game winning streak stopped and dropped to 0-5 against Toronto this season.

Toronto trailed 3-2 in the eighth before rallying against four Anaheim pitchers. Shawn Green, who homered earlier, hit a two-out double off Pep Harris, and Shigetoshi Hasegawa (6-3) gave up an infield single to Jose Canseco.

Greg Cadaret relieved and hit Carlos Delgado with a pitch, loading the bases. Mike Fetters then took over and Cruz singled to put Toronto ahead.

Cruz is 14-for-39 since being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on July 30.

Bill Risley (1-4) got the win, pitching a perfect eighth. Dan Plesac earned his first save of the season and 150th of his career.

Anaheim took a 3-2 lead in the seventh on pinch-hitter Todd Greene’s two-run double.

Toronto starter Woody Williams left after giving up consecutive singles to Matt Walbeck and Gary DiSarcina. Steve Sinclair relieved and Greene, batting for Orlando Palmeiro, doubled to center field.

Angels starter Chuck Finley allowed two earned runs and five hits in seven strong innings, striking out five and walking one.

Green put Toronto ahead 2-1 with his 22nd homer, a two-run shot in the first.

Palmeiro doubled in the first, advanced on a fly out and scored on an infield single by Garret Anderson that deflected off Williams’ hand.

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Notes: Toronto manager Tim Johnson named Delgado as the team captain. The Blue Jays held a team meeting before the game to make the announcement. ... Finley was trying to win consecutive games for the first time since June 9.