Merrifield, Blue Jays top Diamondbacks 5-2 for third consecutive victory

TORONTO — All-Stars Whit Merrifield and Bo Bichette both homered and the Toronto Blue Jays earned a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday.
Merrifield and George Springer each had two RBIs for Toronto (52-41), which extended its winning streak to three games.
Jays starter Chris Bassitt (9-5) had five strikeouts while surrendering seven hits and zero walks in six innings of action in front of a sellout crowd of 42,328 at Rogers Centre.
Nate Pearson, Erik Swanson and Yimi Garc