Saunders homers twice; Dickey struggles in loss

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TORONTO — Nelson Cruz brought the big bat on Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre, slamming a pair of home runs, including a grand slam, and driving in seven to help the Mariners clinch their weekend series with the Blue Jays and earn a 14-5 victory.

Cruz recorded the 20th multi-homer game of his career, belting his ninth career grand slam in the second inning and a smashing a three-run home run for good measure in the eighth inning.

In total, Seattle’s offense compiled 19 hits on the afternoon. Kyle Seager’s three-run shot ignited a five-run sixth inning, while Shawn O’Malley, Norichika Aoki and Robinson Cano finished with three hits each to lead the Mariners to their fourth victory in their last five games.

Much like James Paxton on Friday, Hisashi Iwakuma conntained the Blue Jays’ power-hitting lineup, …

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