TORONTO (AP) Bo Bichette hit a two-run homer, Chris Bassitt pitched 6 2/3 sparkling innings to win for the first time in three starts this season and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Isaiah Kiner-Falefa had three hits and an RBI, Cavan Biggio reached base three times and George Springer drove in a pair as Toronto won consecutive games for the first time.

The Blue Jays are 5-2 this season when they homer and 4-1 when they outhit their opponent. Toronto had 11 hits to Seattleā€™s six.

Mitch Haniger hit a two-run homer and Dominic Canzone added a solo shot for the Mariners. Seattle has lost three in a row and six of seven. They are 1-4 on a six-game trip that ends Wednesday.

ā€œIt was a frustrating night,ā€ manager Scott Servais said. ā€œIt hasnā€™t been a good road trip. It hasnā€™t been a good start to the season.ā€

George Kirby (1-2) allowed five runs and eight hits in four innings to lose his second consecutive start. The right-hander hadnā€™t done that since road losses against the Yankees and Baltimore last June.

ā€œTonight I just thought I was a little bit too much in the zone,ā€ Kirby said. ā€œI just didnā€™t expand like I needed to.ā€

Kirby walked none and struck out three, and saw his ERA climb from 5.23 to 6.91. He hasnā€™t pitched past the fourth inning in either of his past two outings.

ā€œThey were up there swinging and he couldnā€™t miss the bat,ā€ Servais said.

Bichette grounded into an inning-ending double play against Kirby in the first but hit a two-run drive into the second deck in the third. The 431-foot shot to left field was Bichetteā€™s first homer of the season.

ā€œBo is one of the best hitters in the league,ā€ Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. ā€œI think everyone knows that by now.ā€

Bassitt (1-2) allowed one run and five hits. He walked three and struck out a season-high eight. The right-hander won for the second time in 17 career games against Seattle.

ā€œThis lineup has given me a lot of trouble so I knew that I had to do things, I would say, off script,ā€ Bassitt said. ā€œI kind of mixed up how I pitched a little bit.ā€

Bassitt threw 115 pitches, one shy of his career high.

ā€œHe was in total command,ā€ Schneider said.

Canzone ended Bassittā€™s shutout bid with a two-out homer in the seventh, his third. Canzone also walked twice.

Haniger cut it to 5-3 with a two-out homer off right-hander Trevor Richards in the eighth.

Chad Green got four outs for his second save.

UP NEXT

Blue Jays LHP Yusei Kikuchi (0-1, 2.79 ERA) is scheduled to face his former team in Wednesday afternoonā€™s series finale. RHP Logan Gilbert (0-0, 3.55) goes for Seattle.

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