Angels edge Blue Jays, 2-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cameron Maybin stood at third base in the tie game, eyed the infield playing in and then immediately broke on contact.
He dove head-first into home, slid his out-stretched left hand around catcher Russell Martin’s tag and scored what proved the final run Monday night in the Los Angeles Angels’ 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
“It’s just a matter of using my size and athleticism, stretch as long as I can,” Maybin said. “I have about a 6-8, 6-9 wing span. That’s something you learn from playing basketball — how long your arms are.”
Right-hander Jesse Chavez, who came in relief to take the loss in Friday’s 13-inning loss to Toronto, went six innings for the Angels, holding the Blue Jays to one run on four hits. Chavez (2-3) walked four but struck out seven.