TORONTO – Freddie Freeman hit his 13th homer, Nick Markakis had three RBIs and the Atlanta Braves snapped Toronto’s five-game win streak with a 10-6 victory over the Blue Jays on Monday night.
Matt Kemp had four hits and scored three times for the Braves, who have won three of four.
Freeman matched Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman and Milwaukee’s Eric Thames atop the NL home run leaderboard with a three-run shot off Leonel Campos. Freeman’s long drive to center was the big blow in Atlanta’s four-run sixth.
Freeman has connected against all 10 opposing teams Atlanta has faced this season.
Bartolo Colon (2-4) allowed three runs, two earned, in five innings to win for the first time since April 16. Colon allowed fewer than four runs for the third time in eight starts this season.