Greene's Blasts Bomb Angels

April 21, 1999 / 11:30 PM EDT / CBS/AP

The Toronto Blue Jays are doing everything right.

Willie Greene hit a two-run homer as the Blue Jays won their seventh straight, 3-2 over the injury-riddled Anaheim Angels on Wednesday night.

Toronto improved to 11-4, more wins than they had all last April, when they went 10-16. The winning streak is their longest since getting 11 consecutive victories last Aug. 27 to Sept. 7.

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"You got to love it," Toronto manager Jim Fregosi said. "The pitching has been good, we've scored enough runs, our bullpen has been great and everybody has done their job."

The Angels, who have nine men on the disabled list, have lost four in a row. But they expect Mo Vaughn, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ankle, to return Thursday.

"You can't ask a guy to come in and take the team by his shoulders," Angels catcher Matt Walbeck said. "He's not 100 percent physically, but emotionally he's going to help us get the best out of our guys."

After Tony Fernandez led off the fourth with a single, Greene, who is filling in for the injured Dave Hollins, gave Toronto a 3-1 lead with a towering home run to right.

Toronto starter Chris Carpenter (2-1) allowed five walks, including three in the fifth, but gave up only two earned runs in five innings. He allowed four hits and struck out three.

"We expect to win every night," Carpenter said. "We're pitching well and getting clutch hits."

Toronto's bullpen, considered a weakness coming into the season, shut out Anaheim the rest of the way. Robert Person finished with 1 1-3 hitless innings for his second save.

"It's awesome the way we started," Person said. "It's a boost of confidence."

Anaheim's Omar Olivares (2-1), who allowed just one earned run in his previous two starts, gave up three in six innings. He allowed eight hits, struck out three and wlked one.

After Jose Cruz Jr. put Toronto up 1-0 in the third with a fielder's choice groundout, Garret Anderson tied it in the fourth with his second homer of the season.

Greene's second homer of the year made it 3-1 in the fourth, but Carpenter got into trouble in the fifth, walking three batters, including Anderson with the bases loaded.

Anaheim put the tying run on third with two outs in the seventh, but Graeme Lloyd struck out Troy Glaus.

Notes: Blue Jays pitchers have allowed a major league-low eight home runs this season. ... The Blue Jays have homered in 10 straight games. ... Toronto is 8-1 on its current homestand.