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Stroman starts with a strikeout, Barney, Blue Jays top Phils

Published Mar. 1, 2016 5:07 p.m. ET

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CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) Toronto right-hander Marcus Stroman struck out the first batter he faced this spring, and the Blue Jays went on to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-3 Tuesday in an exhibition opener.

Darwin Barney drove in all five runs for Toronto, going 3 for 3 with two doubles. His first-inning double gave Stroman a 2-0 lead before he took the mound.

Stroman fanned Peter Bourjos in a perfect first inning. He gave up three hits in the second, including a two-run single by Carlos Ruiz.

The 24-year-old Stroman is coming up on the one-year anniversary of a knee injury that nearly cost him all of the 2015 season.

Former Toronto catcher J.P. Arencibia homered and singled for the Phillies.

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