The Toronto Blue Jays won their second straight game on Monday night, defeating the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his second home run of the campaign while Nathan Lukes provided two RBIs off the bench. And on the mound, Dylan Cease continued to dominate and justify the $210 million the Jays gave him this offseason.

The ace right-hander only went five innings, but he also only gave up two earned runs on five hits and two walks. He struck out 12, improving to 1-0 with a 2.10 ERA.

He's also making history on multiple fronts for the Jays, who are now 9-13.

As noted by Ian Hunter of The Jays Nation, Cease (44) now has more strikeouts than any Blue Jay in franchise history through their first five games with the franchise.

He's also the first Blue Jays starter to ever have 12 strikeouts in the first five innings of a game. He leads the majors in strikeouts right now, two ahead of Milwaukee Brewers' flamethrower Jacob Misiorowski.

Now 30 years old, Cease is an eight-year veteran of the Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres and Blue Jays. He's gone 66-58 with a 3.84 ERA for his career. One of the best strikeout artists in the sport, he's fanned 200 or more hitters in each of the last five seasons.

The Blue Jays gave him a seven-year deal in free agency, hoping he can help them get back to the World Series - and win it - this season.

In an important bounce back outing, closer Jeff Hoffman recorded his third save of the season. He gave up one hit, but he struck out three, rewarding manager John Schneider for his recent belief in him.

Reid Detmers took the loss on the other side after giving up four earned runs on five hits over six innings.

The two teams will meet again with first pitch coming at 9:38 p.m. ET. Left-hander Patrick Corbin (0-0, 4.66 ERA) will pitch for Toronto while right-hander Jack Kochanowicz takes the mound for the Halos. He's 2-0 with a 3.47 ERA.

It could be Corbin's final turn through the rotation for Toronto, as rookie hurler Trey Yesavage is nearly set to return from a right shoulder impingement. He's going to make one more start at Triple-A Buffalo and then he should rejoin the rotation.

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