Roger Clemens’ pitching and a big 6th inning lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Yomiuri Giants in their Opening Round matchup in the Baseball Maelstrom Triple Elimination Tournament. Clemens walked 5, but allowed just 4 hits while striking out 9 in 8 innings of work. Hideo Fujimoto kept the Giants in it until the 6th, when he allowed 5 straight hits, capped by back-to-back home runs from Tony Fernandez and Roberto Alomar. With the 7-2 win, the Blue Jays will advance to face the Seattle Mariners in the Winner’s Bracket. John Olerud was 3 for 4 with a homer and 2 runs to lead the Toronto offense.