An early burst gave the Baltimore Orioles control, and they held on against the Toronto Blue Jays. Dylan Beavers opened the scoring with a homer in the first, while Baltimore's offense broke the game open in the second.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Beavers supplied the game's early spark and later added another scoring hit. Colton Cowser also drove the attack with a double that brought Samuel Basallo and Christian Encarnacion-Strand home.
Heston Kjerstad's single scored Gunnar Henderson in the second, and Beavers' single brought home Kjerstad and Cowser. Coby Mayo added a homer in the seventh to extend Baltimore's lead. Toronto answered with Kazuma Okamoto's homer, Andrés Giménez's groundout that brought Nathan Lukes home, and Brett Bateman's homer that also scored Ernie Clement, but the late push stopped short.
Chris Bassitt earned the win after allowing Toronto's early scoring, and Rico Garcia recorded the save. Max Scherzer took the loss for Toronto after Baltimore's second-inning surge.
Baltimore extended its winning streak, while Toronto's losing streak continued. The game was defined by the Orioles' early burst and their ability to keep the late pressure at a distance.
Baltimore Orioles defeated Toronto Blue Jays, 7-4.
- Dylan Beavers went 2-for-5 with 1 home run, 3 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .246 on the season).
- Brett Bateman went 3-for-5 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .339 on the season).
- Kazuma Okamoto went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .234 on the season).
- Max Scherzer allowed 6 runs on 7 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 3, and took the loss (2-8) (6.38 ERA).
- Chris Bassitt allowed 2 runs on 6 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 5, to earn the win (7-5) (4.88 ERA).
- Rico Garcia allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, and closed it out for the save (8) (3.02 ERA).
Toronto Blue Jays fell to 73-75 (2 straight losses); Baltimore Orioles improved to 72-76 (2 straight wins).