A late swing changed everything as the Baltimore Orioles rallied past the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| BAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Pete Alonso powered Baltimore’s offense with two homers, including the blast that put the Orioles in front late. Gunnar Henderson also homered as Baltimore chipped away at Toronto’s early advantage.
Toronto opened the scoring when Nathan Lukes’ single brought Brett Bateman home, George Springer’s single scored Alejandro Kirk, and Sean Keys’ sacrifice fly brought Lukes across. Alonso answered with a homer in the opening inning, Henderson homered in the sixth, and Alonso’s later two-run homer scored Christian Franklin and gave Baltimore the lead.
Shane Baz kept Baltimore within reach after Toronto’s early burst, while Yennier Cano and Rico Garcia closed out the game for the Orioles. Tyler Rogers took the loss after Baltimore moved ahead.
The Orioles extended their winning streak, while Toronto’s late lead slipped away in a game defined by one late swing.
Baltimore Orioles defeated Toronto Blue Jays, 4-3.
- Pete Alonso went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .265 on the season).
- Gunnar Henderson went 3-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 triple, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .227 on the season).
- Alejandro Kirk went 1-for-3 with 1 run scored (batting .283 on the season).
- Yennier Cano allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.1 innings, striking out 1, to earn the win (4-3) (2.92 ERA).
- Rico Garcia allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 1.0 inning, striking out 2, and closed it out for the save (10) (3.14 ERA).
- Tyler Rogers allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 0.1 innings, and took the loss (2-3) (1.80 ERA).
Baltimore Orioles improved to 76-81; Toronto Blue Jays fell to 77-80.