BALTIMORE — Brandon Belt homered on Mike Baumann’s first pitch within the tenth inning, Daulton Varsho hit a two-run residence run within the second and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Tuesday evening.
The loss ended the Orioles’ three-game profitable streak and reduce their lead within the AL East over second-place Tampa Bay to 2 video games.
With Bo Bichette on second base as the automated runner within the tenth, Belt hit a liner into the right-field seats for his 14th homer, the third in two video games. The Blue Jays have received 5 of seven and hit seven residence runs of their final two video games.
Toronto added a run within the tenth on a wild pitch by Baumann (9-1), the primary reliever in Orioles historical past to win his first 9 choices.
Tim Mayza (3-1) labored an ideal ninth and Jordan Romano received three outs for his thirty first save in 34 tries.
Toronto starter Yusei Kikuchi gave up three runs and 7 hits in 4 2/3 innings. It was the primary time in seven begins since July 6 that the left-hander allowed greater than two earned runs.
The Orioles trailed 3-1 within the fifth earlier than chasing Kikuchi and pulling even towards reliever Yimi Garcia. Jorge Mateo scored after Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen threw wildly to second base on a double steal, and Garcia yielded a two-out RBI double to rookie Jordan Westburg.
Earlier, after Austin Hays doubled in a first-inning run for Baltimore, Toronto went forward within the second when rookie starter Grayson Rodriquez issued a leadoff stroll and Varsho homered on an 0-2 pitch. Kevin Kiermaier added an RBI double within the fourth.
STREAK ON
Baltimore’s Ryan Mountcastle obtained an intentional stroll within the ninth to increase his career-high run of reaching base to 27 consecutive video games. Before the stroll, he was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.
WELL NOW
Orioles right-hander Tyler Wells was optioned to Double-A Bowie in late July after he struggled in three straight begins, probably as a result of he had already pitched a career-high 113 2/3 innings. After getting used sparingly at Bowie, Wells was transferred to Triple-A Norfolk on Tuesday. He will pitch out of the bullpen on Wednesday, a task he would possibly assume upon returning to Baltimore. “We’re going to shorten his outings, have him throw less pitches and less innings and see how that goes,” supervisor Brandon Hyde mentioned.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was within the beginning lineup after leaving Sunday’s recreation towards Cincinnati within the fourth inning with discomfort in his left center finger.
Orioles: OF Anthony Santander missed a 3rd straight begin with a decrease again damage. “He’s feeling a lot better today,” mentioned Hyde, including that Santander was out there off the bench.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (9-7, 3.24 ERA) on Wednesday evening makes his fifth profession begin towards Baltimore, the place he pitched from 2013-18. He’s 1-2 with a 5.06 ERA versus the Orioles.
Orioles: Jack Flaherty is 1-2 with a 7.07 ERA in three begins with Baltimore since being obtained in an Aug. 1 commerce with the St. Louis Cardinals.
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