Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
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Santander and Mullins HRs help first-place Orioles beat Berríos and Blue Jays 5-3
Getting home runs from Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins, Baltimore maintained its two-game lead in the AL East by beating longtime nemesis José Berríos and the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Thursday night.
Knowing that second-place Tampa Bay won earlier in the day, the Orioles overcame an early two-run deficit to extend their season-long mastery of Toronto and defeat Berríos (9-9) for the first time. The right-hander came in 10-0 against Baltimore, including 6-0 at Camden Yards, but on this night he allowed five runs and nine hits in six innings.
“We were able to come through today, put up some really good swings against him,” Mullins said.
The Orioles took two of three from the Blue Jays and won the season series 10-3. The victory lifted Baltimore 31 games over .500 at 79-48 for the first time since Sept. 25, 2014.
“This has been so much fun,” starter Kyle Gibson said. “We're celebrating every single victory.”
Toronto manager John Schneider has seen enough of the Orioles to know their success is anything but a fluke.
“They're real,” he said. “They can beat you in a lot of different ways. Their lineup's good, they've got speed they can match up. They're having a good year for a reason.”
Gibson (13-7) gave up three runs and six hits over eight innings, the longest stint by an Orioles starter this year. He went 3-0 against Toronto this season.
Félix Bautista got three straight outs for his 33rd save in 39 chances.
After the start of the game was delayed by rain for 1 hour, 15 minutes, Gibson and Berríos each retired their first nine batters.
Toronto broke the pattern in the fourth, using two hits and a walk to load the bases. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. then drove in a run with a fielder's choice groundout and George Springer followed with a sacrifice fly.
Adley Rutschman singled to lead off the bottom half before Santander hit a fastball onto Eutaw Street beyond the right-field scoreboard. It was his team-high 24th home run of the season and third in two games.
Mullins connected in the fifth with a man on for a 4-2 lead. It was 5-2 before Brandon Belt hit a solo shot in the sixth for Toronto.
“He was really tough early,” Schneider said of Berríos. “A couple of multiple-run homers, it's tough to overcome that.”
STREAK OVER
Baltimore's Ryan Mountcastle went 0 for 4, ending his career-high streak of reaching base in 28 straight games.
STARTING OVER
Toronto 2019 first-round pick Alek Manoah hopes to regain the form that last year enabled him to finish third in the AL Cy Young Award voting. The right-hander went 9-2 as a rookie and 16-7 in 2022, but this season was 3-9 with a 5.87 ERA before being optioned to Triple-A Buffalo two weeks ago. The Blue Jays determined that an injury wasn't behind Manoah's ineffectiveness, so now, "he's getting ready to ramp back up,” Schneider said. “First and foremost, he's going to get back throwing, get back on the mound, and we'll go from there.”
TRAINERS ROOM
Orioles: Reinstated LHP Danny Coulombe (left biceps tendinitis) from the 15-day injured list and optioned LHP Nick Vespi to Triple-A Norfolk. ... RH Jack Flaherty, who was scratched from Wednesday's start with “general soreness,” isn't ready to rejoin the starting rotation. “We're still kind of waiting on Jack to see how he's feeling," manager Brandon Hyde said.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Chris Bassitt (12-6, 3.92 ERA) faces Cleveland on Friday night to help Toronto launch a six-game homestand.
Orioles: Cole Irvin (1-3, 4.66) seeks his first win since June 10 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against visiting Colorado.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Varsho flied out to center. | |
9th Inning | Springer flied out to left. | |
9th Inning | Guerrero Jr. fouled out to first. | |
9th Inning | Bautista relieved Gibson | |
8th Inning | Mullins flied out to center. | |
8th Inning | Hays hit by pitch. |
Statistics
TOR | BAL | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
12 | Ground Balls | 5 |
8 | Strikeouts | 6 |
3 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
6 | Hits | 10 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
1 | Walks | 0 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
3 | Runs | 5 |
0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
31 | At Bats | 33 |
1 | Home Runs | 2 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
6 | Runners Left On Base | 7 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
2 | Doubles | 1 |
12 | Fly Balls | 22 |
0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
105 | Pitches | 112 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
11 | Total Bases | 17 |
33 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
3 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
2.4 | Runs Created | 5.4 |
.194 | Batting Average | .303 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.355 | Slugging Percentage | .515 |
.194 | Secondary Average | .212 |
.212 | On Base Percentage | .324 |
.567 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .839 |
1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.2 |
2.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.4 |
25.0 | Batter Rating | 38.0 |
31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.18 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.29 |
.161 | Isolated Power | .212 |
0.13 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
.030 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
.000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.091 |
6.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
74.3 | MLB Rating | 89.0 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 19,432 | Capacity:
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |