Just one day after getting one hit in a near-perfect game, the Orioles travelled to Toronto and managed to get eight hits. They put those eight hits to good use by scoring seven runs in a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays and tightening the AL Wild Card race. The Orioles are currently 1.5 games out of the wild card while the three current wild card teams are separated by just 0.5 games.
Anthony Santander (1 for 3, 1 Run, 1 RBI, 2 BB) put the Orioles on the scoreboard with a first inning RBI single that allowed Ryan McKenna (3 for 5, 2 2B, 1 Run, 1 RBI) to score.
Ryan Mountcastle (1 for 3, 2 Runs, 2 RBI, 2 BB) left the Rogers Centre in the second with a two run homerun.
The Orioles score three runs in the fourth, the most exciting one when Jorge Mateo (1 for 3, 1 Run, 1 BB) scored from third on Tyler Nevin’s (0 for 2, 1 BB) fielder’s choice to Bo Bichette, beating the throw home.
The Orioles final run scored on a fifth inning Terrin Vavra (0 for 2, ! Run, 1 RBI, 1 BB) sacrifice fly double play; the run coming before the second out of the double play.
Kyle Bradish started and allowed all three Toronto runs on 6 hits, including a Vladimir Guerrero, Jr homerun, walked 4 and struck out 5 over 4.2 innings.
Bryan Baker (4-3) struck out 2 in 1.1 innings and was credited with the win.
Pitching the combined final three innings and allowing a combined 2 hits with a walk and 2 strikeouts were relievers Dillon Tate, Cionel Perez and Felix Bautista.
2022 Record: 60-55
Next Game: 8/16 @ Toronto @ 7:07 pm
