The Baltimore Orioles dropped Thursday’s game with the Toronto Blue Jays (28-29) by a score of 2-1. The eventual winning run came in the eighth inning on a bases-loaded walk.
Anthony Nunez (2-2) was called upon to pitch the eighth inning and surrendered a lead-off double to George Springer. Springer advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Nathan Lukes. Vladimir Guerrero Jr was walked intentionally before Daulton Varsho worked a walk to load the bases. A strikeout followed and then pinch-hitter Yohendrick Pinango worked a walk to plate the run. Adley Rutschman challenged ball four for the Orioles but the ABS system confirmed the call.
The game’s pivotal moment occured in the bottom of the eighth when Pete Alonso was picked off first with a runner on second and two out. Alonso had reached first on a successful challenge (originally called out).
Coby Mayo‘s (1 for 2) fourth inning homerun to center field was all the scoring Baltimore would do on the night.
The game initially started out as a pitcher’s duel between Chris Bassitt and Toronto’s Patrick Corbin. Bassitt provided the Orioles with a quality start (6.0 IP, R, 4 H, BB, 2 K) with the run coming on a Andres Gimenez third inning homerun. Corbin allowed a run on 4 hits with a walk and 4 strike outs over 5.0 innings to keep pace with Bassitt.
Baltimore went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position and squandered a no out, runners on second and third opportunity in the first inning as well as a two out runners on second and third opportunity in the fifth.
Cameron Weston made his MLB debut in the ninth and walked one Blue Jay and struck out one.
2026 Record: 26-31
Next Game: Fri. 5/29 @ 7:05 pm vs. Toronto Blue Jays
