Sunday’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays (32-34) turned on a dime as an Orioles’ 4-0 lead after 5 innings was erased by a five-run sixth inning by the Blue Jays on their way to a 6-4 defeat of the Birds.
Starter Shane Baz (3-6) was still in the game at that point and innediately surrendered a homerun to Yohendrick Pinango. A double followed by a fielding error and a groundout to short gave Toronto a second run. A single, a double and another single advanced the score to 5-4 in favor of the Blue Jays.
An eighth inning homerun by Brandon Valenzuela accounted for the Blue Jays’ final run.
Baz, who exited the game with the game tied at 4 finished with a line of 5 runs allowed, 1 earned, on 7 hits with a walk and 3 strikeouts over 5.2 innings of work. The bullpen held serve with the exception of Rico Garcia who gave up Valenzuela’s homerun.
The Orioles hit a pair of homeruns off of former Oriole Kevin Gausman; a solo homer by Colton Cowser (2 for 4, R, RBI), his second in as many days, in the fifth inning followed by a two-run homer by Taylor Ward as well. Blaze Alexander (2 for 4, 2 2B, R, RBI) doubled to allow Jackson Holliday, who had tripled, to score and subsequently crossed the plate on Ward’s homerun.
2026 Record: 31-35
Next Game: Mon. 6/8 @ 6:35 pm vs. Seattle Mariners
