Orioles 13, Blue Jays 9
TORONTO -- Shortstop J.J. Hardy singled in the go-ahead run in a four-run ninth inning Sunday and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 13-9.
Second baseman Ryan Flaherty followed with a two-run triple against Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil (1-4.).
The Orioles squandered a 7-0 lead and fell behind 9-7 before tying the game in the seventh on a single by Hardy.
Right-handed reliever Darren O'Day (4-0) earned the win for the second game in a row as the Orioles took the rubber match of the three-game series.
Designated hitter Jimmy Paredes hit a three-run homer for Baltimore and first baseman Chris Davis added a solo shot.
Left fielder Ezequiel Carrera hit a three-run homer, right fielder Jose Bautista hit a two-run shot and center fielder Kevin Pillar hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays.
Each team batted around in the second inning and combined for a total of 13 runs.
The Orioles, without center fielder Adam Jones, who rested a sore right shoulder, scored seven runs against Toronto right-hander Scott Copeland, who allowed seven hits, including a home run before right-hander Bo Schultz replaced him.
Copeland allowed three successive singles to open the second, the third by left fielder Travis Snider who drove in a run.
With one out, Flaherty, center fielder David Lough and third baseman Manny Machado each hit RBI singles before Paredes drove in three with his eighth homer of the season.
The Blue Jays (37-34) came back with six runs in the bottom of the second, chasing right-hander Chris Tillman, who allowed two home runs among his six hits and was charged with six runs in 1 1/3 innings.
Carrera scored three runs with his first homer of the season with one out and Pillar followed with his sixth homer of the season.
Bautista capped the second-inning scoring with a two-run single.
Catcher Russell Martin doubled and Pillar singled to tie the game in the third against right-hander Tommy Hunter.
Third baseman Josh Donaldson opened the fourth with a double against right-hander Brad Brach and Bautista followed with his 14th homer of the season to give the Blue Jays a 9-7 lead.
Davis homered against left-hander Phil Coke to cut the lead to 9-8.
The Orioles (36-33) tied the game in the seventh. Snider tripled against left-hander Aaron Loup. Hardy made the score 9-9 with a single against right-hander Steve Delabar. Pillar ended the inning with a catch against the fence on Flaherty's drive to right center.
Pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro walked against left-hander Brian Matusz to open the bottom of the eighth and infielder Munenori Kawasaki ran for him and tool second on Reyes' sacrifice.
O'Day entered the game and struck out Donaldson for the second out. Bautista walked to but designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion fouled out to end the inning.
Cecil walked Davis and pinch-hitter Nolan Reimold with one out in the ninth. Hardy bounced an RBI single up the middle as Reyes inexplicably backed off the ball and the Orioles took the lead.
Flaherty followed with a two-run triple to put Baltimore ahead 12-9. Lough singled in the fourth run of the inning against right-hander Ryan Tepera.
NOTES: Blue Jays RHP Aaron Sanchez (strained right lat) will resume throwing Monday. "This snuck up on him a little bit, and we're being cautious," pitching coach Pete Walker said Sunday. "He feels great right now so we're anticipating getting him back relatively soon." RHP Scott Copeland made this third start in Sanchez's spot Sunday. ... Baltimore's 5-3 win Saturday stopped Toronto's nine-game home winning streak, one short of tying the club record. ... After a day off Monday, the Orioles will start RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-3, 3.27 ERA) against RHP Joe Kelly (2-4, 5.32 ERA) Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. ... The Blue Jays open a three-game series Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field with RHP Drew Hutchison (6-1, 5.33 ERA) facing RHP Matt Adriese (2-1, 3.26 ERA).