Orioles 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings)
BALTIMORE -- Caleb Joseph scored on a passed ball with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday.
Joseph started the game-winning rally with a two-out double off of rookie Joe Biagini (0-1). Joseph then moved to third on Joey Rickard's third hit of the game before Manny Machado walked to load the bases.
Joseph then raced home from third on catcher Josh Thole's passed ball on a low pitch from Biagini.
Mychal Givens (1-0) earned the win for the Orioles (9-4) thanks to a scoreless 10th inning. The Blue Jays put runners on first and second with one out before Ryan Goins grounded into an inning-ending double play in the top of the 10th.
Toronto (8-8) chipped away at the Orioles' early three-run lead, finally tying the game at 3-3 on Edwin Encarnacion's RBI double off Brad Brach in the seventh.
The Blue Jays missed on several early chances against starter Ubaldo Jimenez -- they left 10 on base overall -- but did come up with single runs in the third and fifth innings before pulling even in the seventh. Jimenez labored through his five inning, needing 110 pitches to get through but allowing only two runs.
Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey gave up three runs in the first inning but the knuckleballer shut down Baltimore after that. He allowed those three runs on three hits in the first thanks to RBI hits from Machado and Chris Davis, but Dickey gave up only two hits in his final five innings to let the Jays rally.
The Orioles needed only five batters to take a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first against Dickey. Rickard led off with an infield single and scored from first on Machado's double to left-center.
Adam Jones walked before Davis drove in Machado with a single off the wall in right. Jones scored the third run when Mark Trumbo grounded into a double play.
Toronto wasted good scoring chances in the first two innings. The Jays put runners on second and third with one out in both frames but Jimenez escaped each jam without allowing a run.
The Blue Jays broke through in the third on Encarnacion's RBI single that deflected off Machado's glove at third -- but stranded two more runners in the inning.
Josh Donaldson led off the fifth with a homer to right as Jimenez couldn't retire a lead-off hitter in any of his five innings but still left with a 3-2 lead.
NOTES: Orioles CF Adam Jones was back in the starting lineup. He left after the sixth inning of Tuesday's game with a stomach virus. Jones was checked at a local hospital, where he was given medication and fluids. ... LHP Brian Matusz should be back with the Orioles in "two to three" days, manager Buck Showalter said. Showalter is leaning toward Saturday, but it still could be Friday. Matusz has been on the disabled list since April 3 with a left intercostal strain. ... Toronto RHP Jesse Chavez still was battling back issues. Manager John Gibbons said the pitcher's back locked up during Tuesday's game and he was "still not moving real good." Gibbons doesn't think it's a long-term issue, though. ... The Blue Jays entered the game leading the major leagues with 146 strikeouts on offense, the most they've had after the first 15 games in franchise history -- although they fanned a season-low five times in Tuesday's win over Baltimore.