Orioles top Blue Jays for fifth straight victory
TORONTO -- Chris Davis hit the game-tying home run in the seventh and had the go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth inning as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Thursday night.
Pedro Alvarez also homered for the Orioles (36-23), who have won five in a row. The Blue Jays (32-30) have lost three of their past four games.
With the scored tied, Toronto right-handed reliever Roberto Osuna (2-1) allowed a double by Hyun Soo Kim to start the ninth inning. Joey Rickard ran for Kim, took third on a groundout to short by Manny Machado and scored when Davis flied out to center.
Right-hander Dylan Bundy (2-1) allowed a hit, a walk and a hit batter in 2 1/3 innings to earn the win. Left-hander Zach Britton pitched a perfect ninth to pick up his 19th save.
Toronto right-hander Marcus Stroman allowed four runs, eight hits and a walk in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out two and departed in the sixth for right-hander Joe Biagini after Alvarez hit his sixth homer of the season to cut the Blue Jays' lead to 5-4.
Baltimore right-hander Tyler Wilson allowed five runs, seven hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. He had three strikeouts before being replaced by Bundy.
Left-hander Aaron Loup replaced Biagini with one out in the seventh and gave up the 13th homer of the season by Davis to tie the game 5-5.
Blue Jays right-hander Jason Grilli pitched around a walk in the eighth.
Toronto lost right fielder Jose Bautista to tightness in the right thigh. He walked in the sixth inning and was replaced by pinch runner Ezequiel Carrera, who also took over for him defensively. Bautista was listed as day-to-day.
The Blue Jays led 3-1 after the first inning.
Adam Jones walked to lead off the first for Baltimore, took second on a groundout to first and scored on a double by Machado.
Machado apparently forgot there two outs when he returned to second before trying to score on a double to right by Mark Trumbo. Instead of scoring easily, Machado was out at home.
Bautista led off the bottom half with a double and took third on a wild pitch. Josh Donaldson walked and Edwin Encarnacion hit a sacrifice fly to deep center. Michael Saunders followed with an RBI double and Russell Martin hit a two-out RBI single.
The Blue Jays took a 4-1 lead in the second on a double by Devon Travis and a single by Bautista.
The Orioles reduced the margin to one with a two-run third.
Jones singled. Kim was hit by a pitch and Machado singled to load the bases. Davis lined a sacrifice fly to right. Trumbo singled to load the bases and Matt Wieters picked up an RBI with a fielder's choice grounder to first.
Bautista walked with two out in the fourth and Donaldson tripled to put Toronto ahead 5-3.
NOTES: Orioles 3B Manny Machado will appeal the four-game suspension he received Thursday after the brawl with the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Machado charged the mound after being hit in the back by a 99 mph fastball from Royals RHP Yordano Ventura, who received a nine-game suspension. Teams with a player suspended must play with 24 instead of 25 players. ... Orioles RHP Yovani Gallardo (biceps tendinitis) will make one more start on his rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Norfolk on Monday before returning from the disabled list to face the Blue Jays on June 18. ... Blue Jays SS Troy Tulowitzki (right quadriceps strain) will begin extended spring training and moved to Class A Dunedin on a rehabilitation assignment and could be ready to return Monday. ... Orioles RHP Kevin Gausman (0-3, 3.52 ERA) will start against Blue Jays RHP Marco Estrada (4-2, 2.41) in the second game of the four-game series Friday.