Trumbo's 11th-inning HR sends Orioles past Jays
BALTIMORE -- Mark Trumbo hit a solo homer off Jason Grilli with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day.
Trumbo crushed a 1-2 pitch into the left-field seats off Grilli (0-1), the sixth walk-off homer of the designated hitter's career. Last year, Trumbo led the major leagues with 47 homers and Baltimore re-signed him to a new contract during the winter.
Tyler Wilson (1-0) got the victory after throwing a scoreless top of the 11th, thanks in part to a great play from third baseman Manny Machado, who made a diving stop of a Devon Travis shot near the bag. Machado then threw him out from his knees.
Both teams threatened in the early innings before the Orioles took a 2-0 lead in the third on an RBI single from Chris Davis followed by a Trumbo run-scoring double off Toronto starter Marco Estrada.
Toronto then scored once in the top of the fifth with some help from Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman. He walked three Jays, including Kendrys Morales with the bases loaded and two outs. That scored Kevin Pillar and cut the lead to 2-1.
The Jays tied it in the sixth when Ezequiel Carrera lined a two-out double to right off Mychal Givens, which drove in former Oriole Steve Pearce after he singled against Gausman leading off.
Gausman allowed two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four but also walked four.
Estrada retired the last 10 batters he faced and gave up two runs and five hits in six innings.
The Blue Jays retired 15 straight Orioles from the end of the third into the bottom of the eighth. Baltimore had two runs and five hits in the first three innings and came up with several scoring chances but could not break the game open, which allowed the Blue Jays to tie it a few innings later.
NOTES: LHP Wade Miley, on the disabled list retroactive to March 30 with an upper respiratory infection, is going to pitch in a simulated game at Double-A Bowie on Tuesday. If all goes well, that could put him in line to go Sunday for the Orioles against the Yankees. ... With RHP Roberto Osuna (neck) starting 2017 on the disabled list for a short time, the Toronto closer will be RHP Jason Grilli and RHP Joe Biagini.