(Baltimore) Anthony Santander and Cedric Mullins scored as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 on Thursday.
Leading the American East Division, the Orioles held a two-game lead over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Jose Berrios (9-9) has given up five runs and nine hits in six innings.
He was 10-0 against Baltimore thus far, including 6-0 at Camden Yards.
“We got the job done,” Mullins said. We had really good hits against him. »
The Orioles beat the Blue Jays by 10It is times on 13 occasions this season.
Kyle Gibson (13-7) allowed three runs and six hits in eight innings, the longest outing by an Orioles starter this year.
Three of their wins have come against Toronto.
Félix Bautista scored 33It is rescue.
The rain caused the match to start an hour and a quarter later than scheduled.
Then, Gibson and Berríos each retired the first nine batters to face them.
In the fourth, Vladimir Guerrero entered with an option and George Springer followed with a sacrifice flight.
The Orioles tied it on the next play with a Santander two-run off a single by Adley Rutschman. The ball ended up on Eutaw Street.
Santander leads with 24 home runs in 2023.
Mullins opened the scoring an innings later – also a two-run slap, following an Austin Hays single.
Also in the fifth, Gunnar Henderson added a one-run single.
The Jays’ response was then limited to Brandon Belt’s cannon shot.
“They’re strong,” Blue Jays head coach John Gibson said of the Orioles. They can hurt you in many ways. No wonder they have such a track record (79-48). »
Ryan Mountcastle of the Orioles was 0 for 4. He had walked the Trails in 28 straight games.
Chris Bassitt will start for the Jays on Friday against Cleveland, raising the curtain on a six-game stint in Toronto. The Nationals will also be there.
