Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
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Beavers hits leadoff homer, Mayo also connects as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-4
Christian Encarnacion-Strand had three hits and Beavers had three RBI as the Orioles won for the third time in four games after losing the previous six. Baltimore is 3-7 in September.
Toronto rookie Brett Bateman had three hits, including his first career home run, a two-run blast off Alex Hoppe in the ninth.
Rico Garcia retired Alejandro Kirk on a fielder's choice to end it for his eighth save in 14 chances.
The Blue Jays came in one game behind Cleveland for the final wild-card spot. Baltimore entered three games back.
Chris Bassitt (7-5) struck out five in five-plus innings to beat his former team. Bassitt allowed two runs and six hits.
Beavers homered on Max Scherzer’s second pitch of the game, his seventh.
Scherzer (2-8) allowed six runs and a season-high seven hits in five innings.
The Orioles got six consecutive hits off Scherzer to begin the second inning. Heston Kjerstad drove in a run with a bases-loaded single, Colton Cowser followed with a two-run double and Beavers capped the five-run outburst with a two-run single.
Toronto’s Kazuma Okamoto hit a solo home run off Bassitt in the fourth, his 31st.
Andrés Giménez made it 6-2 with an RBI groundout in the sixth. Mayo answered with a homer off Braydon Fisher in the seventh, his 23rd.
The Orioles have hit multiple home runs in five straight at Toronto, a streak that began Sept. 14, 2025.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kirk grounded into fielder's choice to second, Guerrero Jr. out at second. |
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9th Inning | Garcia relieved Hoppe |
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9th Inning | Guerrero Jr. reached on infield single to third, Martin to second. |
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9th Inning | Martin ran for Springer |
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9th Inning | Springer singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Bateman homered to center (403 feet), Clement scored. |
Statistics
 BAL |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 5 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 7 | Runs Batted In | 4 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 11 | Hits | 10 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 7 | Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 37 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 15 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 160 | Pitches | 162 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 18 | Total Bases | 18 |
| 40 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created | 5.9 |
| .289 | Batting Average | .270 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .474 | Slugging Percentage | .486 |
| .263 | Secondary Average | .297 |
| .325 | On Base Percentage | .325 |
| .799 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .811 |
| 0.2 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 6.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.9 |
| 48.0 | Batter Rating | 36.0 |
| 19.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 18.5 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.00 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.05 |
| .184 | Isolated Power | .216 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .050 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .075 |
| -.026 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .027 |
| 14.0 | Runs Produced | 8.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 93.0 | MLB Rating | 86.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 42,111 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 60 | W2 | 0.61290324 | 95 |
 New York |
6 | 66 | L2 | 0.57419354 | 89 |
 Boston |
11.5 | 72 | L2 | 0.53846157 | 84 |
| Toronto |
18.5 | 79 | W1 | 0.49358973 | 77 |
| Baltimore |
20.5 | 81 | L3 | 0.48076922 | 75 |