Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
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Alejandro Kirk hits 2-run homer, Brett Bateman has a solo shot as Blue Jays beat Orioles 7-3
Pete Alonso hit his 35th home run for Baltimore, a two-run blast off Paul Sewald in the seventh inning, but the Orioles lost for the eighth time in 11 September games.
Kirk had two hits and drove in three as the Blue Jays won for the second time in six games and ensured they would not lose ground in the AL wild card race. Toronto entered two games behind Cleveland for the final playoff spot.
Kirk and Bateman both connected off Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish (7-14) in the third.
Bateman’s first career home run came in the ninth inning of Friday’s 7-4 loss. Saturday’s was his second.
George Springer singled and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. struck out before Kirk homered to left. Eight of Kirk’s 10 homers have come since the All-Star break.
Guerrero scored the first run after an RBI double in the first and came around on Kirk’s single.
Spencer Miles opened for Toronto and struck out five in two scoreless innings, allowing one hit and two walks.
Joe Mantiply worked a 1-2-3 third before Spencer Arrighetti (8-9) entered and allowed one unearned run in 2 2/3 innings. Arrighetti walked two and struck out a pair.
Mason Fluharty and Sewald each got two outs, Tyler Rogers worked the eighth and Louis Varland finished for Toronto.
Starting on his 30th birthday, Bradish gave up five runs and eight hits in three innings, his ninth consecutive winless outing. He’s 0-5 with a 5.83 ERA since winning at Boston on July 22.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Alonso lined out to third. |
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9th Inning | Beavers safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Varland, Beavers safe at second on error. |
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9th Inning | Basallo struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Basallo hit for Pozo |
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9th Inning | Taveras struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Varland relieved Rogers |
Statistics
BAL |
TOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 11 | Strikeouts | 10 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 6 | Hits | 11 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 7 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 34 | At Bats | 31 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 16 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 148 | Pitches | 153 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 5 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 3.0 | Runs Created | 8.0 |
| .176 | Batting Average | .355 |
| .400 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .324 | Slugging Percentage | .613 |
| .265 | Secondary Average | .419 |
| .263 | On Base Percentage | .462 |
| .587 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.074 |
| 1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 2.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.4 |
| 23.0 | Batter Rating | 49.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 15.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.89 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.92 |
| .147 | Isolated Power | .258 |
| 0.36 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.50 |
| .105 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
| .088 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .065 |
| 5.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 0.7 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 72.3 | MLB Rating | 97.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 41,949 | 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 |
19 | 80 | L1 | 0.49044585 | 77 |
Baltimore |
20 | 81 | W1 | 0.48407644 | 76 |


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