Blue Jays rally past Orioles 6‑5 for comeback win
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. capped a furious Toronto comeback with a two-run double in the eighth inning, lifting the Blue Jays to a 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Toronto trailed 5-0 entering the seventh and had only two hits before starter Trevor Rogers unraveled. Kazuma Okamoto and Charles McAdoo each hit two-run homers, with McAdoo’s blast the first hit of his major league debut. Yennier Cano (1-2) then surrendered the lead in the eighth on Guerrero’s double.
Mason Fluharty (3-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the win. Braydon Fisher earned his first save with a perfect ninth.
Samuel Basallo homered and drove in two runs for Baltimore, and Jackson Holliday also went deep. The Orioles had built their lead on solo shots by Holliday, Pete Alonso and Basallo, plus a sacrifice fly.
Attendance was 25,494. Time of game was 2:35. Toronto improved to 29-29, while Baltimore fell to 26-32.