BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Baltimore Orioles staged a stunning five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Saturday afternoon at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

The Orioles trailed 5-1 entering the final frame after Toronto had scored two runs in the fourth, two in the eighth and one in the ninth. Baltimore sent 10 batters to the plate in the ninth, erasing the deficit with a flurry of hits and walks.

Brandon Young pitched 6 2/3 strong innings for Baltimore, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out seven. Albert Suárez got the win after tossing a scoreless top of the ninth, improving to 2-0. Jeff Hoffman took the loss for Toronto, falling to 4-4.

The game turned in the bottom of the ninth when the Orioles, down four runs, opened the inning with Samuel Basallo striking out. Coby Mayo then was hit by a pitch, and Leody Taveras tripled to right field to score Mayo and cut the lead to 5-2. Jackson Holliday singled to bring home Taveras, making it 5-3. Colton Cowser doubled to put runners at second and third, and after Taylor Ward walked to load the bases, Gunnar Henderson drew a walk to force in Holliday and trim the lead to 5-4.

Adley Rutschman then walked, forcing in Cowser to tie the game at 5. Pete Alonso followed with a single to center field that scored Ward, giving Baltimore a 6-5 lead. The rally ended with Alonso’s hit, and Suárez closed out the top of the ninth to secure the victory.

Toronto had taken control early behind strong pitching from Trey Yesavage, who allowed two hits and one earned run over five innings with four strikeouts. The Blue Jays struck first in the fourth inning when Jesús Sánchez doubled to score Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Ernie Clement singled to drive in Sánchez, giving Toronto a 2-0 lead.

Baltimore answered in the third inning when Gunnar Henderson singled to score Jeremiah Jackson, making it 2-1. Toronto extended its lead in the eighth when Kazuma Okamoto doubled to drive in Nathan Lukes and Guerrero, putting the Blue Jays up 4-1. In the ninth, Guerrero doubled to score Lukes, making it 5-1.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. led Toronto’s offense with a 4-for-5 performance. Ernie Clement added two hits and an RBI. The Blue Jays collected 11 hits but left runners on base and were unable to hold the lead.

For Baltimore, the comeback capped a series that saw Toronto win the first two games, 6-5 and 2-1. The Orioles improved to 27-32, while Toronto fell to 29-30.

The attendance was 32,645, and the game lasted 2 hours, 49 minutes.

Young’s outing was his second consecutive strong start. On May 24 against Detroit, he allowed five hits and no earned runs over 6 2/3 innings. On May 17 at Washington, he gave up five hits and two earned runs in 3 2/3 innings.

Toronto relievers Louis Varland, Tyler Rogers and Yariel Rodríguez each threw a scoreless inning, combining for three strikeouts. Keegan Akin also pitched a scoreless inning for Baltimore. Toronto’s Connor Seabold recorded one hit and no earned runs in one-third of an inning.

The Blue Jays had won four of their previous five games entering Saturday, while Baltimore had lost three of its last four.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Toronto 6, Baltimore 5. Interstat’s ELO system gave Toronto a 54.40 percent probability to win. Toronto was a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total of 11 runs went under the over-under line of 8.