Orioles rally past Blue Jays with five-run ninth inning

BALTIMORE (Interstat) — The Baltimore Orioles scored five times in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday evening to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards before 32,645 fans in 2 hours 49 minutes.

Brandon Young pitched 6 2/3 innings for Baltimore, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts. Albert Suárez (2-0) earned the win with a scoreless ninth. Jeff Hoffman (4-4) took the loss.

Toronto led 5-1 after eight innings. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 4 for 5 with a double and two runs. Ernie Clement drove in a run. Trey Yesavage worked five innings for Toronto, surrendering one earned run on two hits.

The Orioles trailed 5-1 entering the ninth. Leody Taveras tripled home a run, Jackson Holliday singled in Taveras, and a walk to Gunnar Henderson forced in Holliday. Adley Rutschman walked to force in another run, and Pete Alonso singled to drive in the winner.

Toronto outhit Baltimore 11-7. The Blue Jays fell to 29-30, while Baltimore improved to 27-32.