Blue Jays rally past Orioles, 6‑4, to take series

TORONTO (Interstat) — The Toronto Blue Jays scored five runs in the sixth inning to erase a four-run deficit and beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Sunday afternoon at Rogers Centre. Attendance was 41,278. The game lasted 2:46.

Toronto improved to 32-34; Baltimore fell to 31-35. The Orioles roared ahead in the fifth on Blaze Alexander’s RBI double and Taylor Ward’s two-run homer. Toronto answered immediately in the sixth. Brandon Valenzuela grounded out to plate a run, Kazuma Okamoto singled in another, Andrés Giménez doubled to tie the game and Nathan Lukes singled to put Toronto ahead. The Blue Jays added a run in the eighth.

Adam Macko (2-0) earned the win with 1 1-3 scoreless innings. Louis Varland struck out two in 1 1-3 innings for his 11th save. Shane Baz (3-6) took the loss. Giménez finished 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Jesús Sánchez was 2 for 4. Valenzuela hit a solo homer. Baltimore’s eight hits included Ward’s homer. Toronto had 10 hits and overcame Kevin Gausman’s five-inning outing in which he allowed five hits and four runs.