Kirk powers Blue Jays past Orioles in afternoon matchup
TORONTO (Interstat) — Alejandro Kirk homered and drove in three runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2026, at Rogers Centre. Toronto improved to 74-75, while Baltimore dropped to 72-77. The game took 2 hours, 55 minutes before an announced attendance of 41,949. Spencer Arrighetti earned the win in relief, improving to 8-9, after allowing two hits over 2 2/3 scoreless innings. Kyle Bradish took the loss and fell to 7-14. Spencer Miles struck out five over two scoreless innings, and Louis Varland, Joe Mantiply and Tyler Rogers each pitched a scoreless inning. Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer for Baltimore, while Luis De León and Grant Wolfram each recorded two strikeouts in scoreless relief. Anthony Nunez struck out four. Kirk went 2 for 4. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled and scored twice. Toronto had 11 hits and grounded into two double plays. Baltimore finished with six hits.