“I’m really happy we won, it was a really important game for us”, said Encarnacion. He could have shaken off Martin, in other words: “I was going after him (Schoop)”, said Estrada.
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Kansas City pitcher Yordano Ventura has been suspended nine games and Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado has been penalized four games after their brawl earlier this week.
It was the fifth walkoff homer of Encarnacion’s career.
Manager John Gibbons says Bautista felt better Friday. He’s batting. 234 with 12 homers and 40 RBIs.
He’s the eighth player in franchise history to reach the mark.
Osuna (2-1) suffered the loss, while Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy (2-1) picked up the win.
“Everyone has seen (Encarnacion’s) power to the pull side but to just smash one on a line oppo is pretty fun to watch”, Storen said. All-Star outfielder Jose Bautista has three hits in six career at-bats against the right-hander with a double, a home run and three RBI. Ervin Santana (1-6) pitched 6 1/3 innings and surrendered five runs and nine hits for Minnesota, which has lost four of its last six, but had taken the first two games of the series with Miami.
“I made two mistakes and they both cost me”, Estrada said.
The Orioles (36-24) followed with a pair of one-out singles to put runners on the corners.
Brach had a flawless bottom of the ninth to force extra innings. Gibbons’ record with the Jays (heading into the game Thursday at the Rogers Centre) is 587-570, 17 games above.500. The Davis homer off lefthander Aaron Loup in the seventh marked the second home run the lefty has given up in his five relief appearance this season. He’s hit 33 homers against the Blue Jays since 2008, more than any other opponent.
“The one thing about him, he just doesn’t give in”, Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin said.
“When you get the lead, you’re supposed to shut the door, especially that next inning”, Orioles starter Kevin Gausman said. “I 100 per cent should have gotten it more inside”.
Estrada pitched 8.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering two runs, striking out five and walking three in a 5-4 win over the Red Sox.
When Davis mishandled Carrera’s grounder in the ninth, the ball caromed straight to Brach, who tossed it back to Davis in time for the rare 3-1-3 putout. Bautista left Thursday’s game after six innings with tightness in his thigh.
Gibbons said he has yet to find out how serious a setback it is for Tulowitzki, who the Blue Jays were hoping might be back with the team on Monday.
Estrada missed another opportunity on Friday, lasting just six innings in the second of a four-game set against the Orioles. He allowed just one unearned run in seven innings of work that day and struck out four batters while walking two. It’s become a disturbing trend as Stroman has failed to escape the sixth inning in his past three consecutive starts. Left hander JA Happ is scheduled for Saturday’s start against visiting Baltimore Saturday. The Blue Jays selected pitcher Zach Jackson with their third-round pick (No. 103 overall) as the Major League Baseball draft continued Friday. Davis also hit a solo homer as part of a three-RBI day in the Orioles’ 6-5 comeback win over Toronto on Thursday.
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Heading into Friday’s play there has been 30 through the first 1,796 games, a 1.7 per cent rate.
