Jonathan Schoop singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the Baltimore Orioles ended a season-worst five-game losing streak, beating Toronto 6-2 Sunday to reclaim the AL East lead. It’s going to be tough.
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Troy Tulowitzki hit his 18th home run on Chris Tillman’s first pitch in the Toronto fourth, a drive off the facing of the fourth deck.
Manager A.J. Hinch said “until my phone lights up with a text or call from him, we’re sort of status quo”.
The thumb swelled considerably and the Blue Jays do not yet know how much time, if any, Tulowitzki might have to miss.
Following the hit-by-pitch, Tulowitzki returned to the field but left the game prior to his next plate appearance as he was not able to properly grip the bat.
The Toronto Blue Jays try to maintain their newfound perch atop the American League East as they vie for a three-game sweep of the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.
“We outlasted them”, said Jones. “They grinded, we grinded”. The Orioles, who spent 99 of the season’s 119 days in first place, have yielded 45 runs while losing five of six games in Toronto this season. “We got some good innings out of the bullpen and then got the big hit”.
The Peru, Illinois native continued his excellent season on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles, with a seven inning, three hit, 11 strikeout masterclass.
Alvarez scored when Schoop singled to left with one out.
After J.J. Hardy walked, Jesse Chavez replaced Morales. They’ll need to get their offense clicking again, and get respectable outings from starting pitchers more frequently, if they hope to remain perched in first place in the division.
Sanchez had just 73 pitches through six scoreless innings, but Baltimore got to him in the seventh.
Down 2-0, the Orioles tied the game in the seventh with a rally fueled by slumping sluggers Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Rookie left-hander Blake Snell (3-4) struck out nine over 5 1/3 innings, Luke Maile had a key two-run single against Michael Pineda (5-10) and Tampa Bay completed a three-game sweep. As of August 30th, the 2004 third round draft pick owns a 14-3 record (his 14 wins are tied for first in the American League) with an ERA of 3.16 (8th in the AL).
If Tulowitzki requires time off, Darwin Barney and Devon Travis would likely play every day in the middle of the infield. Dylan Bundy (3-3, 3.46) faces Yu Darvish (2-2, 3.09).
Paul Clemens (1-2) made his second start with the Padres but was left after 4 2/3 innings because of a sore back. Stroman went 2-0 with a 3.71 ERA in five July starts after going 1-3 with a 7.76 ERA in June.
Newly-acquired reliever Joaquin Benoit, Roberto Osuna, Jason Grilli and Brett Cecil pitched four scoreless innings for Toronto (59-46), but Morales struggled out of the gate in the 12th. He handed off to George Kontos, who allowed a leadoff single to Bryce Harper in the sixth.
Mike Pelfrey (4-9) pitched five shutout innings to get the win for Detroit. Both starting pitchers, Kansas City’s Ian Kennedy and Texas’ Martin Perez, allowed one run over seven innings. Bartolo Colon (9-6) was tagged for seven hits and five runs in five innings.
They were 1 for 15 with runners in scoring position Sunday and are batting.139 (19 for 137) in that department since the All-Star break.
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The Giants scored their first two runs on Pagan’s fielder’s choice grounder in the third and third baseman Anthony Rendon’s throwing error in the fifth.
