Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
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Orioles sweep doubleheader against Blue Jays to stave off elimination -- for now
One more loss by the Orioles — or a win by the Chicago White Sox, who lost 5-4 at Kansas City on Wednesday night — would eliminate Baltimore. The Orioles also won the opener 4-2 against Toronto, then the 24-year-old Gibson (2-3) was outstanding in the nightcap.
He would have completed at least seven innings if not for a rare defensive positioning violation that kept the top of the seventh going. Sean Keys grounded out to second for the third out, players left the field, and the Orioles were already playing “Thank God I'm a Country Boy” — which comes after "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh-inning stretch — when an umpire interrupted the song to say the Blue Jays were challenging.
A replay appeared to show second baseman Jeremiah Jackson's heel on the outfield grass before the grounder, so Keys was awarded first. The play was scored an error on Jackson, but no at-bat was charged to Keys. Gibson walked the next hitter and was pulled. Yennier Cano then issued a walk before striking out Myles Straw with the bases loaded to end the inning for real.
In his eighth career start, Gibson allowed three hits in 6 2/3 scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and two walks. Christian Encarnacion-Strand homered and drove in three runs.
Davis Schneider hit a two-run homer for Toronto in the ninth. The Blue Jays, eliminated from the playoff chase with their loss in the first game, are assured a losing season one year after winning the AL pennant.
Toronto starter CJ Van Eyk (0-2) allowed four runs and four hits in five innings.
Encarnacion-Strand opened the scoring with a two-run single in the first, then scored on Colton Cowser's double. Encarnacion-Strand's solo shot in the fourth made it 4-0.
Two of the three hits Gibson allowed were infield singles in the third.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Pozo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Henderson out at second. |
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9th Inning | Mayo struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Henderson singled to right, Alonso to second. |
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9th Inning | Alonso singled to right. |
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9th Inning | Lorenzen relieved Rogers |
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9th Inning | Keys as designated hitter. |
Statistics
 BAL |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 5 |
| 15 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 6 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 34 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 30 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 10 | Fly Balls | 23 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 163 | Pitches | 152 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 22 |
| 41 | Plate Appearances | 39 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created | 8.6 |
| .257 | Batting Average | .294 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .286 | Slugging Percentage | .647 |
| .200 | Secondary Average | .559 |
| .366 | On Base Percentage | .385 |
| .652 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.032 |
| 1.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.2 |
| 4.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 9.7 |
| 15.0 | Batter Rating | 59.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.3 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.98 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.90 |
| .029 | Isolated Power | .353 |
| 0.40 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.83 |
| .146 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .128 |
| -.057 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .265 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.5 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 71.3 | MLB Rating | 101.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 41,805 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 64 | L1 | 0.60493827 | 98 |
 New York |
4.5 | 68 | W1 | 0.57763976 | 93 |
 Boston |
11 | 75 | L1 | 0.537037 | 87 |
| Baltimore |
18.5 | 82 | L1 | 0.49068323 | 79 |
| Toronto |
19 | 83 | W1 | 0.48765433 | 79 |