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Orioles Face the Blue Jays with 1-0 Series Lead
Baltimore scored five runs in the second inning and held Toronto to four runs after Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was picked off in the opener.
- The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday in the opening game of a three-game series at Rogers Centre.
- Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was caught off first base on a back-pick play by catcher Samuel Basallo in the first inning, stifling the Blue Jays' early momentum.
- A sellout crowd of 42,111 watched as Baltimore surged ahead with a five-run second inning; Dylan Beavers hit a leadoff homer and Colton Cowser added a two-run double off Toronto starter Max Scherzer.
- Toronto has dropped four of its last six games, complicating the team's pursuit of the final American League wild-card berth as the Cleveland Guardians moved two games ahead on Friday.
- The three-game series continues Saturday afternoon at Rogers Centre, with the Blue Jays looking to bounce back after Guerrero's difficult night that included just one infield hit in four at-bats.
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Blue Jays fall to Orioles in opener of critical three-game series
TORONTO — When there is little runway left to work with as baseball's regular season winds down, costly mistakes tend to be magnified. Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
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Blue Jays fall to Orioles in opener of critical three-game series – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — When there is little runway left to work with as baseball’s regular season winds down, costly mistakes tend to be magnified. Toronto’s Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got burned on a back-pick play in the first inning of Friday’s 7-4 loss to Baltimore. He was caught too far off first base and catcher Samuel Basallo’s throw to the bag was on target. “I think he just got out too far and they made a play on him,” said Toronto manager John Schneider…
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