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05/28 20:25 CDT Bases-loaded walk lifts the Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the
Orioles
Bases-loaded walk lifts the Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the Orioles
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Yohendrick Piango drew a bases-loaded walk from Anthony
Nunez in the eighth inning to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 2-1 win over the
Baltimore Orioles on Thursday night.
George Springer led off the eighth with a double, then was bunted over to
third. After an intentional walk to Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nunez (2-2) walked
Daulton Varsho to load the bases.
Piango came up as a pinch-hitter and walked to force in the tiebreaking run.
Catcher Adley Rutschman tried to help Nunez by using two challenges during that
plate appearance, but both were unsuccessful.
Jeff Hoffman (4-3) won in relief. Louis Varland got the final four outs for his
eighth save.
Andrs Gimnez homered in the third for Toronto, and Coby Mayo went deep for
the Orioles in the fourth.
The Orioles had men on first and second with two out in the eighth after Pete
Alonso's comebacker bounced high in the air for an infield single. Reliever
Tyler Rogers was apparently hurt on that play and left the game.
But Varland didn't even have to retire a batter to escape the inning because
Alonso was inexplicably picked off first by catcher Brandon Valenzuela.
The Blue Jays won for the 10th time in their last 14 games. The Orioles lost
for the second time in seven.
Toronto starter Patrick Corbin allowed a run and four hits in five-plus
innings. Chris Bassitt permitted a run and four hits in six innings.
Up next
Baltimore sends Trevor Rogers (2-6) to the mound Friday night. The Blue Jays
had not yet announced a starter.
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