Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles
· Major League Baseball
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Nathan Lukes' 3-run homer helps the Blue Jays avoid a sweep with a 9-8 win over the Orioles
Toronto's AL East lead was down to four games after dropping the first three of this series against the last-place Orioles. And the Blue Jays fell behind 3-0 early in the finale before rallying.
Bo Bichette delivered a two-run single off Yennier Cano (1-6) to put Toronto ahead 6-5 in the seventh. Three batters later, Lukes came up as a pinch-hitter and connected off Cano.
The Orioles answered with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, but with the bases loaded and one out, Braydon Fisher came on and struck out Cedric Mullins and pinch-hitter Ramon Laureano to preserve a one-run lead.
Seranthony Domínguez pitched a scoreless eighth one day after being traded from the Orioles to Toronto. Then Jeff Hoffman finished for his 25th save in 29 chances.
Myles Straw also homered for Toronto, and Ryan O'Hearn and Jordan Westburg went deep for the Orioles.
Mason Fluharty (4-2) got the win in relief.
Mullins, playing perhaps his final home game for the Orioles with the trade deadline coming up Thursday, reached well over the wall in center field to rob Ali Sanchez of a two-run homer in the sixth. At the time, that kept the Orioles up 5-4.
Baltimore's Jackson Holliday was retired in the eighth when his dribbler started foul, then kicked back into fair territory while he remained at the plate. First baseman Ernie Clement fielded it for an easy unassisted putout.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | O'Hearn struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Rutschman flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Henderson grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Hoffman relieved Domínguez |
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9th Inning | Lukes grounded out to first. |
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9th Inning | Schneider flied out to center. |
Statistics
 TOR |
 BAL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 4 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 38 | At Bats | 38 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 2 |
| 21 | Fly Balls | 16 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 161 | Pitches | 168 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 1 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 22 | Total Bases | 18 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 8.5 | Runs Created | 5.5 |
| .342 | Batting Average | .263 |
| .500 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .579 | Slugging Percentage | .474 |
| .342 | Secondary Average | .263 |
| .419 | On Base Percentage | .293 |
| .998 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .766 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 8.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.1 |
| 61.0 | Batter Rating | 52.0 |
| 19.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 19.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.74 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.10 |
| .237 | Isolated Power | .211 |
| 0.57 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .093 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .049 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .000 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.7 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 105.3 | MLB Rating | 93.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 17,049 | Capacity: