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05/13 20:31 CDT Daulton Varsho's glove and bat lift Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over
Orioles in 10 innings
Daulton Varsho's glove and bat lift Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over Orioles in 10
innings
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Daulton Varsho robbed a homer with his glove, hit one with
his bat and then drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning with a groundball
to lift the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday
night.
The Blue Jays overcame two home runs by Adley Rutschman, tying the game on
Varsho's solo shot in the eighth and then prevailing in extra innings. Ernie
Clement led off the 10th with a bunt single off Jacob Webb (0-2) that moved the
automatic runner to third.
After a popout, Varsho's grounder was fielded by diving second baseman Jorge
Mateo, but the Orioles --- who had already turned three double plays to get out
of significant jams --- had no chance to pull off another.
Jordan Romano (1-0) pitched the ninth and 10th. The Orioles moved their
automatic runner to third on Anthony Santander's leadoff flyout, but Colton
Cowser struck out looking. Jordan Westburg drew a walk, and slumping center
fielder Cedric Mullins hit a routine grounder on the first pitch to end it.
Bo Bichette had three hits and a walk for the Blue Jays.
It was the first multihomer game for Rutschman, but the Orioles managed only
one other hit on the night. Ryan O'Hearn nearly followed Rutschman's solo shot
in the fourth with one of his own, but Varsho made a leaping catch above the
wall in center field.
Toronto starter Jos Berrios allowed all three Baltimore hits. He struck out
four and walked one in seven innings.
Corbin Burnes allowed a run and six hits in six innings for the Orioles.
Toronto was without outfielders George Springer and Kevin Kiermaier and third
baseman Justin Turner, who have battled illness lately.
Burnes yielded a single and a walk to start the second, but a flyout and a
double play ended that threat. In the fourth, the Blue Jays had men on first
and third with one out, but Daniel Vogelbach grounded out and Alejandro Kirk
struck out.
Vogelbach singled home a run in the sixth to tie it, but with one out and men
on first and second, Kirk bounced into a double play.
Rutschman's second homer came in the bottom of the sixth, but Yennier Cano
allowed Varsho's seventh home run of the season in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: C Danny Jansen was out because of back spasms.
Orioles: Baltimore activated OF Austin Hays (left calf strain) from the injured
list.
UP NEXT
Kyle Bradish (0-0) starts for the Orioles on Tuesday night against Toronto's
Chris Bassitt (3-5) in the middle game of this series. Baltimore has not lost
any of its past 16 series against AL East foes (12-0-4).
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