The Orioles suffered a painful defeat against the Blue Jays, surrendering six unanswered runs in a 6-5 loss. Trevor Rogers had pitched well until the seventh inning, but the Blue Jays mounted a stunning comeback victory.
Rogers Falters in Seventh Inning
Trevor Rogers started strongly, shutting out the Blue Jays. He held a 5-0 lead heading into the seventh before allowing two two-run homers and didn’t retire a batter. Charles McAdoo circled the bases in his major league debut as Rogers squatted on the mound with his head bowed.
Blue Jays Exploit Orioles’ Pitching Changes
Yennier Cano was brought in to pitch the eighth, despite recently suffering hamstring tightness. The Blue Jays scored twice to take the lead. Tyler Wells had previously retired his three batters after replacing Rogers.
George Springer and Ernie Clement singled to start the eighth. They then scored on Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s 110.1 mph line drive double to left field.
Keegan Akin stranded Guerrero at third base.
Manager Albernaz Reflects on Rogers’ Performance
Manager Craig Albernaz admitted he should have pulled Rogers sooner. Rogers said he was getting tired towards the end of his outing. “Until Alby takes the ball out of my hand, I’m going to give it everything I’ve got for the guys,” Rogers said.
Albernaz didn’t consider letting Wells come back out for the eighth after he threw six pitches. He said they were comfortable bringing Cano in.
Series Outlook for the Orioles
The stunning reversal leaves the Orioles with a 26-32 record, three games behind Toronto for third place. The best they can do is split the series to conclude the homestand.
- The announced crowd at Camden Yards was 25,494.
- Braylon Fisher recorded his first save after Clement’s two-out error in the ninth kept the Orioles alive.
- Former Oriole Austin Voth surrendered all three homers and five runs total over 3 1/3 innings.
Rogers lowered his ERA from 6.96 to 6.84.