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Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays

MLBSeptember 11, 2026Rogers Centre68°F, clear, wind 6 mph out to LF

OriolesBaltimoreBALWon72-76

Orioles 7, Blue Jays 4

Final
Blue JaysTorontoTOR73-75
Score by inning
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BAL1500001007111
TOR0001010024100

W Chris BassittL Max ScherzerSV Rico Garcia

Beavers hits leadoff homer, Mayo also connects as Orioles beat Blue Jays 7-4Dylan Beavers hit his first career leadoff home run, Coby Mayo added a solo blast and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 on Friday night in the opener of a series between AL wild-card contenders.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Dylan Beavers homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  Pete Alonso grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  3.  Jackson Holliday flies out to left fielder Josh Smith.
  4.  Coby Mayo lines out sharply to right fielder Nathan Lukes.

Bot 1st

  1.  Brett Bateman strikes out swinging.
  2.  George Springer singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser.
  3.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walks. George Springer to 2nd.
  4.  Alejandro Kirk walks.BAL 57%
  5.  Orioles challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Nathan Lukes called out on strikes.

Top 2nd

  1.  Gunnar Henderson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Ernie Clement.
  2.  Samuel Basallo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd.BAL 71%
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a fly ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Gunnar Henderson to 3rd. Samuel Basallo to 2nd.BAL 77%
  4.  Heston Kjerstad singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Gunnar Henderson scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd.BAL 84%
  5.  Colton Cowser doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Josh Smith. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Heston Kjerstad to 3rd.BAL 92%
  6.  Dylan Beavers singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Heston Kjerstad scores. Colton Cowser scores.
  7.  Pete Alonso flies out to left fielder Josh Smith.
  8.  Jackson Holliday pops out to second baseman Ernie Clement.
  9.  Coby Mayo lines out sharply to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Kazuma Okamoto grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso.
  2.  Josh Smith grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Pete Alonso.
  3.  Andrés Giménez lines out sharply to first baseman Pete Alonso.

Top 3rd

  1.  Gunnar Henderson flies out sharply to left fielder Josh Smith.
  2.  Samuel Basallo flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Ernie Clement flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.
  2.  Brett Bateman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
  3.  George Springer reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Brett Bateman to 3rd.
  4.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging.
  5.  Alejandro Kirk walks. George Springer to 2nd.
  6.  Nathan Lukes flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

Top 4th

  1.  Heston Kjerstad strikes out swinging.
  2.  Colton Cowser walks.
  3.  Dylan Beavers flies out to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
  4.  Pete Alonso pops out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in foul territory.

Bot 4th

  1.  Kazuma Okamoto homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field.
  2.  Josh Smith strikes out swinging.
  3.  Andrés Giménez flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.
  4.  Ernie Clement pops out to first baseman Pete Alonso in foul territory.

Top 5th

  1.  Jackson Holliday grounds out, second baseman Ernie Clement to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  2.  Coby Mayo pops out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in foul territory.
  3.  Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging.

Bot 5th

  1.  Brett Bateman singles on a ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
  2.  George Springer lines out to right fielder Heston Kjerstad.
  3.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Brett Bateman to 2nd.
  4.  Alejandro Kirk called out on strikes.

Top 6th

  1.  Samuel Basallo walks.
  2.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. Samuel Basallo to 2nd.
  3.  Rece Hinds called out on strikes.
  4.  Colton Cowser strikes out swinging.
  5.  Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Nathan Lukes singles on a fly ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
  2.  Kazuma Okamoto doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Nathan Lukes to 3rd.BAL 86%
  3.  Charles McAdoo strikes out swinging.
  4.  Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. Nathan Lukes scores. Kazuma Okamoto to 3rd.
  5.  Ernie Clement lines out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

Top 7th

  1.  Pete Alonso called out on strikes.
  2.  Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging.
  3.  Coby Mayo homers (23) on a fly ball to left field.
  4.  Gunnar Henderson singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
  5.  Samuel Basallo lines out sharply to second baseman Ernie Clement.

Bot 7th

  1.  Brett Bateman grounds out, first baseman Pete Alonso to pitcher Josh Walker.
  2.  George Springer grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso.
  3.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
  2.  Leody Taveras flies out to left fielder Charles McAdoo.
  3.  Colton Cowser strikes out swinging.
  4.  Dylan Beavers grounds out softly, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Bot 8th

  1.  Alejandro Kirk grounds out, first baseman Pete Alonso to pitcher Andrew Kittredge.
  2.  Nathan Lukes lines out to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
  3.  Kazuma Okamoto strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging.
  3.  Coby Mayo strikes out swinging.

Bot 9th

  1.  Sean Keys strikes out swinging.
  2.  Andrés Giménez lines out to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.
  3.  Ernie Clement doubles (31) on a fly ball to right fielder Leody Taveras.
  4.  Brett Bateman homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Ernie Clement scores.
  5.  George Springer singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
  6.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Rudy Martin Jr. to 2nd.
  7.  Alejandro Kirk grounds into a force out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out at 2nd.

Top 1st

  1.  BAL 1, TOR 0Dylan Beavers homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 2nd

  1.  BAL 2, TOR 0Heston Kjerstad singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Gunnar Henderson scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd.BAL 84%
  2.  BAL 4, TOR 0Colton Cowser doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Josh Smith. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Heston Kjerstad to 3rd.BAL 92%
  3.  BAL 6, TOR 0Dylan Beavers singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Heston Kjerstad scores. Colton Cowser scores.

Bot 4th

  1.  BAL 6, TOR 1Kazuma Okamoto homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field.

Bot 6th

  1.  BAL 6, TOR 2Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. Nathan Lukes scores. Kazuma Okamoto to 3rd.

Top 7th

  1.  BAL 7, TOR 2Coby Mayo homers (23) on a fly ball to left field.

Bot 9th

  1.  BAL 7, TOR 4Brett Bateman homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Ernie Clement scores.

Win probability

Top 2nd · Biggest swing #1 · BAL 4–0 TOR

Colton Cowser doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Josh Smith. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Heston Kjerstad to 3rd.

See it in the scoring summary
BAL 92%BAL +8 pts

Game leaders

OriolesBaltimore

Blue JaysToronto

Team stats

  • BAL 11HitsTOR 10
  • BAL 2Home runsTOR 2
  • BAL 2WalksTOR 3
  • BAL 12StrikeoutsTOR 9
  • BAL 15Left on baseTOR 17
  • BAL 1Stolen basesTOR 0
  • BAL 1ErrorsTOR 0
All team stats
  • BAL 7RTOR 4
  • BAL 12bTOR 2
  • BAL 7RbiTOR 4
  • BAL 38AbTOR 37
  • BAL 9.0IpTOR 9.0
  • BAL 10HTOR 11
  • BAL 4RTOR 7
  • BAL 4ErTOR 7
  • BAL 3BbTOR 2
  • BAL 9SoTOR 12
  • BAL 2HrTOR 2
  • BAL 162PTOR 160
  • BAL 9ATOR 3
  • BAL 27PoTOR 27
  • BAL 37TcTOR 30

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Dylan Beavers LF5123101.246
Pete Alonso 1B5000002.266
Jackson Holliday 2B5000002.231
Coby Mayo DH5111101.223
Gunnar Henderson SS4120001.221
Samuel Basallo C3110010.228
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B4130001.268
Heston Kjerstad RF2111001.222
Rece Hinds RF1000001.163
Leody Taveras RF1000000.219
Colton Cowser CF3112012.214
Totals3871172212

2B: Cowser.HR: Beavers, Mayo.RBI: Beavers 3, Mayo, Kjerstad, Cowser 2.SB: Cowser.LOB: 15.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Chris Bassitt W5.062235954.88
Josh Walker1.100001151.80
Yennier Cano0.20000153.15
Andrew Kittredge1.00000193.74
Alex Hoppe0.242201324.54
Rico Garcia S0.10000063.02

Video

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