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Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays

MLBSeptember 12, 2026Rogers Centre74°F, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph R to L

OriolesBaltimoreBAL72-77

Orioles 3, Blue Jays 7

Final
Blue JaysTorontoTORWon74-75
Score by inning
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BAL000100200360
TOR20300110–7113

W Spencer ArrighettiL Kyle Bradish

Alejandro Kirk hits 2-run homer, Brett Bateman has a solo shot as Blue Jays beat Orioles 7-3Alejandro Kirk hit a two-run home run, Brett Bateman added a solo shot and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 on Saturday afternoon.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Dylan Beavers called out on strikes.
  2.  Pete Alonso walks.
  3.  Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging.
  4.  Coby Mayo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Bateman. Pete Alonso to 2nd.
  5.  Gunnar Henderson walks. Pete Alonso to 3rd. Coby Mayo to 2nd.
  6.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand flies out sharply to right fielder Nathan Lukes.TOR 55%

Bot 1st

  1.  Brett Bateman walks.TOR 60%
  2.  George Springer grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Pete Alonso. Brett Bateman to 2nd.
  3.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Brett Bateman scores.TOR 69%
  4.  Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.TOR 77%
  5.  Nathan Lukes grounds into a double play, pitcher Kyle Bradish to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Alejandro Kirk out at 2nd. Nathan Lukes out at 1st.

Top 2nd

  1.  Heston Kjerstad called out on strikes.
  2.  Colton Cowser strikes out swinging.
  3.  Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Kazuma Okamoto walks.
  2.  Josh Smith strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Andrés Giménez singles on a fly ball to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Kazuma Okamoto to 2nd.
  4.  Rudy Martin Jr. grounds into a double play, pitcher Kyle Bradish to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Andrés Giménez out at 2nd. Rudy Martin Jr. out at 1st.TOR 75%

Top 3rd

  1.  Dylan Beavers grounds out softly, catcher Alejandro Kirk to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  2.  Pete Alonso grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  3.  Jackson Holliday grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Brett Bateman homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.TOR 87%
  2.  George Springer singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
  3.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging.
  4.  Alejandro Kirk homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. George Springer scores.TOR 95%
  5.  Nathan Lukes lines out sharply to center fielder Colton Cowser.
  6.  Kazuma Okamoto singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Colton Cowser.
  7.  Josh Smith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Kazuma Okamoto to 2nd.
  8.  Andrés Giménez lines out to left fielder Dylan Beavers.

Top 4th

  1.  Coby Mayo grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  2.  Gunnar Henderson doubles (26) on a fly ball to right fielder Nathan Lukes.
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Gunnar Henderson scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto.
  4.  Heston Kjerstad strikes out on a foul tip.
  5.  Colton Cowser singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Christian Encarnacion-Strand out at home on the throw, right fielder Nathan Lukes to catcher Alejandro Kirk.

Bot 4th

  1.  Rudy Martin Jr. strikes out swinging.
  2.  Brett Bateman flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
  3.  George Springer strikes out swinging.

Top 5th

  1.  Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Dylan Beavers grounds out, shortstop Andrés Giménez to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  3.  Pete Alonso walks.
  4.  Jackson Holliday flies out to center fielder Brett Bateman.

Bot 5th

  1.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. strikes out swinging.
  2.  Alejandro Kirk strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nathan Lukes strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Coby Mayo grounds out, third baseman Kazuma Okamoto to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  2.  Gunnar Henderson grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand walks.
  4.  Jeremiah Jackson doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Brett Bateman. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd.
  5.  Rece Hinds lines out to center fielder Brett Bateman.

Bot 6th

  1.  Kazuma Okamoto flies out to center fielder Rece Hinds.
  2.  Josh Smith hit by pitch.
  3.  Andrés Giménez doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Josh Smith scores.
  4.  Rudy Martin Jr. walks.
  5.  Brett Bateman strikes out swinging.
  6.  Blue Jays challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: George Springer singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Andrés Giménez out at home, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Rudy Martin Jr. to 2nd.

Top 7th

  1.  Yohel Pozo singles on a line drive to left fielder Rudy Martin Jr.
  2.  Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging.
  3.  Pete Alonso homers (35) on a fly ball to left field. Yohel Pozo scores.TOR 93%
  4.  Jackson Holliday grounds out, first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to pitcher Paul Sewald.
  5.  Coby Mayo pops out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Bot 7th

  1.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit by pitch.
  2.  Alejandro Kirk flies out to center fielder Rece Hinds.
  3.  Nathan Lukes singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jeremiah Jackson. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to 3rd.
  4.  Kazuma Okamoto walks. Nathan Lukes to 2nd.
  5.  Ernie Clement out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rece Hinds. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.
  6.  Andrés Giménez strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Gunnar Henderson grounds out to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  2.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand grounds out, pitcher Tyler Rogers to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
  3.  Jeremiah Jackson called out on strikes.

Bot 8th

  1.  Myles Straw walks.
  2.  Brett Bateman called out on strikes.
  3.  George Springer flies out to second baseman Jackson Holliday.
  4.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grounds out to first baseman Pete Alonso.

Top 9th

  1.  Leody Taveras strikes out swinging.
  2.  Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging.
  3.  Dylan Beavers reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Louis Varland. Dylan Beavers to 2nd.
  4.  Pete Alonso lines out to third baseman Kazuma Okamoto.

Bot 1st

  1.  BAL 0, TOR 1Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Brett Bateman scores.TOR 69%
  2.  BAL 0, TOR 2Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.TOR 77%

Bot 3rd

  1.  BAL 0, TOR 3Brett Bateman homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.TOR 87%
  2.  BAL 0, TOR 5Alejandro Kirk homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. George Springer scores.TOR 95%

Top 4th

  1.  BAL 1, TOR 5Christian Encarnacion-Strand reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Gunnar Henderson scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto.

Bot 6th

  1.  BAL 1, TOR 6Andrés Giménez doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Josh Smith scores.

Top 7th

  1.  BAL 3, TOR 6Pete Alonso homers (35) on a fly ball to left field. Yohel Pozo scores.TOR 93%

Bot 7th

  1.  BAL 3, TOR 7Ernie Clement out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rece Hinds. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.

Win probability

Bot 1st · Biggest swing #1 · BAL 0–1 TOR

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Brett Bateman scores.

See it in the scoring summary
TOR 69%TOR +11 pts

Game leaders

OriolesBaltimore

Blue JaysToronto

Team stats

  • BAL 0ErrorsTOR 3
  • BAL 6HitsTOR 11
  • BAL 1Home runsTOR 2
  • BAL 4WalksTOR 5
  • BAL 11StrikeoutsTOR 10
  • BAL 10Left on baseTOR 16
All team stats
  • BAL 8.0IpTOR 9.0
  • BAL 11HTOR 6
  • BAL 7RTOR 3
  • BAL 7ErTOR 2
  • BAL 5BbTOR 4
  • BAL 10SoTOR 11
  • BAL 2HrTOR 1
  • BAL 153PTOR 148
  • BAL 6ATOR 9
  • BAL 24PoTOR 27
  • BAL 30TcTOR 39
  • BAL 3RTOR 7
  • BAL 22bTOR 2
  • BAL 2RbiTOR 7
  • BAL 34AbTOR 31

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Dylan Beavers RF5000002.242
Pete Alonso 1B3112120.266
Jackson Holliday 2B4000001.228
Coby Mayo DH4010000.223
Gunnar Henderson SS3110010.222
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B3000010.263
Heston Kjerstad RF2000002.182
Jeremiah Jackson LF2010001.229
Colton Cowser CF2010001.216
Rece Hinds CF1000000.159
Leody Taveras PH1000001.218
Carlos Narváez C2000002.165
Yohel Pozo C1110000.265
Samuel Basallo PH1000001.227
Totals343621411

2B: Henderson, Jackson.HR: Alonso.RBI: Alonso 2.LOB: 10.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Kyle Bradish L3.085522564.12
Grant Wolfram1.000002204.75
Anthony Nunez1.211114344.07
Cam Sanders0.221110235.00
Luis De León1.200012203.38

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