Toronto 9, Baltimore 2
When: 1:07 PM ET, Sunday, April 15, 2012
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Bob Davidson, 1B -
Ron Kulpa, 2B -
Jim Wolf, 3B -
Derryl Cousins
Attendance:
20252
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Blue Jays 9, Orioles 2: Edwin Encarnacion belted a two-run homer to ignite a seven-run sixth inning and Kyle Drabek tossed 7 1/3 solid frames as host Toronto salvaged the finale of a three-game series.
Yunel Escobar had a two-run double among his three hits and Brett Lawrie launched a solo homer and drove in three runs. The offensive onslaught was more than enough for the Blue Jays, who prevented the Orioles from claiming their first sweep in Canada since April 22-24, 2005.
After Adam Jones extended his hitting streak to nine games with a solo homer in the top of the sixth to give Baltimore a 2-1 lead, Toronto erupted in its half of the inning.
Jose Bautista led off with a double to center field and Encarnacion deposited a two-strike breaking ball from Brian Matusz (0-2) into the seats in left field for his third homer of the season.
After Jeff Mathis greeted reliever Kevin Gregg with an RBI single, Escobar followed with a two-run double to right field and Kelly Johnson added an RBI double to left.
Drabek (2-0) allowed two runs on six hits and struck out six to pick up the win.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Matusz, who was charged with five runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, fell to 0-3 in his career versus the Blue Jays. ... Jones belted his second homer in three games and third of the season. ... The Orioles suffered their 30th loss in their last 35 outings north of the border. ... Baltimore will travel to Chicago on Monday to begin a four-game series with the White Sox. ... Toronto will host fellow American League East rival Tampa Bay for a three-game set, which begins on Tuesday.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Baltimore
|
7 |
1 |
13 |
.219 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Toronto
|
13 |
2 |
25 |
.371 |
17 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
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