Toronto 4, Baltimore 1
When: 7:07 PM ET, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
68°
Umpires:
Home -
Dana DeMuth, 1B -
Kerwin Danley, 2B -
Paul Nauert, 3B -
Doug Eddings
Attendance:
17754
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Blue Jays 4, Orioles 1: Edwin Encarnacion belted his 17th homer to match last season's total and Brandon Morrow struck out eight before exiting with a leg injury as host Toronto capped a three-game sweep of struggling Baltimore.
Rajai Davis, Brett Lawrie and Colby Rasmus launched solo homers in successive innings for the Blue Jays, who posted their seventh win in eight outings at the Rogers Centre.
Adam Jones went 0-for-2 to see his career-high 20-game hitting streak come to an end for the Orioles, who have dropped a season-high five in a row.
After rookie Ryan Flaherty's RBI single gave Baltimore a 1-0 lead in the second inning, Encarnacion leveled the contest with his fourth homer in seven games.
Toronto pulled away with its power display while Morrow (6-3) held the Orioles at bay. The right-hander allowed one run on four hits in 6 1/3 solid innings before exiting after he was hit by a line drive from Wilson Betemit.
X-rays revealed a right shin contusion. Morrow is listed as day-to-day.
Carlos Villanueva and Francisco Cordero bridged the gap to Casey Janssen, who retired the side in the ninth inning for his fifth save.
Jason Hammel (6-2) permitted four runs on nine hits and yielded five walks in 6 2/3 innings. He fell to 4-1 in his career against the Blue Jays.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Baltimore's Nick Markakis sat out the contest and will have his ailing right wrist re-examined during the team's off day on Thursday. The game was the first that Markakis had missed this season. ... Baltimore will begin a three-game series against Tampa Bay on Friday. ... After an off day on Thursday, Toronto will host Boston for a three-game set.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Baltimore |
|
Toronto |
|
Jason Hammel |
Player |
Brandon Morrow |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.2 |
IP |
6.1 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
|
9 |
Hits |
4 |
|
5.40 |
ERA |
1.42 |
Hitting
| Baltimore |
|
Toronto |
|
Wilson Betemit | Player |
Edwin Encarnacion |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
2 |
TB |
5 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Baltimore
|
4 |
0 |
4 |
.138 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Toronto
|
9 |
4 |
22 |
.281 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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