Baltimore 5, Toronto 3
When: 7:07 PM ET, Friday, September 13, 2013
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Todd Tichenor, 1B -
CB Bucknor, 2B -
Dale Scott, 3B -
Bill Miller
Attendance:
20024
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Orioles 5, Blue Jays 3: Chris Davis became the first player in three years to hit 50 home runs in a season, belting the go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning as visiting Baltimore ended a three-game skid.
Davis blasted an offering from Steve Delabar (5-4) over the center-field fence to tie Brady Anderson for the single-season franchise record in homers. He's the first man to reach the 50-homer plateau since Toronto outfielder Jose Bautista swatted 54 in 2010.
Tommy Hunter (5-4) worked 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief to earn the win while Jim Johnson worked around a leadoff single in the ninth to secure his 44th save as the Orioles remained 2 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay for the second American League wild-card spot. Toronto has dropped four in a row and is on the verge of being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
Adam Lind opened the scoring in the fourth with a two-run shot several rows into the seats in right-center for his 20th of the year. Colby Rasmus extended the Toronto lead an inning later, golfing a Jason Hammel offering into the Baltimore bullpen in right.
Baltimore got it all back with a rally in the seventh. J.J. Hardy's one-out double scored Adam Jones and Steve Clevenger followed three batters later with a two-run bloop double to right that dropped in front of outfielder Moises Sierra and bounced over his head.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Toronto starter Todd Redmond limited Baltimore to a run on three hits while fanning seven over 6 1/3 innings. Hammel allowed three runs on three hits over five frames. ... Davis joined Albert Belle and Babe Ruth as the only players with 50 home runs and 40 doubles in a season ... Baltimore's victory evened the season series at seven wins apiece.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Baltimore |
|
Toronto |
|
Jason Hammel
|
Player |
Todd Redmond
|
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
5.0 |
IP |
6.1 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
7 |
|
3 |
Hits |
3 |
|
5.40 |
ERA |
1.42 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Baltimore
|
10 |
1 |
16 |
.270 |
20 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Toronto
|
7 |
2 |
14 |
.219 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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