Toronto 6, Baltimore 5
When: 1:07 PM ET, Sunday, May 26, 2013
Where: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Temperature:
61°
Umpires:
Home -
Manny Gonzalez, 1B -
Tony Randazzo, 2B -
Dan Bellino, 3B -
Wally Bell
Attendance:
28502
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Blue Jays 6, Orioles 5: Munenori Kawasaki belted the game-winning double to cap a four-run ninth-inning rally as Toronto salvaged a split of its four-game series with visiting Baltimore.
Trailing 5-2 entering the ninth, Toronto strung together three straight hits off Baltimore closer Jim Johnson (2-5) - capped by J.P. Arencibia's run-scoring single - and made it a one-run game on Mark DeRosa's fielder's choice. Kawasaki followed by drilling a pitch to deep center field, bringing home Arencibia and DeRosa with the winning runs.
The stunning comeback made a winner out of Steve Delabar (4-1), who surrendered a two-run double to Matt Wieters in the top half of the inning.
Adam Jones homered for a career-best fourth consecutive day and Wieters finished 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs for Baltimore. Starter Miguel Gonzalez limited the Blue Jays to one run on four hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Toronto counterpart Chad Jenkins was charged with two runs on eight hits over five innings. Kawasaki finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs while Arencibia also pounded out three hits for the Blue Jays, who improved to 4-3 on their nine-game homestand.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jones' first-inning double extended his hitting streak against Toronto to 16 games. ... Arencibia drew a sixth-inning walk, just his third free pass in 176 plate appearances in 2013. ... Baltimore continues its road trip Monday with the opener of a rare four-game home-and-home set with the Washington Nationals. Toronto winds down its homestand with a two-game series against the Atlanta Braves.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Baltimore
|
14 |
1 |
23 |
.368 |
25 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
Toronto
|
12 |
0 |
15 |
.324 |
25 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
1 |