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Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays

Final
Rogers Centre74°, Partly Cloudy41,949

Recap

Player of the gameAlejandro KirkTOR2/4 1hr 3rbi

One day after looking like a team with no shot at the postseason, the Blue Jays pulled everyone back in. Over and over again, they keep doing it.  Saturday afternoon’s 7-3 win over the Orioles was bold and convincing, an immediate reversal of the energy that filled Rogers Centre the night before. The Blue Jays (74-75) now sit just one game behind the Guardians (75-74) for the final American League Wild Card spot. This win also keeps the Orioles (72-77) two games behind Toronto. This is what mattered most: **1\. The AL Wild Card picture** Holding off the O’s is crucial, especially with another three games in Baltimore coming up from Sept. 21-23. A few bad days could flip this race on the Blue Jays quickly, so picking up one win from this series ahead of Dylan Cease’s start in Sunday’s finale was necessary. It’s officially scoreboard watching season, and as soon as Saturday’s win was over, all eyes went to the Guardians and Rangers games already underway. “\[Urgency\

Team stats

6Hits11
1Home runs2
4Walks5
11Strikeouts10
0Stolen bases0
153Pitches thrown148
10Pitching strikeouts11

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Heston KjerstadRF2000002
Leody TaverasPH1000001
Jackson Holliday2B4000001
Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B3000010
Rece HindsPH-CF1000000
Jeremiah JacksonPH-LF2010001
Gunnar HendersonSS3110010
Dylan BeaversLF-RF5000002
Yohel PozoPH-C1110000
Coby MayoDH4010000
Pete Alonso1B3112120
Carlos NarvaezC2000002
Colton CowserCF2010001
Samuel BasalloPH1000001
Totals343621411
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Kyle BradishP3.0855222
Luis De LeonP1.2000120
Grant WolframP1.0000020
Anthony NunezP1.2111140
Cam SandersP0.2211100