O’Hearn homer, 4 RBIs helps Orioles beat Blue Jays 6-5 in 10 innings
By Ian Harrison, The Associated Press on May 20, 2023.
TORONTO (AP) – Ryan Mountcastle scored the go-ahead run in the 10th inning when third baseman Matt Chapman’s throw hit him in the back on Austin Hays’ grounder, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 Saturday to become the second team to reach 30 wins. Ryan O’Hearn tied his career high with four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the eighth off Jordan Romano that tied the score 5-5. Cedric Mullins hit a solo homer as the Orioles (30-16) won for the fourth time in five games. O’Hearn went 3-for-5. George Springer hit a two-run home run and Danny Jansen hit a solo homer for the Blue Jays. Toronto has lost three straight and five of six since sweeping a three-game series against Atlanta last weekend. The Blue Jays, who lost three of four to the Yankees earlier this week, lost consecutive series for the first time this season. Mountcastle started the 10th on second as the automatic runner and advanced when Adam Frazier sacrificed against Yimi Garcia (1-1). Hays hit a two-hopper that Chapman backhanded and fired home. The ball bounced away from Jansen at the plate and was scored a fielder’s choice. Romano’s blown save was his third in 13 chances. Kevin Kiermaier singled leading off the ninth and stole second, but Félix Bautista (3-1) struck out Bo Bichette, got Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to fly out, then fanned Alejandro Kirk. Bautista pitched the 10th and struck out his final five batters. Coming off his first career loss, Baltimore rookie right-hander Grayson Rodriguez allowed two runs and four hits in five innings. After working almost exclusively with catcher Alejandro Kirk since the start of the 2022 season, struggling Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah was paired with Jansen. Manoah walked a career-worst seven and allowed five earned runs in his previous start, a May 15 loss to the Yankees, but gave up two runs and six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out five. Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker came to the mound after Anthony Santander’s one-out single in the sixth. Manoah hit Mountcastle with an 0-2 fastball, then struck out Frazier. Manager John Schneider then came out, apparently forgetting that Walker had just visited the mound. Schneider initially left Manoah in to face Gunnar Henderson, but plate umpire and crew chief Dan Iassogna told Schneider he had to replace Manoah. Mayza came on and Baltimore replaced Henderson with right-hander Joey Ortiz, but Kevin Kiermaier made a leaping catch on the warning track to retire Ortiz. TRAINER’S ROOM Blue Jays: 2B Santiago Espinal left because of a sore right hamstring after stealing second base in the seventh. He was replaced by Whit Merrifield. Espinal went 3 for 3 before departing. UP NEXT Blue Jays RHP Kevin Gausman (2-3, 3.27) faces his former team for the third time when he starts Sunday’s series finale. RHP Dean Kremer (5-1, 4.94) goes for the Orioles. Gausman had a 7.00 ERA in two starts against Baltimore last season. — AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports 19-18
