Final/10
Blue Jays make a stop in Baltimore
Aug 30, 2011 - 3:16 PMVideo
The Jays are 67-67 on the season after dropping three of four home games against Tampa Bay over the weekend, but they salvaged one Monday when Jose Bautista and Adam Lind homered to back six effective innings from Ricky Romero in a 7-3 triumph.
Romero (13-9) gave up three runs on six hits and four walks, and a strong output from the Toronto offense allowed him to win his sixth consecutive decision.
The left-hander has not lost since July 16.
J.P. Arencibia had three hits and drove in two runs for the Blue Jays, who snapped a four-game slide overall. They lost the first three games of the series by a combined score of 24-6.
Cecil, a 25-year-old from Dunkirk, Md., is 3-0 in four career starts against the Orioles, allowing only six earned runs in 24 2/3 innings while walking five batters and striking out 18.
He's not won overall since July 29, however, dropping three decisions in five starts, including a 9-6 verdict to Kansas City in his last outing on Aug. 25.
In that game, Cecil surrendered nine hits and five runs in 6 1/3 innings.
The Blue Jays are 5-5 in his last 10 starts.
On Monday in Baltimore, Freddy Garcia returned from the disabled list and pitched six strong innings, while Nick Swisher clubbed a two-run homer for the New York Yankees in a 3-2 win to conclude a four-game series.
J.J. Hardy went deep for the Orioles, who have lost two in a row since a six- game winning streak.
Alfredo Simon (4-7) had six strikeouts over seven innings, but lost for the third time in his last four decisions.
For Baltimore, former first-round pick Jeremy Guthrie aims for a second straight victory and a third in his career against Toronto.
The 22nd overall choice in 2002 is 2-7 in 17 meetings with the Blue Jays in which he's posted a respectable 3.62 earned run average across 109 1/3 innings.
He was a 6-1 winner at Minnesota in his most recent start, tossing seven innings of five-hit ball with two walks and five strikeouts.
Guthrie is one loss from matching a career-high of 17, which he posted in 2009 when he was 10-17 across 33 starts with Baltimore.
The Orioles are 3-7 in his last 10 outings.
Toronto has won eight of 12 meetings with the Orioles this season.
- TORONTO: 5
BALTIMORE: 6
Final/10
Aug 30 10:26 PM - Ryan Adams doubled to right scored Mark Reynolds to win the game.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 6 Bot 10, 1 OutAug 30 10:26 PM - Pinch-Hitter Jake Fox singled to right scored Matt Wieters. On the play, Mark Reynolds advances to third. Runners on first and third with one out and Ryan Adams due up.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 5 Bot 10, 1 OutAug 30 10:23 PM - Kelly Johnson scores on Willie Eyre's wild pitch. None on with one out and Jose Molina at the plate.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4 Top 10, 1 OutAug 30 10:09 PM - Yunel Escobar sacrifice fly out to right scored DeWayne Wise. On the play, Mike McCoy advances to third. Runner on third with one out and Eric Thames due up.
Blue Jays 4, Orioles 4 Top 9, 1 OutAug 30 9:46 PM - Vladimir Guerrero doubled to right scored Adam Jones. Guerrero out at third, right to third. None on with two outs and Matt Wieters due up.
Blue Jays 3, Orioles 4 Bot 5, 2 OutsAug 30 8:47 PM - Nolan Reimold reached first on Brett Cecil's throwing error scored Robert Andino. Runner on first with two outs and Ryan Adams due up.
Blue Jays 3, Orioles 3 Bot 4, 2 OutsAug 30 8:25 PM - Matt Wieters none-out, two-run Home Run (15) to center scored Vladimir Guerrero. Mark Reynolds due up.
Blue Jays 3, Orioles 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 30 7:36 PM - Brett Lawrie one-out, three-run Home Run (6) to left scored Edwin Encarnacion and Kelly Johnson. J.P. Arencibia due up.
Blue Jays 3, Orioles 0 Top 2, 1 OutAug 30 7:28 PM - TORONTO: 0
BALTIMORE: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 30 7:08 PM
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