Matz Sharp, Jays Beat Orioles 6-4 To Stay In Wild Card Race

TORONTO (AP) — Steven Matz pitched 7 coagulated innings to triumph his 5th consecutive decision, Danny Jansen homered and drove successful 3 runs, and the Toronto Blue Jays kept their playoff hopes live by beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 Friday night.

The Orioles enactment a scare into the Blue Jays with a four-run eighth, but person Jordan Romano constricted the harm arsenic helium got the last 5 outs for his 23rd prevention successful 24 chances.

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Toronto (89-71) came successful 1 crippled down Boston and Seattle. Those teams were tied for the 2nd chaotic paper spot, 2 games down the Yankees.

Jansen deed a two-run homer disconnected Thomas Eshelman (0-3) successful the 3rd inning, his 10th, and Corey Dickerson added a solo changeable disconnected Brooks Kriske successful Toronto’s four-run sixth.

The Blue Jays pb the majors with 253 homers this season, 4 shy of the nine grounds acceptable successful 2010.

Dickerson’s blast was the archetypal of 5 consecutive two-out hits by the Blue Jays. Santiago Espinal and Jansen deed back-to-back doubles, and Cavan Biggio singled and took 2nd connected a throw. George Springer followed with an infield single, and Biggio raced location up of 2nd baseman Pat Valaika’s propulsion to springiness Springer his 500th vocation RBI.

Matz (14-7) allowed 2 runs and six hits, walked 1 and struck retired 5 successful his longest outing of the season. The left-hander is 5-0 with a 2.90 ERA successful 9 starts since his past loss, Aug. 10 against the Angels. Toronto turned treble plays down him successful the third, 4th and 5th innings.

Kelvin Gutierrez spoiled Matz’s shutout bid with a leadoff homer successful the eighth. After Tyler Nevin, walked connected a 3-2 pitch, Matz near to a lasting ovation from the assemblage of 28,855.

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Valaika greeted reliever Adam Cimber with a two-run homer, cutting it to 6-3. Richie Martin grounded out, Cedric Mullins was deed by a pitch, and Cimber near aft Ryan Mountcastle singled.

Romano came connected and got Austin Hays to crushed into a fielder’s choice. Trey Mancini followed with an RBI azygous and Pedro Severino walked to load the bases earlier Gutierrez grounded into a fielder’s choice.

ROSTER MOVES

Baltimore recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned LHP Alexander Wells, who made his last commencement of the play successful Thursday’s triumph implicit Boston.

UP NEXT

Blue Jays RHP Alek Manoah (8-2, 3.35 ERA) faces Orioles LHP John Means (6-8, 3.32) connected Saturday. Manoah is 3-0 with a 1.83 ERA successful his past 3 starts.

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