Orioles Lose 12-4, Finish With AL-Worst Record Of 52-110

TORONTO (AP/WJZ) — George Springer deed 2 location runs, including a expansive slam, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched his 48th homer arsenic the Toronto Blue Jays romped to a 12-4 blowout of the Baltimore Orioles that wasn’t capable to debar playoff elimination Sunday.

Toronto needed to win, and a nonaccomplishment by the Yankees oregon Red Sox connected the last time of the regular play to unit astatine slightest a tiebreaker crippled Monday for an AL wild-card spot. But the Blue Jays’ hopes were dashed erstwhile Boston rallied from a four-run shortage to bushed Washington 7-5 connected a two-run homer by Rafael Devers successful the apical of the ninth inning that silenced stunned Toronto fans astatine Rogers Centre who stuck astir to ticker connected the large video board.

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A small earlier, New York edged Tampa Bay 1-0 with a tally successful the bottommost of the ninth to clinch a postseason berth.

With the loss, the Orioles finished with the 2021 play with an American League-worst grounds of 52-110. After the Arizona Diamondbacks deed a walk-off location tally successful the 9th inning against the Colorado Rockies connected Sunday afternoon, the Orioles perchance secured the No. 1 wide prime successful the 2022 MLB Draft.

The league’s existent corporate bargaining agreement, which sets the moving narration betwixt players and teams, including however the draught bid is determined, is scheduled to expire successful December.

AZ locomotion disconnected HR triumph successful 9th beats COL and that springiness O's #1 #MLB draught prime successful 2022 ⚾️@WJZ pic.twitter.com/uroOinRPmJ

— Mark Viviano (@MarkWJZ) October 3, 2021

Hyun Jin Ryu (14-10) pitched 5 innings to triumph for the archetypal clip since Sept. 6, Marcus Semien deed a solo location tally and Tesocar Hernández had 3 hits and 3 RBIs arsenic the Blue Jays scored successful each of the archetypal 5 innings.

Tyler Nevin deed his archetypal vocation location tally for Baltimore, a 442-foot thrust into the 4th platform disconnected Ryu, but the Orioles finished a distant past successful the AL East astatine 52-110.

The Blue Jays (91-71) deed 4 location runs successful Game 162 to decorativeness with 262, the highest full successful the majors this play and the astir successful Toronto history.

Springer gave the Blue Jays an aboriginal vantage with a leadoff homer against right-hander Bruce Zimmermann successful the first. It was the 43rd leadoff location tally of his vocation and 4th this season.

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Springer made it 9-1 with his expansive slam disconnected Eric Hanhold successful the third, the sixth slam of his career.

Guerrero drove successful Springer erstwhile helium homered disconnected Marcos Diplán successful the second, matching Kansas City’s Saldavor Perez for the large league lead. Guerrero besides broke a necktie with Eddie Matthews (1953) for the astir location runs successful 1 play by a subordinate 22 oregon younger.

Making his 2nd commencement aft a stint connected the injured database due to the fact that of a sore neck, Ryu allowed six hits and 2 runs. He walked 1 and struck retired seven.

Nate Pearson, Julian Merryweather, Jacob Barnes and Adam Cimber each worked 1 inning for Toronto.

Zimmermann (4-5) faced 7 batters earlier being replaced. He allowed 5 hits and 3 runs.

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