newYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
BALTIMORE (AP) — Beau Bichette hit a career-high three homers in the second game of a doubleheader as the Toronto Blue Jays completed their sweep Monday night with an 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, earning the AL Wild. I extended my lead. card lace.
Bichette hit a three-run homer off Nick Vespi in the third and added solo drives in the sixth and seventh off Bruce Zimmerman. 400 (24 in 60) in his last 15 games, he has hit 21 homers this season.
Bichette lined up in center in the ninth inning when he conceived a chance to tie the major league record for four home runs in a game.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM.
Toronto won the opener 7-3 behind Kevin Gaussman, who allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings in his first game at Camden Yards since Baltimore traded him in July 2018. .
Cavan Biggio also hit a home run in the Blue Jays’ second game, extending their lead against Baltimore to 4.5 games and earning the AL’s third and final wild card spot. The teams will face each other 10 times in the final 31 days of the regular season, which began Monday.
Rougned Odor and Adley Rutschman hit home runs in Baltimore’s second game. The Orioles have lost three straight in the longest skid since his four-game slide from June 28 to July 2.
Toronto starter Jose Berrios (10-5) allowed 3 runs and 8 hits in just over 6 innings. he hit his two.
Whit Merrifield Gets COVID-19 Vaccine Now Available To Play At Home Blue Jays Games
Baltimore scratched scheduled starter Jordan Lyles between games in a doubleheader. Lyles went to the warm-up but felt unwell and Keegan was replaced by Aiken (3-2). Akin allowed two runs in two innings, both on Bichette’s blast to put Toronto ahead 3–1.
The Blue Jays smashed it in the sixth against Zimmerman. Bichette took the lead with a home run to secure his eighth multi-homer game of his career, and Biggio continued with a solo drive after two hitters. After back-to-back singles, Jackie Bradley Jr. raced a two-run double.
Bichette homered again with one out in the seventh inning, becoming the first Blue Jays player to hit three home runs since Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. on April 13 against the New York Yankees.
Teoscar Hernández hit 20 homers in the first game to support Baltimore’s Gaussman (11-9), who was the 4th overall pick in the 2012 draft. He worked his way through the club’s minor league system, and from 2013 he pitched for the Orioles through 2018.
His biggest obstacle in returning to Baltimore was probably four balk calls. Gaussmann stormed off the mound and got into an argument with second base umpire Jeff Nelson before Bichette rushed to hold him off.
Baltimore’s Anthony Santander hit homers from both sides of the plate in his seventh career multi-homer game in the opener. Added as his 29th player for the Orioles, Mike Baumann (1-3) was his first career start, in which he allowed three runs in five innings.
The holiday doubleheader included a rainout on August 10 when Toronto visited Baltimore for the first time this season.
Blue Jays All-Star Alec Manoa hits back at Yankees’ Gerrit Cole
trainers room
Blue Jays: Toronto activated RHP Julian Merryweather (abdominal strain) from the 60-day injured list before Game 2. The Blue Jays optioned RHP Casey Lawrence to Triple-A Buffalo and named C Zach Collins. …RHP Zach Popp has been added as his 29th man on the team. Pop was a scoreless ninth in the season opener.
Orioles: In addition to adding Baumann, Baltimore recalled RHP Beau Salser from Triple-A Norfolk and optionally added RHP Rico Garcia to Norfolk. Sulther had the option of returning to Norfolk after pitching an innings in the opener. Baltimore recalled Zimmerman from Norfolk for the second game. …Baltimore claims RHP Jake Reed removed Waiver from the Los Angeles Dodgers, INF he put Jonathan He Arauz on the restricted list. RHP Phoenix Sanders cleared full waivers and was assigned to Norfolk.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
next
Blue Jays: RHP Mitch White (1-5, 4.67 ERA) is 0-2 with a 12.10 ERA in his last two games. He will face Baltimore for the first time on Tuesday.
Orioles: RHP Kyle Vladish (3-5, 5.17) allowed four hits in 15 innings over the last two games to clinch back-to-back starts after just one win in the first 15 turns of the rotation. He’s 0-1 with a 6.91 ERA in his three games with Toronto.