Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays Match Player Stats On Jun 28, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 28, 2017

TORONTO -- Marcus Stroman tossed 7 2/3 shutout innings, and Jose Bautista and Justin Smoak bolstered the Toronto offense with solo home runs as the Blue Jays shut down the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre.

The win was just the second in six games for the Blue Jays (37-40), while the loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Orioles (38-39). Toronto improved to 3-8 against Baltimore going into the rubber match in the series on Thursday night.

Stroman (8-4) avoided a third straight loss, striking out eight while throwing a career-high 116 pitches. The 26-year-old right-hander entered the game 0-2 with an 8.44 ERA in his last three starts against Baltimore. Stroman has now pitched at least seven innings in a team-leading six games this season.

Danny Barnes got the last out in the eighth, and Roberto Osuna struck out the side in the ninth.

Bautista got the Blue Jays on the board in the bottom half of the first inning, taking Wade Miley's 0-1 offering over the wall in right field for his 14th homer of the season. It was the first leadoff home run by a Toronto player this year and the ninth of Bautista's career.

Toronto added to its lead in the fourth inning.

Smoak got things started by taking Miley's two-seam fastball over the wall in center field for his career-high 21st home run. The homers hit by Smoak are the most by any switch hitter before the All-Star break since Mark Teixeira hit 22 in 2015.

After Kevin Pillar singled to load the bases, Paul Janish mishandled a sharply hit ball by Bautista, allowing two runners to score and giving the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead.

Miley (3-6) went five innings, allowing four runs (three earned) and six hits while striking out five and walking three.

NOTES: The Blue Jays signed 2017 first-round picks Nate Pearson and Logan Warmoth. Both were on hand for batting practice. ... Orioles 1B Trey Mancini extended his hit streak to eight games -- one game shy of his season high -- with his two-out single in the second inning. He finished 2-for-4. ... Toronto signed OF Michael Saunders to a minor league contract. The 30-year-old, who spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the Blue Jays, signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in January but was released June 23 after hitting .205 with six home runs in 61 games. ... The announced attendance at the Rogers Centre was 38,447.