Urgency level high as Toronto Blue Jays look to make push for playoff spot
On Saturday at Rogers Centre, the Toronto Blue Jays secured a 7-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, thanks to homers from Brett Bateman and Alejandro Kirk. Bateman drove in the first run of the game with a solo shot in the third inning, making it 3-0. Kirk added a crucial two-run blast later in the frame. The Blue Jays now find themselves 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland in the chase for the final wild-card spot in the American League.
In the seventh inning, Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer off the left-field foul netting for the Orioles. Toronto has won 10 of their last 16 games. The Blue Jays hosted the Orioles in a rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.
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Also reported by 3 other outlets
- Bateman and Kirk hit homers to power Blue Jays to 7-3 victory over Orioles winnipegfreepress.com
- Bateman and Kirk hit homers to power Blue Jays to victory over Orioles toronto.citynews.ca
- Blue Jays hit two home runs in win over Orioles torontosun.com
