{
  "id": 6843679,
  "title": "Blue Jays playoff hopes take a hit as rally falls short in loss to Orioles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/blue-jays-playoff-hopes-take-a-hit-as-rally-falls-short-in-loss-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T02:19:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/11/blue-jays-playoff-hopes-take-a-hit-as-rally-falls-short-in-loss-to-orioles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Toronto Blue Jays' playoff aspirations suffered a setback as they fell to the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on Friday night at Rogers Centre. Dylan Beavers and Kazuma Okamoto provided Toronto with some late rally support, but it wasn't enough. The Orioles capitalized on their early momentum to take a commanding lead. Max Scherzer struggled, allowing six earned runs over five innings, while Colton Cowser contributed a two-run double to fuel the Orioles' onslaught. The Blue Jays' Brett Bateman drove in two runs in the ninth inning, but it wasn't enough to overcome a seventh-inning rally led by Coby Mayo's solo homer. The Blue Jays now stand at 73-75, trailing Cleveland by a game in the chase for the final wild-card spot in the American League.",
  "summary": "Dylan Beavers hit a leadoff homer and the Baltimore Orioles tacked on five more runs in the second inning en route to a 7-4 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night at Rogers Centre. Colton Cowser had a two-run double and Beavers added a two-run single off Toronto starter Max Scherzer (2-8) in […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Zach Collaros hopes Blue Bombers bounce back against Roughriders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/zach-collaros-hopes-blue-bombers-bounce-back-against-roughriders",
        "published": "2026-09-11T21:57:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Zach Collaros hopes Winnipeg Blue Bombers bounce back against Roughriders",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/zach-collaros-hopes-winnipeg-blue-bombers-bounce-back-against",
        "published": "2026-09-11T22:32:54.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}