{
  "id": 7009203,
  "title": "Bateman and Kirk hit homers to power Blue Jays to victory over Orioles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/bateman-and-kirk-hit-homers-to-power-blue-jays-to-victory-over-orioles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T22:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/12/bateman-and-kirk-hit-homers-to-power-blue-jays-to-victory-over-orioles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Brett Bateman and Alejandro Kirk homered to power the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday at Rogers Centre. Bateman led off the third inning with a solo shot to make it 3-0 and Kirk followed later in the frame with a two-run blast. The victory moved Toronto 1 […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Urgency level high as Toronto Blue Jays look to make push for playoff spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/urgency-level-high-as-toronto-blue-jays-look-to-make-push-for-playoff",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:37:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Blue Jays hit two home runs in win over Orioles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/blue-jays-hit-two-home-runs-in-win-over-orioles",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:22:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Urgency level high as Blue Jays look to make push for playoff spot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/urgency-level-high-as-blue-jays-look-to-make-push-for-playoff-spot",
        "published": "2026-09-12T23:57:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}