Wieter's 8th-inning shot inches Orioles closer to Jays

mardi 30 août 2016

Matt Wieters hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Jason Grilli in the eighth inning to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

The Orioles pulled within three games of the first-place Blue Jays, who had a four-game winning streak snapped. After losing the opener 5-1, the Orioles will look to gain more ground in the series finale Wednesday.

Michael Saunders drilled a two-run shot off Orioles starter Ubaldo Jimenez that tied the game 3-3 in the seventh.

In the eighth, Jonathan Schoop walked and Wieters homered off Grilli (4-2), his 12th of the season.

Brad Brach (8-2) picked up the win with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Zach Britton got his league-leading 39th save.

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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher J.A. Happ throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of their Tuesday night game in Baltimore. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo )

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Wieter's 8th-inning shot inches Orioles closer to Jays

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