Saturday, September 12, 2026
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
BAL
Baltimore Orioles
72-76 · W2
TOR
Toronto Blue Jays
73-75 · L2
Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore Orioles 7-3 at Rogers Centre. Spencer Arrighetti earned the win; Kyle Bradish took the loss.
The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 at Rogers Centre, pulling away with five runs in the first three innings. Spencer Arrighetti earned the win opposite Kyle Bradish, who took the loss. Bradish lasted into the fourth and recorded just two strikeouts. Miles worked for Toronto and punched out five. The K model had projected more from Bradish, who exited after allowing four earned runs. Toronto broke through in the bottom of the first. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled to score Brett Bateman, then Alejandro Kirk singled Guerrero Jr. home. Bateman went deep in the third, a solo shot to right center. Kirk followed with a two-run homer to left center, plating George Springer. Toronto led 5-0. The model had a strong NRFI lean. First inning was scoreless. Toronto scored twice in the bottom half, so the NRFI cashed. Baltimore scratched across a run in the fourth on an error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto, then Pete Alonso launched a two-run homer in the seventh. Toronto added insurance in the sixth and seventh.
Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, keying Toronto's early lead.
The NRFI model had a strong lean and cashed after a scoreless top of the first despite Toronto plating two runs in the bottom half.
Kyle Bradish recorded only two strikeouts against a K model projection that expected more, and he surrendered four earned runs before exiting in the fourth.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| TOR | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 11 | 3 |
Scoring Summary
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubles (23) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Brett Bateman scores.
Alejandro Kirk singles on a line drive to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.
Brett Bateman homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.
Alejandro Kirk homers (10) on a fly ball to left center field. George Springer scores.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto. Gunnar Henderson scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. Throwing error by third baseman Kazuma Okamoto.
Andrés Giménez doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Josh Smith scores.
Pete Alonso homers (35) on a fly ball to left field. Yohel Pozo scores.
Ernie Clement out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Rece Hinds. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. scores.
Key Performers
Alejandro Kirk
TOR
2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Pete Alonso
BAL
1-3, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Brett Bateman
TOR
1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 R
Andrés Giménez
TOR
2-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Batting
| BAL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Jackson LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Samuel Basallo PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Leody Taveras PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Dylan Beavers RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Heston Kjerstad RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Yohel Pozo C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pete Alonso 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jackson Holliday 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Narváez C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Colton Cowser CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Coby Mayo DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Rece Hinds CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| TOR | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Martin Jr. LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ernie Clement 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrés Giménez SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brett Bateman CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George Springer DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Smith 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Myles Straw LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
Pitching
| BAL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradish (L, 7-14) | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 56-37 | 4.12 |
| Wolfram | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20-15 | 4.75 |
| Nunez | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34-21 | 4.07 |
| Sanders | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-11 | 5.00 |
| De León | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20-15 | 3.38 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
| TOR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 44-30 | 2.71 |
| Mantiply | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-3 | 2.19 |
| Arrighetti (W, 8-9) | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50-26 | 4.99 |
| Fluharty | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 3.41 |
| Sewald | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 5.11 |
| Rogers, Ty (H, 32) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-8 | 1.76 |
| Varland, L | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-11 | 1.23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 |