The Blue Jays turned a five-run hole into a win Tuesday night, beating the Orioles after scoring six unanswered runs and getting seventh-inning home runs from Kazuma Okamoto and Charles McAdoo. McAdoo's blast was the first MLB hit and first MLB home run of his career.
That comeback mattered because Baltimore had led 5-0 and Toronto had gone hitless through six innings before the lineup finally broke through. Vladimir Guerrero opened the seventh with a single, Okamoto followed with a home run, and after Daulton Varsho doubled, McAdoo launched another shot while playing second base.
The Blue Jays kept the pressure on in the eighth. George Springer and Clement started the inning with singles, and Guerrero doubled both of them home to give Toronto its first lead of the day. Nathan Lukes added a ninth-inning double, and the Blue Jays finished with 10 hits after managing only two through six frames.
Voth was at the center of Baltimore's collapse. The second pitcher into the game gave up three home runs, five hits, five earned runs and four walks, and the Orioles never recovered after the seventh-inning swing. Toronto also got two hits each from Guerrero and Varsho as the bullpen game swung hard in the visitors' favor.
The matchup was the third of four in Baltimore, with the teams set to meet again at 4:00 Eastern. Trey Yesavage was scheduled to start for the Blue Jays, and Brandon Young was set to take the ball for the Orioles. For McAdoo, the night will be remembered for more than the result: one swing gave him his first major league hit and a place in a comeback that changed the series.
