Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles Match Player Stats On May 20, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 20, 2017

BALTIMORE -- Welington Castillo homered for the third time in two nights, a three-run shot in the seventh inning that gave the Baltimore Orioles a 7-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.

Castillo homered twice in Baltimore's win on Friday, including a two-run walk-off shot in the 10th inning. His three-run blast Saturday off Danny Barnes (0-2) put in the Orioles in front for good at 7-5.

Manny Machado (solo) and Mark Trumbo (two-run shot, three RBIs) homered earlier for Baltimore, which took a 4-1 lead against Toronto starter Mike Bolsinger.

The Orioles (25-16) finished the night with three home runs en route to a second consecutive victory.

Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman battled the Jays through six innings, allowing two runs while scattering 10 hits.

However, Gausman gave up a solo homer to Justin Smoak in the sixth, and Mychal Givens (5-0) allowed a three-run homer from Jose Bautista that put the Jays on top 5-4 in the seventh.

The Baltimore bullpen appeared to be faltering again, but Castillo quickly changed things with his game-winning blast.

After that, the Orioles' bullpen held up as Darren O'Day blanked the Jays (18-26) in the eighth before Brad Brach closed it in the ninth and earned his ninth save.

Both O'Day and Brach struggled in recent games, but they have pitched better in this series. O'Day retired the side in order in the eighth, and Brach then did the same in the ninth.

The Blue Jays grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when they loaded the bases with no outs and Kendrys Morales grounded into a double play.

Baltimore quickly tied it in the bottom of the inning when Trumbo lined an RBI single to left. The Orioles then took a 2-1 lead in the third when Machado homered on Bolsinger's first pitch of the inning.

Trumbo made it 4-1 when he crushed a two-run homer off Bolsinger in the fifth, also scoring Machado, who had walked.

NOTES: The Orioles acquired minor league LHP Alex Katz from the White Sox in exchange for international signing bonus slots Nos. 45 and 75. He will pitch with Class A Frederick. ... Toronto manager John Gibbons won two challenges in the first three innings, one of which helped the Blue Jays score a run in the first. ...The Orioles now have the best home record in baseball with a 15-3 mark at Camden Yards.