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Orioles fall to first-place Toronto, 5-1

Chris Graham

baltimore oriolesMarco Estrada held the Baltimore Orioles to a run on four hits in seven innings, pushing Toronto to a 5-1 win at Camden Yards Monday night.

Estrada (8-6, 3.37 ERA, 1.08 WHIP) struck out four and walked one for the Blue Jays (75-56).

Wade Miley (8-11, 5.43 ERA, 1.41 WHIP) pitched well in taking the loss, giving up three runs on five hits in seven innings, striking out nine and walking two.

He was done in by two homers – by Josh Donaldson (34) and Jose Bautista (16).

J.J. Hardy (.264/.302/.411, 8 HR, 34 RBI) had a solo homer on a 2-for-3 night for the O’s (71-60), who are four games back of Toronto in the AL East, and have a one-game lead on Detroit for the second AL wild-card spot.




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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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