BALTIMORE -- After going two weeks without hearing cheers at Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles wasted no time giving their fans something to yell about.
Manny Machado and Chris Davis hit first-inning homers, Ubaldo Jimenez had a season-high nine strikeouts over seven sharp innings and the Orioles celebrated their return to Baltimore with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
Adam Jones also homered for the Orioles, who had lost five of six to fall into last place in the AL East.
Because of rioting and violence in the city, the Orioles last played in front of their home fans on April 26. Enjoying the comfort of familiar surroundings and fueled by a spirited crowd of 20,468, Baltimore took a quick 3-0 lead and cruised to the finish behind Jimenez (3-2).
"It felt great. It felt good to be back, having some pride," Jimenez said. "All of the people that came to the game tonight, they were into the game since the first pitch. So that definitely motivated us to play."
Ezequiel Carrera had two doubles and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who fell to 5-2 against Baltimore this season.
In their previous game at Camden Yards, the Orioles beat the White Sox on April 29 behind closed doors, a decision made for fan safety. Although the atmosphere in the city remains tense, the fans appeared delighted to turn their attention toward baseball.
"It did seem different, especially at the beginning of the game because they were more into it than they usually are," said Steve Pearce, who went 1 for 4. "I think they were just glad that's baseball's back. You could definitely tell."
Wearing "Baltimore" on their home white jerseys instead of the customary "Orioles," the home team provided many a feel-good moment.
Jimenez gave up two runs, six hits and two walks. His three wins are one more than he had all last season.
"He's living on the corners with a lot of movement, and he's pounding strikes," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "He was great."
Darren O'Day worked the eighth and Zach Britton got three outs for his seventh save.
"It was nice to hear somebody rooting for you, and not against you, for once," Britton said.
After Jimenez struck out the side in the first inning, Machado led off the bottom half with an opposite-field drive to right off Marco Estrada (1-2). Then, after Delmon Young drew a two-out walk, Davis hit his team-leading eighth homer.
"I made a bad pitch to Machado, he got it," Estrada said. "I tried going up and in on Davis -- and I actually got it to where I wanted to -- but he got that one, so there's nothing you can do about that."
Jimenez struck out the side again in the fourth but gave up successive doubles to Kevin Pillar and Carrera in the fifth.
The Orioles used a sacrifice fly by Caleb Joseph to make it 4-1 in the sixth.
Carrera doubled in a run in the seventh, and Jones connected off Steve Delabar in the bottom half.
This was the beginning of a stretch in which the Orioles will play 17 of 20 games at home.
"It just feels like we've been away the entire first month-and-a-half of the season," Davis said. "It's just good to get back home and have our fans behind us."
STREAKING
Blue Jays: Toronto has at least one double in 30 straight games and an extra-base hit in all 33 games.
Orioles: Jimenez is 6-0 with a 2.14 ERA in his last seven starts at Camden Yards.
TRAINERS ROOM
Blue Jays: Gibbons sat OF-DH Jose Bautista Monday, citing both the slugger's strained shoulder and bad numbers against Jimenez. Bautista came up as a pinch hitter in the ninth and ended the game with a groundout. . IF Jose Reyes (cracked rib) is expected to take batting practice on Wednesday. He has been on the DL since April 28.
Orioles: 2B Ryan Flaherty left in the third inning with a groin strain, the same injury that put him on the DL before being activated Friday. He will have an MRI on Tuesday. ... 2B Jonathan Schoop (right knee sprain) could start baseball activities this week. ... RHP Kevin Gausman (right shoulder tendinitis) will have an MRI on Tuesday "just to make sure we know what we're dealing with," manager Buck Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Mark Buehrle makes his third start of the season against the Orioles, looking for his third win against them.
Orioles: Right-hander Chris Tillman starts for the Orioles. He's 0-2 against Toronto and has lost three straight decisions overall.
Manny Machado and Chris Davis hit first-inning homers, Ubaldo Jimenez had a season-high nine strikeouts over seven sharp innings and the Orioles celebrated their return to Baltimore with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
Adam Jones also homered for the Orioles, who had lost five of six to fall into last place in the AL East.
Because of rioting and violence in the city, the Orioles last played in front of their home fans on April 26. Enjoying the comfort of familiar surroundings and fueled by a spirited crowd of 20,468, Baltimore took a quick 3-0 lead and cruised to the finish behind Jimenez (3-2).
"It felt great. It felt good to be back, having some pride," Jimenez said. "All of the people that came to the game tonight, they were into the game since the first pitch. So that definitely motivated us to play."
Ezequiel Carrera had two doubles and two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who fell to 5-2 against Baltimore this season.
In their previous game at Camden Yards, the Orioles beat the White Sox on April 29 behind closed doors, a decision made for fan safety. Although the atmosphere in the city remains tense, the fans appeared delighted to turn their attention toward baseball.
"It did seem different, especially at the beginning of the game because they were more into it than they usually are," said Steve Pearce, who went 1 for 4. "I think they were just glad that's baseball's back. You could definitely tell."
Wearing "Baltimore" on their home white jerseys instead of the customary "Orioles," the home team provided many a feel-good moment.
Jimenez gave up two runs, six hits and two walks. His three wins are one more than he had all last season.
"He's living on the corners with a lot of movement, and he's pounding strikes," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "He was great."
Darren O'Day worked the eighth and Zach Britton got three outs for his seventh save.
"It was nice to hear somebody rooting for you, and not against you, for once," Britton said.
After Jimenez struck out the side in the first inning, Machado led off the bottom half with an opposite-field drive to right off Marco Estrada (1-2). Then, after Delmon Young drew a two-out walk, Davis hit his team-leading eighth homer.
"I made a bad pitch to Machado, he got it," Estrada said. "I tried going up and in on Davis -- and I actually got it to where I wanted to -- but he got that one, so there's nothing you can do about that."
Jimenez struck out the side again in the fourth but gave up successive doubles to Kevin Pillar and Carrera in the fifth.
The Orioles used a sacrifice fly by Caleb Joseph to make it 4-1 in the sixth.
Carrera doubled in a run in the seventh, and Jones connected off Steve Delabar in the bottom half.
This was the beginning of a stretch in which the Orioles will play 17 of 20 games at home.
"It just feels like we've been away the entire first month-and-a-half of the season," Davis said. "It's just good to get back home and have our fans behind us."
STREAKING
Blue Jays: Toronto has at least one double in 30 straight games and an extra-base hit in all 33 games.
Orioles: Jimenez is 6-0 with a 2.14 ERA in his last seven starts at Camden Yards.
TRAINERS ROOM
Blue Jays: Gibbons sat OF-DH Jose Bautista Monday, citing both the slugger's strained shoulder and bad numbers against Jimenez. Bautista came up as a pinch hitter in the ninth and ended the game with a groundout. . IF Jose Reyes (cracked rib) is expected to take batting practice on Wednesday. He has been on the DL since April 28.
Orioles: 2B Ryan Flaherty left in the third inning with a groin strain, the same injury that put him on the DL before being activated Friday. He will have an MRI on Tuesday. ... 2B Jonathan Schoop (right knee sprain) could start baseball activities this week. ... RHP Kevin Gausman (right shoulder tendinitis) will have an MRI on Tuesday "just to make sure we know what we're dealing with," manager Buck Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: Mark Buehrle makes his third start of the season against the Orioles, looking for his third win against them.
Orioles: Right-hander Chris Tillman starts for the Orioles. He's 0-2 against Toronto and has lost three straight decisions overall.
7:05PM,EDT,May 11,2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Travis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Machado homered to right center (370 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Young walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis homered to right center (413 feet), Young scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Pearce grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Encarnación walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Smoak grounded into double play, second to third to first, Encarnación out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| Colabello singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Pillar flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Hardy flied out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| Flaherty struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| Joseph walked. | 0 | 3 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Carrera flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Goins singled to shallow right center. | 0 | 3 |
| Pearce at second base. | 0 | 3 |
| Lough in left field. | 0 | 3 |
| Travis grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Goins out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Paredes reached on bunt single to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, Paredes out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Pearce safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Donaldson. Play challenged and upheld. | 0 | 3 |
| Pearce caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Hardy lined out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Lough singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Colabello grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Pillar doubled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Carrera doubled to deep left, Pillar scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Goins lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Machado flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Paredes singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Jones popped out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Travis grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Donaldson singled to shallow left center. | 1 | 3 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Francis pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Davis singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| Pearce singled to shallow left, Davis to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| Lough hit by pitch, Davis to third, Pearce to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Delabar relieved Francis. | 1 | 3 |
| Joseph hit sacrifice fly to center, Davis scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to third, Lough out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Smoak grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Colabello walked. | 1 | 4 |
| Pillar grounded into fielder's choice to third, Colabello out at second. Play reviewed and overturned. | 1 | 4 |
| Pillar stole second. | 1 | 4 |
| Carrera doubled to deep center, Pillar scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Goins flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Steve Delabar pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Paredes struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| Jones homered to left (385 feet). | 2 | 5 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| O'Day relieved Jiménez. | 2 | 5 |
| Travis struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Donaldson struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| Martin flied out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Roberto Osuna pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Pearce flied out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| Lough struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Encarnación struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Valencia struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| Colabello singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| Pillar singled to shallow left, Colabello to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Bautista hit for Carrera. | 2 | 5 |
| Bautista grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Travis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .278 | .352 | .530 |
| Donaldson 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .315 | .375 | .538 |
| Martin C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .281 | .383 | .583 |
| Encarnación DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .236 | .309 | .398 |
| Smoak 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .196 | .315 | .370 |
a-Valencia PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .342 | .359 | .447 |
| Colabello RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .571 | .609 | .810 |
| Pillar CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .260 | .291 | .378 |
| Carrera LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .429 | .455 | .571 |
b-Bautista PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .217 | .360 | .467 |
| Goins SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .219 | .265 | .297 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 132 | |||
| a-struck out looking for J Smoak in the 9th b-grounded to third for E Carrera in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Pillar (10, Jiménez); Carrera 2 (3, Jiménez 2) RBI: Carrera 2 (7) 2-out RBI: Carrera 2 GIDP: Smoak, Travis Blue Jays RISP: 2-5 (Bautista 0-1, Carrera 2-2, Goins 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Pillar (6, 2nd base off Jiménez/Joseph) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Donaldson (7, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B FLAHERTY (RIGHT GROIN) LEFT GAME TOP 3RD. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 20,468 (44.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Bellino, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
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