TORONTO -- Zach Britton and the Baltimore Orioles made it a total loss for the Toronto Blue Jays.
Britton escaped a nervy ninth inning and the Orioles handed the Blue Jays their sixth straight defeat, 2-1 on Thursday night.
Toronto is off to a franchise-worst 1-8 start. The Blue Jays also saw star slugger Josh Donaldson leave in the sixth when he aggravated the sore right calf that kept him out of Tuesday's home opener. Donaldson will be reevaluated Friday.
Four of Toronto's eight defeats have been one-run decisions, and only one has been by more than two runs.
"It's not like we're getting crushed every night," catcher Russell Martin said.
Kevin Gausman (1-0) pitched six innings for his first victory in nine career appearances at Rogers Centre.
"You can talk about a lot of things in the game but Kevin was the difference," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
Britton took over in the ninth and Troy Tulowitzki hit a one-out single, Martin followed with a walk and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Britton held on for his fourth save, retiring Kevin Pillar on a grounder then getting pinch hitter and former teammate Steve Pearce on a flyball.
Britton got Pearce in a key spot for the second time this season. In Baltimore's second game of the year, Britton got Pearce to ground into a bases-loaded double play to preserve a 3-1 win.
"I've got a little bit of history with him," Britton said. "I've seen him hit quite a bit now, faced him quite a bit now, understand that he hits lefties well. If anything, it helps you out a little bit knowing him."
Francisco Liriano (0-1), who allowed five runs in one-third of an inning in his season-opening loss to Tampa Bay last week, rebounded nicely against Baltimore. He struck out 10 and gave up two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
The Blue Jays, last in the majors with 24 total runs, saw Donaldson get hurt on an RBI double. Starting at DH for the second straight game, Donaldson pulled up as he rounded first base, hobbling into second before being replaced.
Eleven of Gausman's 18 outs came on grounders, including one double play.
"Any time I can get groundball outs, that kind of shows me that I have it that day," he said.
After Gausman left, Darren O'Day and Brad Brach each worked a scoreless inning.
Baltimore strung together four straight hits off Liriano to start the fifth. Wellington Castillo and Trey Mancini singled before Jonathan Schoop doubled and J.J. Hardy hit an RBI single.
Seeking to spark his offense, Toronto manager John Gibbons moved outfielder Ezequiel Carrera into the leadoff spot and dropped Devon Travis, who came in hitless in 23 at bats, to ninth. Neither move paid dividends, as Carrera finished 0 for 4 and Travis went 0 for 3.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
Baltimore selected RHP Stefan Crichton from Triple-A Norfolk and traded RHP Oliver Drake to Milwaukee for a player to be named. In a separate deal with the Brewers, Baltimore acquired RHP Damien Magnifico for an International Signing Bonus slot. Magnifico will report to Triple-A. RHP Jason Garcia was designated for assignment to make room for Magnifico.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session in Florida on Friday and is expected to make his first rehab start at Double-A Bowie on Monday.
UP NEXT
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (0-0, 0.00) didn't allow a run in five innings against the Yankees in his first start of the season last week. Miley went 0-2 in two starts against Toronto last year.
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-0, 1.29) makes his second start of the season. went 4-0 with a 3.00 ERA in five starts against the Orioles last season.
Baltimore Orioles
Britton escaped a nervy ninth inning and the Orioles handed the Blue Jays their sixth straight defeat, 2-1 on Thursday night.
Toronto is off to a franchise-worst 1-8 start. The Blue Jays also saw star slugger Josh Donaldson leave in the sixth when he aggravated the sore right calf that kept him out of Tuesday's home opener. Donaldson will be reevaluated Friday.
Four of Toronto's eight defeats have been one-run decisions, and only one has been by more than two runs.
"It's not like we're getting crushed every night," catcher Russell Martin said.
Kevin Gausman (1-0) pitched six innings for his first victory in nine career appearances at Rogers Centre.
"You can talk about a lot of things in the game but Kevin was the difference," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said.
Britton took over in the ninth and Troy Tulowitzki hit a one-out single, Martin followed with a walk and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Britton held on for his fourth save, retiring Kevin Pillar on a grounder then getting pinch hitter and former teammate Steve Pearce on a flyball.
Britton got Pearce in a key spot for the second time this season. In Baltimore's second game of the year, Britton got Pearce to ground into a bases-loaded double play to preserve a 3-1 win.
"I've got a little bit of history with him," Britton said. "I've seen him hit quite a bit now, faced him quite a bit now, understand that he hits lefties well. If anything, it helps you out a little bit knowing him."
Francisco Liriano (0-1), who allowed five runs in one-third of an inning in his season-opening loss to Tampa Bay last week, rebounded nicely against Baltimore. He struck out 10 and gave up two runs and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.
The Blue Jays, last in the majors with 24 total runs, saw Donaldson get hurt on an RBI double. Starting at DH for the second straight game, Donaldson pulled up as he rounded first base, hobbling into second before being replaced.
Eleven of Gausman's 18 outs came on grounders, including one double play.
"Any time I can get groundball outs, that kind of shows me that I have it that day," he said.
After Gausman left, Darren O'Day and Brad Brach each worked a scoreless inning.
Baltimore strung together four straight hits off Liriano to start the fifth. Wellington Castillo and Trey Mancini singled before Jonathan Schoop doubled and J.J. Hardy hit an RBI single.
Seeking to spark his offense, Toronto manager John Gibbons moved outfielder Ezequiel Carrera into the leadoff spot and dropped Devon Travis, who came in hitless in 23 at bats, to ninth. Neither move paid dividends, as Carrera finished 0 for 4 and Travis went 0 for 3.
ROSTER SHUFFLE
Baltimore selected RHP Stefan Crichton from Triple-A Norfolk and traded RHP Oliver Drake to Milwaukee for a player to be named. In a separate deal with the Brewers, Baltimore acquired RHP Damien Magnifico for an International Signing Bonus slot. Magnifico will report to Triple-A. RHP Jason Garcia was designated for assignment to make room for Magnifico.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session in Florida on Friday and is expected to make his first rehab start at Double-A Bowie on Monday.
UP NEXT
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (0-0, 0.00) didn't allow a run in five innings against the Yankees in his first start of the season last week. Miley went 0-2 in two starts against Toronto last year.
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (0-0, 1.29) makes his second start of the season. went 4-0 with a 3.00 ERA in five starts against the Orioles last season.
7:07PM,EDT,April 13,2017
Rogers Centre, Toronto,Ontario
Rogers Centre, Toronto,Ontario
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Gentry struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Carrera bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Trumbo lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Morales grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Tulowitzki out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Gentry struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Pillar doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Barney lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Travis grounded out to shortstop, Pillar to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Bautista popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Castillo singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini singled to right, Castillo to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop doubled to deep center, Castillo scored, Mancini thrown out at home. | 1 | 0 |
| Hardy singled to left center, Schoop scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Gentry struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Martin struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Barney singled to shallow right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Travis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Barney out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Trumbo popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Carrera grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Bautista doubled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| Donaldson doubled to deep right, Bautista scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Saltalamacchia ran for Donaldson. | 2 | 1 |
| Morales walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to center, Saltalamacchia to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Martin popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Mancini walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Schoop struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Biagini relieved Liriano. | 2 | 1 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| O'Day relieved Gausman. | 2 | 1 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Smoak hit for Barney. | 2 | 1 |
| Smoak grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Travis grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Goins at third base. | 2 | 1 |
| Gentry grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Jones lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Brach relieved O'Day. | 2 | 1 |
| Carrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bautista grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Saltalamacchia struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Smith relieved Biagini. | 2 | 1 |
| Trumbo struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Smith in right field. | 2 | 1 |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 2 | 1 |
| Morales grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Martin walked, Tulowitzki to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki to third, Martin to second on wild pitch by Britton. | 2 | 1 |
| Pillar grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Pearce hit for Goins. | 2 | 1 |
| Pearce lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .250 | .314 | .500 |
| Machado 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .179 | .303 | .357 |
| Trumbo RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .219 | .242 | .344 |
Smith RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .556 |
| Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .333 | .394 | .600 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .385 | .407 | .462 |
| Mancini DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .294 | .368 | .706 |
| Schoop 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .231 | .286 | .423 |
| Hardy SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .192 | .222 | .192 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 120 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Schoop 2 (2, Liriano 2) RBI: Schoop (4), Hardy (2) Orioles RISP: 2-4 (Gentry 0-1, Schoop 1-1, Hardy 1-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Hardy-Schoop-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| DH DONALDSON (RIGHT CALF) LEFT GAME BOT 6TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 32,957 (66.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:45 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barrett, First Base - Dale Scott, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Brian Knight |
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