TORONTO -- Don't be surprised if all the Baltimore Orioles are soon swinging the same style of bat used by rookie Trey Mancini.
Mancini hit two home runs, Dylan Bundy pitched six shutout innings and the Orioles beat the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 on Sunday.
Mancini connected twice for the second time in three games. He also hit two homers in a win at Boston on Wednesday. In this one, he hit a three-run blast off Ryan Tepera in the sixth, then added a solo drive off Matt Dermody in the eighth.
Mancini, who finished 3 for 5 with four RBI, matched the major league record for home runs in the first 12 games of a career with seven, joining Trevor Story and Dino Restelli. He hit three homers in five games last September.
"It's humbling to hear that, especially with how many legends have played the game," Mancini said. "To make your mark in any way is really neat."
Using bats borrowed from Mancini's locker -- he uses a Louisville Slugger C243 -- Manny Machado and Craig Gentry also homered for Baltimore. They each hit a two-run shot off Dermody as the Orioles piled on late against their slumping AL East foes.
"It was pretty fun and pretty cool that they both hit home runs," Mancini said. "I might need an extra shipment here soon."
Orioles manager Buck Showalter was both amused and amazed at the productive bat-sharing.
"I have never seen that before," Showalter said. "I just went, `Really?"
Toronto lost for the eighth time in nine games and dropped to 2-10 overall. The Blue Jays have scored 34 total runs, the fewest in the majors.
"We're all concerned," manager John Gibbons said. "We all expected to play better."
Toronto lost left-hander J.A. Happ (0-3) to a sore elbow in the fifth inning, another blow to a suddenly thin starting rotation.
"Last pitch of the fourth inning I felt kind of a pull, a tug in my elbow," Happ said. "Then I went back out there for the fifth and it got progressively worse."
Happ will undergo an MRI on Monday, an off day.
Before the game, the Blue Jays put right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list with a blister on his middle finger. Gibbons said Sanchez is scheduled to visit a hand specialist in Kansas City.
Gibbons and trainer George Poulis came to the mound when Happ appeared to be in pain after throwing a first-pitch fastball to Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. Following a brief conversation, Happ walked off the mound and into the clubhouse. He allowed one run and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
After Happ left, Jones greeted reliever Joe Biagini with an RBI single.
Bundy (2-1) gave up five hits and struck out six. He is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays.
"Dylan was really good again," Showalter said. "He's so much more than a thrower."
Jones stayed in the game after crashing into the outfield wall in the eighth. He went down in pain after his right knee struck the scoreboard in right center on Justin Smoak's triple.
"It knocked the breath out of him more than anything," Showalter said.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW
Orioles right-hander Stefan Crichton made his major league debut in the seventh. He pitched 1 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
SEARCHING FOR STARTERS
Gibbons said Biagini is unlikely to be stretched out as a starter while Happ and Sanchez are sidelined.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Baltimore put closer Zach Britton on the 10-day disabled list with a sore left forearm. He felt pain throwing a pitch in the ninth inning on Friday. Britton said there currently are no plans to undergo an MRI. "They don't think that's something I need to do right now," he said, "which is always a good sign."
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (1-0, 3.94) starts Tuesday's opener of a three-game series at Cincinnati, his first career start against the Reds.
Blue Jays: Following Monday's off day, RHP Marcus Stroman (1-1, 1.76) starts the opener of a three-game series against Boston on Tuesday. Stroman is 1-4 in seven career starts against the Red Sox.
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Baltimore Orioles
Mancini hit two home runs, Dylan Bundy pitched six shutout innings and the Orioles beat the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 11-4 on Sunday.
Mancini connected twice for the second time in three games. He also hit two homers in a win at Boston on Wednesday. In this one, he hit a three-run blast off Ryan Tepera in the sixth, then added a solo drive off Matt Dermody in the eighth.
Mancini, who finished 3 for 5 with four RBI, matched the major league record for home runs in the first 12 games of a career with seven, joining Trevor Story and Dino Restelli. He hit three homers in five games last September.
"It's humbling to hear that, especially with how many legends have played the game," Mancini said. "To make your mark in any way is really neat."
Using bats borrowed from Mancini's locker -- he uses a Louisville Slugger C243 -- Manny Machado and Craig Gentry also homered for Baltimore. They each hit a two-run shot off Dermody as the Orioles piled on late against their slumping AL East foes.
"It was pretty fun and pretty cool that they both hit home runs," Mancini said. "I might need an extra shipment here soon."
Orioles manager Buck Showalter was both amused and amazed at the productive bat-sharing.
"I have never seen that before," Showalter said. "I just went, `Really?"
Toronto lost for the eighth time in nine games and dropped to 2-10 overall. The Blue Jays have scored 34 total runs, the fewest in the majors.
"We're all concerned," manager John Gibbons said. "We all expected to play better."
Toronto lost left-hander J.A. Happ (0-3) to a sore elbow in the fifth inning, another blow to a suddenly thin starting rotation.
"Last pitch of the fourth inning I felt kind of a pull, a tug in my elbow," Happ said. "Then I went back out there for the fifth and it got progressively worse."
Happ will undergo an MRI on Monday, an off day.
Before the game, the Blue Jays put right-hander Aaron Sanchez on the 10-day disabled list with a blister on his middle finger. Gibbons said Sanchez is scheduled to visit a hand specialist in Kansas City.
Gibbons and trainer George Poulis came to the mound when Happ appeared to be in pain after throwing a first-pitch fastball to Orioles outfielder Adam Jones. Following a brief conversation, Happ walked off the mound and into the clubhouse. He allowed one run and four hits in 4 1/3 innings.
After Happ left, Jones greeted reliever Joe Biagini with an RBI single.
Bundy (2-1) gave up five hits and struck out six. He is 2-0 with a 0.69 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays.
"Dylan was really good again," Showalter said. "He's so much more than a thrower."
Jones stayed in the game after crashing into the outfield wall in the eighth. He went down in pain after his right knee struck the scoreboard in right center on Justin Smoak's triple.
"It knocked the breath out of him more than anything," Showalter said.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW
Orioles right-hander Stefan Crichton made his major league debut in the seventh. He pitched 1 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits.
SEARCHING FOR STARTERS
Gibbons said Biagini is unlikely to be stretched out as a starter while Happ and Sanchez are sidelined.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Baltimore put closer Zach Britton on the 10-day disabled list with a sore left forearm. He felt pain throwing a pitch in the ninth inning on Friday. Britton said there currently are no plans to undergo an MRI. "They don't think that's something I need to do right now," he said, "which is always a good sign."
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (1-0, 3.94) starts Tuesday's opener of a three-game series at Cincinnati, his first career start against the Reds.
Blue Jays: Following Monday's off day, RHP Marcus Stroman (1-1, 1.76) starts the opener of a three-game series against Boston on Tuesday. Stroman is 1-4 in seven career starts against the Red Sox.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Gentry grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones safe at first on throwing error by pitcher Happ. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo doubled to deep left, Jones to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Pillar doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera reached on bunt single to pitcher, Pillar to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Carrera out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Coghlan grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Gentry singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Coghlan, Gentry to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Goins grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pillar struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Davis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini reached on infield single to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Bautista walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales lined into double play, to first, Bautista doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Hardy hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gentry grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Biagini relieved Happ. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones singled to shallow right, Hardy scored, Jones thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Coghlan singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Goins lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Tepera relieved Biagini. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo to second on wild pitch by Tepera. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Castillo lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Mancini homered to left (410 feet), Trumbo and Davis scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to left center. | 4 | 0 |
| Leone relieved Tepera. | 4 | 0 |
| Hardy doubled to left, Schoop scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Hardy to third on wild pitch by Leone. | 5 | 0 |
| Gentry hit sacrifice fly to center, Hardy scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Pillar flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Carrera singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| Morales flied out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Machado safe at first on error by shortstop Tulowitzki. | 6 | 0 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to second, Machado to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Stefan Crichton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Crichton relieved Bundy. | 6 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Martin singled to deep right, Tulowitzki to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Coghlan hit sacrifice fly to center, Tulowitzki scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Goins doubled to shallow left, Martin to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Dermody pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Dermody relieved Leone. | 6 | 1 |
| Mancini homered to center (422 feet). | 7 | 1 |
| Schoop singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| Hardy fouled out to first. | 7 | 1 |
| Gentry homered to left (402 feet), Schoop scored. | 9 | 1 |
| Jones walked. | 9 | 1 |
| Machado homered to right (339 feet), Jones scored. | 11 | 1 |
| Loup relieved Dermody. | 11 | 1 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 1 |
| Davis singled to left. | 11 | 1 |
| Castillo flied out to center. | 11 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Stefan Crichton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Carrera lined out to left. | 11 | 1 |
| Bautista flied out to left. | 11 | 1 |
| Smoak hit for Morales. | 11 | 1 |
| Smoak tripled to deep right center. | 11 | 1 |
| Tulowitzki singled to left, Smoak scored. | 11 | 2 |
| Wilson relieved Crichton. | 11 | 2 |
| Martin walked, Tulowitzki to second. | 11 | 2 |
| Pearce flied out to left. | 11 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Loup pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Smoak at first base. | 11 | 2 |
| Barney at second base. | 11 | 2 |
| Saltalamacchia catching. | 11 | 2 |
| Goins at shortstop. | 11 | 2 |
| Mancini grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 2 |
| Schoop flied out to right. | 11 | 2 |
| Hardy singled to left. | 11 | 2 |
| Flaherty ran for Hardy. | 11 | 2 |
| Gentry struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Gentry in center field. | 11 | 2 |
| Kim in left field. | 11 | 2 |
| Flaherty at shortstop. | 11 | 2 |
| Nuño relieved Wilson. | 11 | 2 |
| Coghlan grounded out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| Goins singled to left. | 11 | 2 |
| Pillar homered to center (423 feet), Goins scored. | 11 | 4 |
| Carrera struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| Bautista flied out to center. | 11 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentry LF-CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .118 | .111 | .294 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | .273 | .347 | .477 |
Kim LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .353 |
| Machado 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .175 | .298 | .375 |
| Trumbo RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .205 | .239 | .318 |
| Davis DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .317 | .391 | .610 |
| Castillo C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .314 | .333 | .371 |
| Mancini 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .364 | .417 | .955 |
| Schoop 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .289 | .317 | .526 |
| Hardy SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .257 | .278 | .400 |
Flaherty PR-SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Totals | 43 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 160 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Trumbo (2, Happ); Hardy 2 (2, Happ, Leone) HR: Mancini 2 (4, 6th inning off Tepera 2 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off Dermody 0 on, 0 Out); Gentry (1, 8th inning off Dermody 1 on, 1 Out); Machado (2, 8th inning off Dermody 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Mancini 4 (9), Hardy (5), Gentry 3 (3), Machado 2 (7) SF: Gentry Orioles RISP: 2-8 (Machado 0-1, Gentry 0-1, Davis 0-1, Mancini 1-1, Castillo 0-2, Trumbo 0-1, Jones 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Schoop-Hardy-Mancini, Mancini). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP HAPP (LEFT ELBOW SORENESS) LEFT GAME TOP 5TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 38,188 (77.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:30 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Lance Barrett, Second Base - Nic Lentz, Third Base - Jim Reynolds |
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