TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles got a bit of a scare Friday night -- from home plate umpire Dale Scott.
Scott sustained a concussion when he was hit in the face mask by a foul tip from Baltimore slugger Mark Trumbo, casting a shadow over the Orioles' 6-4 victory over the sputtering Blue Jays.
"That one didn't sound good," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said.
Scott recoiled after the ball struck the bottom of his mask and staggered backward before going down on one knee in the eighth inning. After being examined by Blue Jays trainer George Poulis, the veteran crew chief lay down on his back on the turf behind home plate and received further attention from paramedics and Toronto's team physician, Dr. Irv Feferman.
Once his neck was immobilized on a spinal board, Scott was lifted onto a cart and driven off the field and taken to a hospital.
Early Saturday, Scott told The Associated Press by text that he was out of the hospital, feeling OK and that the results of a CT scan were normal. He also got a concussion from a foul tip last year -- umpires usually are out of action for at least a week when they have a concussion, depending on the severity.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, a former catcher, expressed his concerns.
"He's one of the good guys," Gibbons said of Scott. "He works hard. Umpires are vulnerable too out there, just like a catcher."
J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer for first-place Baltimore, which improved to 4-0 against Toronto. Chris Davis, Jonathan Schoop, and Seth Smith also connected, and Wade Miley (1-0) pitched six innings for his first win of the season.
Toronto has dropped seven in a row to fall to 1-9, extending its franchise-worst start. The Blue Jays' 28 runs are the fewest in the majors.
"We were able to get some runs across today," Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak said. "There just weren't enough there at the end."
Devon Travis snapped a 0-for-29 slump with an RBI single off Orioles closer Zach Britton in the ninth. Britton struck out former teammate Steve Pearce with runners at first and second to earn his fifth save.
Before the game, Toronto put slugging third baseman Josh Donaldson on the 10-day disabled list with a sore right calf. It's the first DL stint of Donaldson's career.
"It's definitely a loss for us," Smoak said.
Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the second when Davis scored on a wild pitch. Toronto answered with two in the bottom half to lead for the first time in 35 innings, but the Orioles reclaimed the advantage by going deep twice in the fifth.
"That's what Baltimore does as well as anybody in baseball," Gibbons said. "That's what flipped that game right there."
Blue Jays ace Aaron Sanchez (0-1) allowed five runs and seven hits, including three homers, in 5 1/3 innings.
"When you leave balls over the middle of the plate to a good-hitting team like them, that's what they do with them," Sanchez said.
Davis' drive in the sixth was the 18th of his career at Rogers Centre. Smith connected against Ryan Tepera in the ninth.
WORTH NOTING
Britton matched Tom Gordon by converting his 54th consecutive opportunity, the second-longest streak ever. The record belongs to Eric Gagne (84).
CLOSE CALL
On a broken-bat hit by Toronto's Kendrys Morales in the second, the jagged barrel sailed directly back toward the stands. A potentially dangerous collision was avoided when the bat hit the final panel of safety screen in front of the on-field seats behind home plate.
ORIOLES ADD ARM
Baltimore acquired left-hander Paul Fry from Seattle in exchange for an international signing slot and assigned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Right-hander Parker Bridwell was designated for assignment to make room on the roster.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder) felt good after a bullpen session in Florida and will make a 45-pitch rehab start at Double-A Bowie on Monday.
Blue Jays: INF/OF Chris Coghlan was selected from Buffalo to replace Donaldson. Typically an outfielder, Coghlan has made 29 career appearances at third base.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Alex Asher will be promoted from Triple-A to face Toronto as Baltimore needs a fifth starter for the first time. Asher made one start at Norfolk, pitching 4 1/3 scoreless innings.
Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (0-2, 5.40 ERA) has allowed two home runs in each of his first two starts, including a 3-1 loss at Baltimore on April 5.
Baltimore Orioles
Scott sustained a concussion when he was hit in the face mask by a foul tip from Baltimore slugger Mark Trumbo, casting a shadow over the Orioles' 6-4 victory over the sputtering Blue Jays.
"That one didn't sound good," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said.
Scott recoiled after the ball struck the bottom of his mask and staggered backward before going down on one knee in the eighth inning. After being examined by Blue Jays trainer George Poulis, the veteran crew chief lay down on his back on the turf behind home plate and received further attention from paramedics and Toronto's team physician, Dr. Irv Feferman.
Once his neck was immobilized on a spinal board, Scott was lifted onto a cart and driven off the field and taken to a hospital.
Early Saturday, Scott told The Associated Press by text that he was out of the hospital, feeling OK and that the results of a CT scan were normal. He also got a concussion from a foul tip last year -- umpires usually are out of action for at least a week when they have a concussion, depending on the severity.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons, a former catcher, expressed his concerns.
"He's one of the good guys," Gibbons said of Scott. "He works hard. Umpires are vulnerable too out there, just like a catcher."
J.J. Hardy hit a two-run homer for first-place Baltimore, which improved to 4-0 against Toronto. Chris Davis, Jonathan Schoop, and Seth Smith also connected, and Wade Miley (1-0) pitched six innings for his first win of the season.
Toronto has dropped seven in a row to fall to 1-9, extending its franchise-worst start. The Blue Jays' 28 runs are the fewest in the majors.
"We were able to get some runs across today," Blue Jays first baseman Justin Smoak said. "There just weren't enough there at the end."
Devon Travis snapped a 0-for-29 slump with an RBI single off Orioles closer Zach Britton in the ninth. Britton struck out former teammate Steve Pearce with runners at first and second to earn his fifth save.
Before the game, Toronto put slugging third baseman Josh Donaldson on the 10-day disabled list with a sore right calf. It's the first DL stint of Donaldson's career.
"It's definitely a loss for us," Smoak said.
Baltimore took a 1-0 lead in the second when Davis scored on a wild pitch. Toronto answered with two in the bottom half to lead for the first time in 35 innings, but the Orioles reclaimed the advantage by going deep twice in the fifth.
"That's what Baltimore does as well as anybody in baseball," Gibbons said. "That's what flipped that game right there."
Blue Jays ace Aaron Sanchez (0-1) allowed five runs and seven hits, including three homers, in 5 1/3 innings.
"When you leave balls over the middle of the plate to a good-hitting team like them, that's what they do with them," Sanchez said.
Davis' drive in the sixth was the 18th of his career at Rogers Centre. Smith connected against Ryan Tepera in the ninth.
WORTH NOTING
Britton matched Tom Gordon by converting his 54th consecutive opportunity, the second-longest streak ever. The record belongs to Eric Gagne (84).
CLOSE CALL
On a broken-bat hit by Toronto's Kendrys Morales in the second, the jagged barrel sailed directly back toward the stands. A potentially dangerous collision was avoided when the bat hit the final panel of safety screen in front of the on-field seats behind home plate.
ORIOLES ADD ARM
Baltimore acquired left-hander Paul Fry from Seattle in exchange for an international signing slot and assigned him to Triple-A Norfolk. Right-hander Parker Bridwell was designated for assignment to make room on the roster.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder) felt good after a bullpen session in Florida and will make a 45-pitch rehab start at Double-A Bowie on Monday.
Blue Jays: INF/OF Chris Coghlan was selected from Buffalo to replace Donaldson. Typically an outfielder, Coghlan has made 29 career appearances at third base.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Alex Asher will be promoted from Triple-A to face Toronto as Baltimore needs a fifth starter for the first time. Asher made one start at Norfolk, pitching 4 1/3 scoreless innings.
Blue Jays: LHP J.A. Happ (0-2, 5.40 ERA) has allowed two home runs in each of his first two starts, including a 3-1 loss at Baltimore on April 5.
7:07PM,EDT,April 14,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Smith lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Davis doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to shortstop, Davis to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis scored on Sanchez' wild pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| Kim grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Morales singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki doubled to left, Morales to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Martin lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Smoak singled to left, Morales scored, Tulowitzki to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Barney safe at first on error by third baseman Machado, Tulowitzki scored, Smoak to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Travis struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Pillar struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Hardy grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| Joseph flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Pearce flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Bautista grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Morales grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Jones safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Barney. | 1 | 2 |
| Machado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Jones out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| Martin flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| Smoak homered to left (414 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Schoop homered to left center (428 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Kim doubled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| Hardy homered to left (396 feet), Kim scored. | 4 | 3 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| Jones doubled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| Machado flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Pillar hit by pitch. | 4 | 3 |
| Pearce grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pillar out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| Bautista fouled out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Sanchez pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Davis homered to center (418 feet). | 5 | 3 |
| Trumbo popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Schoop singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| Leone relieved Sanchez. | 5 | 3 |
| Kim grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Schoop out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| Hardy flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| Martin struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Smith walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Jones singled to right, Smith to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Loup relieved Leone. | 5 | 3 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Smoak struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Goins singled to left center. | 5 | 3 |
| Travis struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Pillar singled to center, Goins to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Pearce popped out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Trumbo walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Schoop grounded into double play, third to second to first, Trumbo out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| Kim flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Hardy popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Smith homered to right (404 feet). | 6 | 3 |
| Jones walked. | 6 | 3 |
| Machado fouled out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Martin singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Smoak lined out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Martin stole second. | 6 | 3 |
| Travis singled to right, Martin scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Pillar singled to center, Travis to second. | 6 | 4 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .273 | .333 | .636 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .278 | .350 | .528 |
| Machado 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .152 | .263 | .303 |
| Davis 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .364 | .432 | .727 |
| Trumbo DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .200 | .243 | .314 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .267 | .313 | .533 |
| Kim LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .308 | .308 | .385 |
Gentry LF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .200 | .226 | .300 |
| Joseph C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 160 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Davis (3, Sanchez); Kim (1, Sanchez); Jones (3, Sanchez) HR: Schoop (2, 5th inning off Sanchez 0 on, 0 Out); Hardy (1, 5th inning off Sanchez 1 on, 0 Out); Davis (3, 6th inning off Sanchez 0 on, 0 Out); Smith (2, 9th inning off Grilli 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Schoop (5), Hardy 2 (4), Davis (4), Smith (3) 2-out RBI: Smith GIDP: Machado, Schoop Orioles RISP: 1-6 (Machado 0-2, Davis 0-1, Schoop 0-1, Hardy 1-1, Trumbo 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Machado (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (Hardy-Schoop-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 39,547 (80.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dale Scott, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Brian Knight, Third Base - Lance Barrett |
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