BALTIMORE -- Five months later, the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays reprised their winner-take-all postseason showdown.
The stakes weren't as high, yet the drama was palpable and the game was eerily similar.
Mark Trumbo homered with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Orioles beat Toronto 3-2 Monday for their seventh straight opening-day victory.
Trumbo connected off Jason Grilli (0-1) on a 1-2 slider. When he reached the plate, the reigning major league home run king was doused in water by teammates and cheered heartily by those remaining from a sellout crowd of 45,667.
The game was rematch of last year's AL wild card playoff, won by Toronto 5-2 on an 11th-inning home run by Edwin Encarnacion. This time, the Orioles prevailed with a game-ending blast.
"It did seem to have a similar feel," Trumbo said. "I'm glad this one turned out in our favor."
The Orioles didn't place a runner in scoring position after the third inning. But with their power-laden lineup, one swing is all it takes to win a tight game like this.
Trumbo provided it.
"We have a lot of confidence that, if we get enough chances, we'll be able to do some damage," Trumbo said. "I'm just happy to come through and take us home."
The 25th opening day at Camden Yards began in the late afternoon and ended at dusk.
"This is one of those places you don't feel good when they get the last at-bat," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "They are probably the top power hitting team in the game, top to bottom. They can do that at home."
Tyler Wilson (1-0), the fourth Baltimore reliever, pitched one shutout inning.
Grilli threw 15 pitchers, the last of which he lamented the most.
"I just left it fat. It was obviously not a good one," he said. "You make a mistake and you pay for it."
Booed from introductions to his final at-bat, Toronto's Jose Bautista went 0 for 5 with a walk. He grounded into an inning-ending double play in the ninth with the score tied and runners on first and second.
Starting on opening day for the first time, Baltimore's Kevin Gausman gave up two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Toronto right-hander Marco Estrada also received his first opening day start. The 10-year veteran allowed two runs over six innings and retired his last 10 batters.
Baltimore went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position over the first two innings, wasting doubles by Adam Jones and Welington Castillo.
That trend ended in the third. Newcomer Seth Smith doubled and Jones walked, Chris Davis delivered an RBI single and Trumbo followed with a run-scoring double.
Toronto got a run back in the fifth when Gausman issued three walks, the last to Kendrys Morales with the bases loaded.
The Blue Jays pulled even in the sixth. After Gausman gave up a one-out single to Steve Pearce, Ezequiel Carrera hit an RBI double off Mychal Givens.
WHAT A PLAY
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado thrilled the crowd in the 11th inning, diving near the bag to snare a grounder before throwing a side-armed toss on one knee to retire Devon Travis by a step at first base. He received a standing ovation.
"Who else makes that throw?" Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Nobody."
FLYING BATS
Toronto center fielder Kevin Pillar lost the grip on his bat on successive swings in the eighth inning, launching it into the stands on the third-base side on both occasions. A fan made a nice catch on the first one, and the second dropped from without evidently hurting anyone.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: Toronto hoped to avoid placing RHP Roberto Osuna (cervical spasm) on the 10-day DL, but relented Sunday. "We expected and he expected for it to improve with him continuing to pitch," GM Ross Atkins said. "It didn't, so we thought it was in his best interest and ours to see if we could get it completely out of there."
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (respiratory infection) will pitch a simulated game Tuesday. He hopes to come off the DL to start Sunday against the Yankees.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: J.A. Happ (20-4 in 2016) starts Wednesday night in the finale of the two-game series. He's 4-3 against Baltimore.
Orioles: Dylan Bundy (10-6) makes his 15th career start Wednesday, the first against Toronto.
Toronto Blue Jays
The stakes weren't as high, yet the drama was palpable and the game was eerily similar.
Mark Trumbo homered with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Orioles beat Toronto 3-2 Monday for their seventh straight opening-day victory.
Trumbo connected off Jason Grilli (0-1) on a 1-2 slider. When he reached the plate, the reigning major league home run king was doused in water by teammates and cheered heartily by those remaining from a sellout crowd of 45,667.
The game was rematch of last year's AL wild card playoff, won by Toronto 5-2 on an 11th-inning home run by Edwin Encarnacion. This time, the Orioles prevailed with a game-ending blast.
"It did seem to have a similar feel," Trumbo said. "I'm glad this one turned out in our favor."
The Orioles didn't place a runner in scoring position after the third inning. But with their power-laden lineup, one swing is all it takes to win a tight game like this.
Trumbo provided it.
"We have a lot of confidence that, if we get enough chances, we'll be able to do some damage," Trumbo said. "I'm just happy to come through and take us home."
The 25th opening day at Camden Yards began in the late afternoon and ended at dusk.
"This is one of those places you don't feel good when they get the last at-bat," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. "They are probably the top power hitting team in the game, top to bottom. They can do that at home."
Tyler Wilson (1-0), the fourth Baltimore reliever, pitched one shutout inning.
Grilli threw 15 pitchers, the last of which he lamented the most.
"I just left it fat. It was obviously not a good one," he said. "You make a mistake and you pay for it."
Booed from introductions to his final at-bat, Toronto's Jose Bautista went 0 for 5 with a walk. He grounded into an inning-ending double play in the ninth with the score tied and runners on first and second.
Starting on opening day for the first time, Baltimore's Kevin Gausman gave up two runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Toronto right-hander Marco Estrada also received his first opening day start. The 10-year veteran allowed two runs over six innings and retired his last 10 batters.
Baltimore went 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position over the first two innings, wasting doubles by Adam Jones and Welington Castillo.
That trend ended in the third. Newcomer Seth Smith doubled and Jones walked, Chris Davis delivered an RBI single and Trumbo followed with a run-scoring double.
Toronto got a run back in the fifth when Gausman issued three walks, the last to Kendrys Morales with the bases loaded.
The Blue Jays pulled even in the sixth. After Gausman gave up a one-out single to Steve Pearce, Ezequiel Carrera hit an RBI double off Mychal Givens.
WHAT A PLAY
Orioles third baseman Manny Machado thrilled the crowd in the 11th inning, diving near the bag to snare a grounder before throwing a side-armed toss on one knee to retire Devon Travis by a step at first base. He received a standing ovation.
"Who else makes that throw?" Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Nobody."
FLYING BATS
Toronto center fielder Kevin Pillar lost the grip on his bat on successive swings in the eighth inning, launching it into the stands on the third-base side on both occasions. A fan made a nice catch on the first one, and the second dropped from without evidently hurting anyone.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Blue Jays: Toronto hoped to avoid placing RHP Roberto Osuna (cervical spasm) on the 10-day DL, but relented Sunday. "We expected and he expected for it to improve with him continuing to pitch," GM Ross Atkins said. "It didn't, so we thought it was in his best interest and ours to see if we could get it completely out of there."
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (respiratory infection) will pitch a simulated game Tuesday. He hopes to come off the DL to start Sunday against the Yankees.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: J.A. Happ (20-4 in 2016) starts Wednesday night in the finale of the two-game series. He's 4-3 against Baltimore.
Orioles: Dylan Bundy (10-6) makes his 15th career start Wednesday, the first against Toronto.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Toronto - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Travis singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista grounded out to third, Travis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Smith lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to pitcher, Jones to third, Machado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Tulowitzki fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pillar reached on infield single to second, Pearce to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Carrera flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Castillo doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Kim grounded out to shortstop, Castillo to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Travis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Donaldson grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Bautista walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Morales grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Smith doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis singled to deep right, Smith scored, Jones to third, Davis out stretching at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Trumbo doubled to deep right, Jones scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Castillo flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Tulowitzki flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Martin struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Pearce grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Kim grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Schoop flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Pillar walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Carrera singled to right, Pillar to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Travis struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Donaldson walked, Pillar to third, Carrera to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Bautista fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Morales walked, Pillar scored, Carrera to third, Donaldson to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Martin grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| Pearce singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Givens relieved Gausman. | 1 | 2 |
| Pillar flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| Carrera doubled to right, Pearce scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Travis flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Donaldson singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Bautista struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki fouled out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Biagini relieved Estrada. | 2 | 2 |
| Kim grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Schoop grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| Hardy flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Rickard in left field. | 2 | 2 |
| Brach relieved Givens. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Pearce popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Pillar grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Martin out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Smith grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Jones lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Machado singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Howell relieved Biagini. | 2 | 2 |
| Davis lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 2 | 2 |
| Barney hit for Carrera. | 2 | 2 |
| Barney struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Travis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Donaldson singled to left, Travis to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Bautista grounded into double play, third to second to first, Donaldson out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Barney in left field. | 2 | 2 |
| Smith relieved Howell. | 2 | 2 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Castillo singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Rickard lined into double play, right to first, Castillo doubled off first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Morales grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Martin walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Pearce singled to shallow left, Martin to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Pillar grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Schoop popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Hardy lined out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Loup relieved Smith. | 2 | 2 |
| Mancini hit for Smith. | 2 | 2 |
| Mancini singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| Gentry ran for Mancini. | 2 | 2 |
| Grilli relieved Loup. | 2 | 2 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | TOR | BAL |
| Gentry in right field. | 2 | 2 |
| Wilson relieved Britton. | 2 | 2 |
| Smoak hit for Barney. | 2 | 2 |
| Smoak struck out looking. | 2 | 2 |
| Travis grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Donaldson singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| Bautista grounded into fielder's choice to third, Donaldson out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Toronto | TOR | BAL |
| Pearce in left field. | 2 | 2 |
| Smoak at first base. | 2 | 2 |
| Machado popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Trumbo homered to left (384 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Toronto Blue Jays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Donaldson 3B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .600 | .667 | .600 |
| Bautista RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Morales DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .000 | .200 | .000 |
| Tulowitzki SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Martin C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .000 | .400 | .000 |
| Pearce 1B-LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
| Pillar CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
| Carrera LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 |
a-Barney PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Smoak PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 42 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 179 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for E Carrera in the 9th b-struck out looking for D Barney in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Carrera (1, Givens) RBI: Morales (1), Carrera (1) 2-out RBI: Morales, Carrera GIDP: Pillar, Bautista Blue Jays RISP: 0-8 (Bautista 0-2, Tulowitzki 0-1, Carrera 0-1, Travis 0-2, Pillar 0-1, Morales 0-1) Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Bautista-Pearce). Outfield Assist: Bautista (Davis at 2nd base, Castillo at 1st base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 45,667 (99.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:41 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Adrian Johnson, Third Base - Gabe Morales |
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