TORONTO -- In his final start before the calendar changes, Kevin Gausman made sure he didn't finish the month of June without a win.
Gausman won for the first time in four starts, Mark Trumbo hit an RBI double and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Tuesday night.
The Orioles won their third straight and improved to 8-2 against the Blue Jays this season. Toronto is 12-20 against AL East opponents.
The Blue Jays have lost five of seven.
Gausman (4-7) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings, his first scoreless outing of the season, winning for the first time since May 31 against the Yankees. The right-hander came in 0-3 with a 9.20 ERA over his previous three starts.
"He was really working the bottom of the zone," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He pitched a lot with his fastball early and went to some other pitches the second and third time around ."
Gausman said he's made an effort to mix up his arsenal in recent starts.
"Earlier in the season I got way too fastball-happy in some counts," he said. "That's really something I'm trying to do better, mixing up my pitches, moving up and down and in and out, just trying to keep these guys off balance."
Michael Givens pitched 1 2/3 innings and Darren O'Day worked the eighth. Brad Brach gave up a two-out homer to Troy Tulowitzki in the ninth but held on for his 14th save.
Gausman snapped his winless streak against his favorite opponent: he's 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA in four starts against the Blue Jays.
"He's got a great arm," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He was hitting his spots for the most part, just enough off speed stuff to keep you honest."
Jose Bautista reached on a bloop single to begin the Toronto first, but the Blue Jays didn't get another hit off Gausman until a one-out single by Kendrys Morales in the fifth.
"I get the best view of everybody who gets on that bump," Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said, "and (Gausman) attacked that zone."
Gausman left after Bautista singled and Martin walked. Givens began his outing with a wild pitch, advancing the runners, then got Josh Donaldson to line out sharply to third. Justin Smoak walked to load the bases but Givens struck out Morales to end the threat.
The Orioles did all the scoring they would need with a two-out rally against Joe Biagini in the first. Jonathan Schoop singled and Jones walked before Trumbo lined a two-run double to center.
Jones made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the third.
Biagini (2-7) allowed three runs and walked a season-worst four in 5 1/3 innings, losing for the fifth time in six starts.
JEWELRY DELAY
Jones, Blue Jays C Russell Martin and home plate umpire Angel Hernandez all paused to scoop up pieces of jewelry from the dirt around home plate after Jones' necklace broke during his first-inning at-bat. Jones stuffed the necklace in his back pocket before drawing a walk. "I'm sure for what he paid for it, I'd have stopped and picked it up, too," Showalter joked.
GRILLI'S GOODBYE
The Blue Jays designated struggling RHP Jason Grilli for assignment. Grilli was 2-4 with a 6.97 ERA in 26 games. The veteran reliever, a key bullpen arm for Toronto's 2016 ALCS team, left a handwritten note taped above his vacated locker that read "STAY IN THE FIGHT!!!"
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: LHP Zach Britton (strained forearm) allowed one run and two hits in a one-inning rehab appearance at Double-A Bowie on Monday. Britton is scheduled to make back-to-back appearances this week, Thursday for Bowie and Friday for Class-A Frederick. If all goes well, Britton will take the weekend off before pitching at Triple-A Norfolk on Monday. He's eligible to come off the 60-day DL on July 5.
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (blister) allowed three runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings in his first rehab start at Class-A Dunedin. He threw 66 pitches, 38 strikes. ... Toronto optioned OF Dwight Smith to Triple-A Buffalo, activated OF Ezequiel Carrera (fractured right foot) off the 10-day DL and recalled RHP Chris Smith from Buffalo.
UP NEXT
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (3-5, 4.48 ERA) is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays this season, allowing three earned runs while striking out 11 in 13 innings.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (7-4, 3.69 ERA) allowed season worsts of seven runs and three homers in his previous start at Texas on June 22. He is winless in two starts.
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Gausman won for the first time in four starts, Mark Trumbo hit an RBI double and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Tuesday night.
The Orioles won their third straight and improved to 8-2 against the Blue Jays this season. Toronto is 12-20 against AL East opponents.
The Blue Jays have lost five of seven.
Gausman (4-7) allowed four hits in 5 1/3 innings, his first scoreless outing of the season, winning for the first time since May 31 against the Yankees. The right-hander came in 0-3 with a 9.20 ERA over his previous three starts.
"He was really working the bottom of the zone," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He pitched a lot with his fastball early and went to some other pitches the second and third time around ."
Gausman said he's made an effort to mix up his arsenal in recent starts.
"Earlier in the season I got way too fastball-happy in some counts," he said. "That's really something I'm trying to do better, mixing up my pitches, moving up and down and in and out, just trying to keep these guys off balance."
Michael Givens pitched 1 2/3 innings and Darren O'Day worked the eighth. Brad Brach gave up a two-out homer to Troy Tulowitzki in the ninth but held on for his 14th save.
Gausman snapped his winless streak against his favorite opponent: he's 2-0 with a 1.99 ERA in four starts against the Blue Jays.
"He's got a great arm," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He was hitting his spots for the most part, just enough off speed stuff to keep you honest."
Jose Bautista reached on a bloop single to begin the Toronto first, but the Blue Jays didn't get another hit off Gausman until a one-out single by Kendrys Morales in the fifth.
"I get the best view of everybody who gets on that bump," Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said, "and (Gausman) attacked that zone."
Gausman left after Bautista singled and Martin walked. Givens began his outing with a wild pitch, advancing the runners, then got Josh Donaldson to line out sharply to third. Justin Smoak walked to load the bases but Givens struck out Morales to end the threat.
The Orioles did all the scoring they would need with a two-out rally against Joe Biagini in the first. Jonathan Schoop singled and Jones walked before Trumbo lined a two-run double to center.
Jones made it 3-0 with an RBI single in the third.
Biagini (2-7) allowed three runs and walked a season-worst four in 5 1/3 innings, losing for the fifth time in six starts.
JEWELRY DELAY
Jones, Blue Jays C Russell Martin and home plate umpire Angel Hernandez all paused to scoop up pieces of jewelry from the dirt around home plate after Jones' necklace broke during his first-inning at-bat. Jones stuffed the necklace in his back pocket before drawing a walk. "I'm sure for what he paid for it, I'd have stopped and picked it up, too," Showalter joked.
GRILLI'S GOODBYE
The Blue Jays designated struggling RHP Jason Grilli for assignment. Grilli was 2-4 with a 6.97 ERA in 26 games. The veteran reliever, a key bullpen arm for Toronto's 2016 ALCS team, left a handwritten note taped above his vacated locker that read "STAY IN THE FIGHT!!!"
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: LHP Zach Britton (strained forearm) allowed one run and two hits in a one-inning rehab appearance at Double-A Bowie on Monday. Britton is scheduled to make back-to-back appearances this week, Thursday for Bowie and Friday for Class-A Frederick. If all goes well, Britton will take the weekend off before pitching at Triple-A Norfolk on Monday. He's eligible to come off the 60-day DL on July 5.
Blue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (blister) allowed three runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings in his first rehab start at Class-A Dunedin. He threw 66 pitches, 38 strikes. ... Toronto optioned OF Dwight Smith to Triple-A Buffalo, activated OF Ezequiel Carrera (fractured right foot) off the 10-day DL and recalled RHP Chris Smith from Buffalo.
UP NEXT
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (3-5, 4.48 ERA) is 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays this season, allowing three earned runs while striking out 11 in 13 innings.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (7-4, 3.69 ERA) allowed season worsts of seven runs and three homers in his previous start at Texas on June 22. He is winless in two starts.
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7:07PM,EDT,June 27,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones walked, Schoop to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo doubled to deep center, Schoop and Jones scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Bautista singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Martin grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bautista out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Donaldson flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Castillo grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Kim struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Janish grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Smoak walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Morales struck out swinging. Smoak caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Schoop doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Jones singled to left, Schoop scored. | 3 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Pillar lined out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Barney grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Mancini fouled out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Kim walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Janish walked, Kim to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Kim to third, Janish to second on wild pitch by Biagini. | 3 | 0 |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Bautista popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Martin flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Donaldson struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Machado walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Machado out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| Jones flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Smoak struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Morales singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Pearce singled to shallow center, Morales to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Pillar flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Trumbo fouled out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| Mancini singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Leone relieved Biagini. | 3 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Kim walked, Mancini to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Rickard ran for Kim. | 3 | 0 |
| Janish flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Rickard in left field. | 3 | 0 |
| Barney lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Bautista singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Martin walked, Bautista to second. | 3 | 0 |
| Givens relieved Gausman. | 3 | 0 |
| Bautista to third, Martin to second on wild pitch by Givens. | 3 | 0 |
| Donaldson lined out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Smoak walked. | 3 | 0 |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dominic Leone pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Smith struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Gentry in right field. | 3 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Carrera hit for Pearce. | 3 | 0 |
| Carrera flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Pillar grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Tepera pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Carrera in left field. | 3 | 0 |
| Tepera relieved Leone. | 3 | 0 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Trumbo doubled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| Mancini lined out to right, Trumbo to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| O'Day relieved Givens. | 3 | 0 |
| Goins hit for Barney. | 3 | 0 |
| Goins flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Bautista struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Martin singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Donaldson popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Smith pitching for Toronto | BAL | TOR |
| Goins at second base. | 3 | 0 |
| C. Smith relieved Tepera. | 3 | 0 |
| Rickard fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| Janish flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| Gentry singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| Machado popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Toronto - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | TOR |
| Brach relieved O'Day. | 3 | 0 |
| Smoak grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| Morales struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Tulowitzki homered to center (434 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Carrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .258 | .337 | .445 |
Gentry RF
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .205 | .308 | .318 |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .225 | .297 | .439 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .298 | .354 | .548 |
| Jones CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .271 | .309 | .440 |
| Trumbo DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .258 | .319 | .404 |
| Mancini 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .319 | .364 | .582 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .277 | .309 | .451 |
| Kim LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | .243 | .319 | .301 |
Rickard PR-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 | .279 | .344 |
| Janish SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .118 | .167 | .118 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 150 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Trumbo 2 (14, Tepera, Biagini); Schoop (23, Biagini) RBI: Trumbo 2 (37), Jones (35) 2-out RBI: Trumbo 2, Jones GIDP: Schoop Orioles RISP: 2-7 (Janish 0-1, Mancini 0-2, Smith 0-1, Castillo 0-1, Trumbo 1-1, Jones 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Janish-Schoop-Mancini, Castillo-Janish). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON |
| Attendance | 40,606 (82.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Quinn Wolcott, Second Base - Chad Whitson, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
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