Guerrero Jr drives Jays to 6-5 win over Orioles

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. delivered a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning, capping a dramatic comeback as the Toronto Blue Jays erased a five-run deficit to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 on Friday night at Camden Yards. The victory marked Toronto's eighth win in its last ten games.

The Orioles built a commanding lead early. In the third inning, Adley Rutschman drew a bases-loaded walk from Toronto pitcher Austin Voth, and Samuel Basallo followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. Baltimore extended its advantage with solo home runs from Jackson Holliday in the fourth inning and back-to-back homers from Pete Alonso and Basallo in the fifth.

Toronto starter Adam Macko, making his first career start in an opener role, held Baltimore scoreless over 1 2/3 innings. However, the Blue Jays' offense was stifled for six innings by Orioles starter Trevor Rogers, who had only one of the first 17 batters reach base against him. Rogers entered the seventh inning with a 5-0 lead, having not allowed a run.

The game turned abruptly in the seventh. Facing the middle of Toronto's lineup for a third time, Rogers failed to record an out, surrendering a two-run homer to Kazuma Okamoto and...