On Friday evening, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles in comeback fashion, winning 6-5. With this win, they’ve reached the .500 mark for the first time since early April when they were 4-4. Let’s take a look at what went on in this one!
Adam Macko started the second game of the series, departing in the second inning after giving up three hits and striking out a batter. With two on, Austin Voth got the final out of the second inning, but Voth wasn’t as lucky in the bottom of the third.
He gave up a lead off single, then two walks to load the bases with no outs. A walk and a sacrifice fly drove in two, but he avoided significant damage. In the bottom of the fourth, Jackson Holliday hit a home run, giving the Orioles a 3-0 lead, then Voth gave up back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fifth to put the Blue Jays in a five-run hole.
OKAMOTO IS A BLUE JAY!!!!!
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MCADOO’S FIRST CAREER HIT IS A TWO-RUN HOMER!!!!!!!!!!
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That drove Trevor Rogers from the game, and the next three Blue Jays were retired. They completed the comeback in the top of the eighth, as George Springer and Ernie Clement hit back-to-back singles, bringing Guerrero Jr. to the plate. He hit a two-RBI double, giving the Jays a 6-5 lead, one they didn’t relinquish.
VLADDY DRIVES IN TWO AND THE JAYS TAKE THE LEAD!!!!
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Takeaways…
It’s easy to draw parallels between this season and last, and it was about this time last year that the 2025 Blue Jays took off. One of the most notable games came on May 28th, 2025, as Bo Bichette hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth. A day later, the Jays won 12-0, bringing their record to 28-28.
As you can imagine, this five-run deficit is the largest the Blue Jays have come back from this season. A big reason why they were able to do it was thanks to scoreless outings thrown by Connor Seabold, Mason Fluharty, and Braydon Fisher. This was Fisher’s first career save, bringing his ERA to 2.48.
Through five, the Blue Jays had just one hit, a triple by Daulton Varsho. In the final four innings, the Blue Jays mustered nine hits, six of which were of the extra-base variety. On top of the triple, Varsho hit a double, while Brandon Valenzuela, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and Nathan Lukes all hit doubles as well. Kazuma Okamoto and Charles McAdoo each hit two-run home runs, a big reason why the Jays overcame the deficit.
With this victory, the Blue Jays have lost just two series in their last 10 no matter what happens on Saturday and Sunday. A win on Saturday guarantees they leave Baltimore with a .500 record at the very least. Saturday’s game has a 4:05 PM ET start time, with Trey Yesavage on the mound.