Orioles end 5-game skid, top Blue Jays in 12th, back in 1st
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Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Chris Tillman throws against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning of a baseball game in Toronto.
TORONTO >> Jonathan Schoop singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the Baltimore Orioles ended a season-worst five-game losing streak, beating Toronto 6-2 Sunday to reclaim the AL East lead.
Adam Jones hit his 20th homer later in the 12th, a three-run shot that helped the Orioles avoid a three-game sweep and move a half-game ahead of the Blue Jays.
Mychael Givens (8-1) worked one inning for the victory as the Orioles won for the first time in six games at Toronto.
Pedro Alvarez walked to begin the 12th and moved up on a balk by Franklin Morales (0-1). One out later, Schoop lined a single for his third hit of the game.
After J.J. Hardy walked, Jesse Chavez replaced Morales. Jones greeted Chavez by homering on the first pitch.
The Blue Jays, who overtook the Orioles by winning the first two games of the series, finished July with a record of 16-8.
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Troy Tulowitzki hit his 18th home run on Chris Tillman’s first pitch in the Toronto fourth, a drive off the facing of the fourth deck. Tulowitkzi left in the eighth, two innings after he was hit on the right hand by a pitch from Tillman.
Toronto opened the scoring in the second when Russell Martin doubled and scored on Devon Travis’ groundout.
Baltimore tied it in the seventh, ending Aaron Sanchez’s streak of 19 shutout innings. After Chris Davis walked and Mark Trumbo doubled, Alvarez hit an RBI groundout and Matt Wieters followed with a sacrifice fly.
Sanchez, who is unbeaten in 17 starts since April 22, allowed two runs and four hits in seven innings
Tillman gave up two runs and five hits in 5 2-3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: Josh Donaldson started at DH after leaving Saturday’s game in the eighth with a sore hamstring. He came on at 3B in after Darwin Barney moved to SS to replace Tulowitzki in the eighth.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Baltimore is off Monday before opening a three-game series at home against Texas on Tuesday. RHP Dylan Bundy (3-3, 3.46) starts against Rangers RHP Yu Darvish (2-2, 3.09). Bundy is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts since joining the rotation.
Blue Jays: RHP Marcus Stroman (8-4, 4.92) starts the opener of a four game-series at Houston. Stroman went 2-0 with a 3.71 ERA in five July starts after going 1-3 with a 7.76 ERA in June.
