Overview
- Pete Alonso hit two home runs, including a two-run go-ahead shot in the eighth, to give the Baltimore Orioles a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
- Tyler Rogers surrendered Alonso’s decisive eighth-inning homer after the Jays used a bullpen-heavy plan in place of a long starter.
- Rico Garcia completed a 1-2-3 ninth for his 10th save and Yennier Cano worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings to preserve the comeback.
- The loss extended Toronto’s slide to five losses in seven games and moved the Blue Jays 3.5 games behind the White Sox for the third AL wild-card while the Orioles fell to 4.5 back.
- The game underscored late‑season roster issues for both clubs, with Trey Yesavage making his first start since meniscus surgery and Brett Bateman exiting with a left‑knee scare that the team called nonstructural.