Toronto Blue Jays lost to Baltimore Orioles 3-4 – MLB News
Toronto Blue Jays were beaten by the Baltimore Orioles 3-4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland on Tuesday, April 23 in Game 2 of their three match series of the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season.
It will not be wrong to say that the Orioles used their home conditions absolutely superbly to outclass their American League East Division rivals in finer details of the game. Orioles secured a narrow 2-1 win the opener and with momentum on their side
the Orioles secured another important win on Tuesday to wrap up another stunning series victory. With their win against the Blue Jays, the Orioles also improved their win loss record to 12-8 and it will be interesting to see if they can continue their winning
streak to claim the American League East Division title for the first time after almost a decade.
"Our bullpen hasn't failed us yet, knock on wood," Baltimore Orioles’ Manny Machado said. "They do a good job in holding the lead. Once the ninth inning comes, Jimmy comes out, and you know it's lights out because you know he's going to shut the door for
us."
"We had some chances late. We just couldn't get that big hit," manager John Gibbons said in a post game interview. "Dickey battled all night long. You wish you could take away that one inning, but you can't in this business."
"We know who we have to beat," Johnson said.
Despite making a poor start to the season last year, the Orioles lifted their spirits to finish second on the American League East Division standings table. However with more strength and variety in their pitching and batting lineup they will be looking
to win the AL East title this year.
Blue Jays starting pitcher R.A Dickey had a terrible time on the mound as he allowed six hits and four runs in six innings to take his third loss of the season. Relief pitchers Brett Cecil and Esmil Rogers combined to pitch three scoreless innings but their
effort was not enough to save Toronto from another embarrassing defeat.
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