Saturday • June 19, 2021 • Game #70 • Home Game #34 Toronto Blue Jays (34-35) Vs. Baltimore Orioles (23-47) FIRST PITCH: 4:06 P.M
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Saturday • June 19, 2021 • Game #70 • Home Game #34 Toronto Blue Jays (34-35) vs. Baltimore Orioles (23-47) FIRST PITCH: 4:06 p.m. • TEMP: 83 degrees • TIME OF GAME: 3:10 R H E LOB WP: Romano (4-1) Attendance: 10,721 Blue Jays 10 10 0 4 LP: Fry (0-2) Season Total: 271,944 Orioles 7 9 0 5 SV: None Season Average: 8,498 UNDER REVIEW: Blue Jays Manager Charlie Montoyo challenged the call of 2B Stevie Wilkerson safe at first base in the third inning…Upon review, the call was overturned. ORIOLES NOTES • The Orioles fell to the Blue Jays by a score of 10-7 today at Oriole Park, dropping to 23-47 overall this season and 12-22 at home…DH Ryan Mountcastle and LF DJ Stewart hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning; it was the third time the O’s have homered in consecutive at-bats, and first since Cedric Mullins and Austin Hays on 4/30 at OAK (3rd inning)…O’s batters combined for six home runs today, their most since 8/18/16 against Houston; is the 20th time in club history (since 1954) Baltimore has hit at least six home runs in a game, in which they are 18-2…Is the 12th time the O’s have combined for six-or-more home runs at Oriole Park; since the ballpark opened in 1992, the Orioles are 99-13 when hitting 4-plus home runs at Oriole Park…Per STATS, LLC. today marked the first time in franchise history (since 1954) the O’s first six hits of a game were all home runs; the last team to do so was the Indians on 6/24/89 at Texas. • RHP Dean Kremer did not factor in the decision; entering today his 13-game winless streak dating back to 2020 was the second-longest among all MLB starters…Threw 6.0 innings, allowing two runs, on three hits, two home runs, and three walks, while striking out a season-high-tying six batters…Kremer is the first O’s pitcher to complete six innings this month, and the first since RHP Jorge López (6.0 IP) on 5/31…After allowing two home runs in the first inning, Kremer retired 16 of the next 19 batters he faced, only allowing one batter to reach scoring position…His 6.0 innings match his career-high, done twice previously (last: 5/3 at SEA)…Threw 90 pitches, 52 strikes. • DH Ryan Mountcastle recorded his first-career three-home run game, homering in the second, fourth, and sixth innings, bringing his total to 12 long balls this season; it was his second-career multi-home run game, and his first since 8/30/20 at Toronto…With his three home runs, Mountcastle became the second rookie in club history (since 1954) to record a three-homer game, and the first since Nick Markakis on 8/22/06; he is the first rookie in the majors with a three-home run game since Mike Yastrzemski on 8/16/19…He is the first O’s player with a three-home run game since Pedro Severino on 6/4/19 against Texas, and the first Oriole with a three-home run game at Oriole Park since Manny Machado on 8/18/17 against Los Angeles-AL…His home run in the second inning traveled 417 feet, his second farthest home run of the season…10 of his 12 home runs have come at home; the most at Oriole Park this season...Mountcastle has now hit safely in 12 of 15 games this month, and has 28 RBI in his last 27 games; his 40 RBI are the second-most on the team…Went 4-for-4, his four hits matched a career-high (last: 9/9/20). • CF Cedric Mullins homered in the third and seventh innings, bringing his season total to a team-high 13 long balls…With his multi-home run effort, Mullins became the 11th player in franchise history to record multiple home runs in back-to-back games, and the first since Pedro Alvarez from 4/27-29/18…Was the second time in Mullins’ career he’s homered in back- to-back games (also: 6/5-6)…Mullins now has 86 hits this season, and 34 extra-base hits; entering today, his 84 hits led the Major Leagues, and his 32 extra-base hits were tied for the second-most in the majors. • LF DJ Stewart connected on his seventh home run of the season in the fourth inning; it was his first home run since 6/2 against Minnesota…The ball traveled 437 feet, the farthest home run of his career, one-foot farther than his previous high (436 feet on 4/16). BLUE JAYS NOTES • The Blue Jays beat the Orioles by a score of 10-7 tonight at Oriole Park, improving to 34-35 overall this season and 21-19 on the road…With their win tonight, the Blue Jays snapped a five-game losing streak, one shy of their season- high (six games, 5/19-24); they avoided dropping to a season-low-tying three games below .500…The Blue Jays scored six runs in the ninth inning for the first time since 9/18/19 at Oriole Park; Toronto went on to win that game 11- 10…The win tonight forces a rubber match tomorrow; the Blue Jays are 4-5 in rubber games this season…Marcus Semien recorded his 40th RBI of the season in the first inning; the Blue Jays now have a Major League-high five players with 40-plus RBI. • RHP Alek Manoah did not factor in the decision in his first appearance against the O’s…Threw 3.1 innings, in which he allowed a career-high five runs, on four hits, all home runs, and one walk, while striking out six…Is the third Blue Jay starter to allow four home runs since 2017, and the first since RHP Tanner Roark on 9/16/20; he is the first Blue Jay to allow four hits, all of which were home runs, in a start…His 3.1 innings match a career-low (also: 6/2 vs. MIA), while his four home runs allowed were a career-high…Was ejected in the fourth inning by first base umpire Jerry Meals…Threw 69 pitches, 44 strikes. • SS Marcus Semien recorded his seventh-career multi-homer game today, and his first since 8/5/19 against Chicago- NL…Hit his 11th-career leadoff home run; it was his third leadoff homer this season and second in the past four days (also: 6/16)…His 41-RBI in his first 69 games of the season mark a career-high, topping his previous 34-RBI though his first 69 games in 2019…His home run in the first inning traveled 405 feet; his fifth farthest of the season. • 1B Vlad Guerrero, Jr. hit his 23rd home run of the season in the first inning; entering today, Guerrero Jr.’s 22 homers were tied for the Major League lead (Tatis Jr.)…Doubled in the ninth inning to score SS Marcus Semien and DH Bo Bichette, was his first-career go ahead hit in the ninth inning or later…Has 61 RBI this season; entering today, his 58 RBI were tied for the most in the big leagues (Devers). .