Alex Verdugo came to the aid of the Toronto Blue Jays by harassing the Baltimore Orioles for a 3-1 loss on Wednesday.
This loss to the Boston Red Sox puts the Jays seven games ahead of the Orioles, who are trying to reach the playoffs in the American.
With an 80-75 record this season, the situation is complicated for Baltimore who are four games behind the Seattle Mariners and the last place among the teams drafted in the American.
Verdugo drove in with a single in the opening inning and matched teammate Abraham Almonte who homered when he himself sent the ball over the fence in the sixth inning.
Robinson Chirinos drove in the Orioles’ lone run with his fourth long pitch of the season in the eighth inning.
Rich Hill stood out on the mound for Boston with nine strikeouts and five hits allowed in six innings. He became the 21st pitcher in Major League history to make at least 25 starts in a season at age 42 or older. Bartolo Colon and RA Dickey, in 2017, were the last two pitchers to accomplish the feat.
Elsewhere in the American League:
Rays 1 – Guardians 2 (10 manches)
Tampa Bay 1 – Cleveland 2 (10 manches)
TB : Ji-Man Choi hit two of his club’s six hits.
CLE : Gabriel Arias hit his first home run.
Kansas City 1 – Detroit 2
KC : The Royals left 13 runners on the trails.
THAT: Miguel Cabrera hit his 507th career home run. He totaled 1,845 RBIs and passed Carl Yastrzemski for 12th place in history. The Tigers have won their last five games.
Chicago White Sox 4 – Minnesota 8
CHI : Johnny Cueto (7-10) had seven strikeouts in 5.2 innings.
MIN : Matt Wallner drove in three runs.
Arizona 5 – Houston 2
ARI : Christian Walker ends the game with a hit and three RBIs
NEW: Justin Verlander gave up six hits and two runs in seven innings pitched
Oakland 1 – LA Angels 4
OAK : Starter Adrian Martinez allowed five hits and three runs in four and two-thirds innings of work
LAA : Taylor Ward finishes the game with two runs scored, two hits and one RBI
Texas 1 – Seattle 3
TEX : In the loss, Martin Perez allowed five hits and three runs in seven innings of work
SEA : Eugenio Suarez got three balls to safety and drove in a run
