TORONTO – George Springer’s two-run single and starter Chris Bassitt’s one-run performance in six innings of labor was enough for a Toronto Blue Jays’ 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday to separate the season-opening four-game series.
Backup catcher Tyler Heineman drove his second profession homer into the left field seats to steer off the seventh inning for Toronto (2-2). The homer got here off reliever Cionel Perez to offer an insurance run.
Bassitt (1-0) scattered eight hits, struck out seven and walked two in his 106-pitch performance before 21,069 fans at Rogers Centre.
Relievers Brendon Little and Yariel Rodriguez carried on for Bassitt each with a shutout inning. Jeff Hoffman pitched a flawless 1-2-3 ninth with two strikeouts for his first save of the season.
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Ryan O’Hearn scored on a wild pitch in the primary inning for an early Baltimore (2-2) lead.
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Tomoyuki Sugano’s (0-1) Major League debut ended after 4 innings due to cramping. The 35-year-old Orioles righty surrendered two runs on 4 hits, two walks and a strikeout.
Springer also smashed a one-out double within the eighth inning off the left-field wall.
Takeaways
Orioles: Designated O’Hearn continued his hot start with a double, single and a walk in his three plate appearances to increase his hit streak to 4 games. He’s opened the season with six hits in 13 at-bats with two walks.
Blue Jays: Right-handed starter Max Scherzer was placed on the 15-day disabled list before the sport. Lefty Easton Lucas was recalled from triple-A Buffalo to take Scherzer’s spot on the roster.
Key moment
With runners on second and third, Bassitt struck out outfielder Cedric Mullins to finish the fifth inning. Mullins also left teammates on second and third within the third inning.
Key stat
After two singles, two doubles and a walk in his five plate appearances on Saturday, Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette led off the primary inning with a walk. His streak of safely reaching base six straight times ended with a groundout within the third inning.
Up next
Bowden Francis will make his season debut as Toronto opens a three-game series against the Washington Nationals on Monday. The Nationals will counter with Calgary’s Mike Soroka.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 30, 2025.
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