6–4 already ran. 6–1 already ran. 2–0 already ran. Reds 4–0 already ran as the Brewers’ bye. This is Wednesday’s unused first game.
Associated Press, Wednesday, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Game 1 of a doubleheader: Orioles 4, Blue Jays 2. Chris Bassitt (9–5) took a shutout into the sixth, then five-plus innings, two runs, seven hits; he was pulled with two on and both scored on second baseman Jeremiah Jackson’s throwing error. Max Scherzer (3–9): five innings, four runs, four hits, seven strikeouts, three walks — the 500th appearance and 491st start of his career, AP said. Andrew Kittredge the 11th save. Pete Alonso a two-run shot in the fifth that scored Dylan Beavers. We will not invent a season home-run count; AP and the box disagreed on the number.
Second inning: Jackson an RBI single; with two out he got in a rundown and Colton Cowser scored from third. Sixth: Brandon Valenzuela an infield single, George Springer and Kazuma Okamoto scoring on Jackson’s error. Toronto 10 hits, Baltimore 5. Both clubs 77–81. AP: the Blue Jays, defending American League champions, are eliminated; the best they can do now is finish .500. Neither team had announced a starter for Game 2. A listing is not a score. We will not invent the nightcap, Wednesday’s Phillies, or the Yankees.
What this means for you
If you needed this morning’s East clinch, it still happened. If you needed this afternoon’s 6–4, it still happened. If you needed tonight’s unused box, it is 4–2, Game 1, Toronto out. Game 2 is not on this page.
Bottom line: 4–2 Game 1. Bassitt. Scherzer’s 500th. Not 6–4. Not Game 2.
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