TORONTO – Forty-five occasions there was magic within the Toronto Blue Jays dugout.
Alejandro Kirk’s sacrifice fly within the ninth inning accomplished one more Blue Jays comeback as Toronto shocked the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Saturday. The Blue Jays scored three within the ninth inning for his or her forty fifth comeback win of the season, essentially the most in Main League Baseball.
It’s the fourth most come-from-behind victories in franchise historical past behind 1987 (50), 1983 (47), and 1984 (46). Saturday’s rally surpassed the 44 comebacks racked up by Toronto’s eventual 1993 World Collection championship workforce.
“The power, it’s unbelievable within the dugout, particularly in these type of moments,” mentioned Kirk by translator Hector Lebron. “Everyone simply being attentive to each base hit, each pitch. Everyone’s there supporting one another. It’s unbelievable.
“That’s one of many issues that I actually consider helps us to win video games.”
Addison Barger led off the fifth with a house run as Toronto (86-62) was trailing the Orioles 2-0. Kirk and fellow pinch-hitter Joey Loperfido had RBI singles within the eighth and ninth innings respectively to maintain the Blue Jays inside a run.
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Mild-hitting Andres Gimenez then singled to attain Ernie Clement and tie the sport 4-4. George Springer drew a stroll within the subsequent at bat to load the bases with one out.
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Kirk related on a 95.5 m.p.h. sinker, the second pitch he noticed from Baltimore reliever Yennier Cano, popping 321 ft out to centre area and giving Loperfido time to attain from third for Toronto’s ninth walk-off win of the season.
“I used to be excited, I used to be prepared for the at bat, I used to be attempting to place good contact on the ball,” mentioned Kirk. “Realizing that even when I didn’t make contact I’ve (all-star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.) in that lineup behind me.”
The Blue Jays prolonged their win streak to 3 video games as they attempt to clinch a post-season berth after which sew up the American League East pennant. Toronto at present has the most effective document within the AL, placing them able to get a bye within the first spherical of the playoffs.
Supervisor John Schneider mentioned Toronto’s propensity for late comebacks could be robust to observe however exhilarating.
“Assume it simply says so much in regards to the character of the blokes within the clubhouse, it type of will get contagious just a little bit,” mentioned Schneider. “The offence late, man, it’s not nice for my coronary heart, it’s not nice on my ticker, but it surely’s superior to observe unfold.”
Max Scherzer went 5 innings for the Blue Jays, giving up two runs on 4 hits, placing out 5. Tommy Nance, Eric Lauer, Seranthony Dominguez and Braydon Fisher adopted Scherzer to the mound. Fisher picked up the win to enhance to 6-0.
Scherzer threw 91 pitches within the outing and he mentioned it was a part of an agreed-upon plan with Schneider to try to let the 41-year-old surefire Corridor of Famer relaxation earlier than the post-season.
“We talked about how we should always handle this one in order that we’re actually good for the following two to enter the playoffs,” mentioned Scherzer. “That’s simply the place we’re pondering and the way we’re managing.”
The Nationwide League-leading Milwaukee Brewers turned the primary workforce to clinch a playoff berth later Saturday. Toronto’s win helped it keep three video games forward of the Yankees within the American League East after New York beat the Boston Crimson Sox 5-3 at Fenway Park.
Boston dropped to five 1/2 video games again of the Blue Jays with the loss.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Sept. 13, 2025.
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