Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays

Orioles Try to Bury the Blue Jays After Friday Beatdown

By Pablo SanchezUpdated 31d ago·2 min read
3:07 PM ET
Baltimore OriolesBAL(31-33)
Toronto Blue JaysTOR(30-34)
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Final box score — data via ESPN.
Baltimore Orioles
Kyle Bradish
(4-7)·4.00 ERA
May 31 vs Blue Jays
W
7.0IP
0ER
4K
3BB
94P
Toronto Blue Jays
Braydon Fisher
(2-2)·3.18 ERA
May 26 vs Marlins
ND
1.0IP
0ER
1K
0BB
12P
On the mound — starting pitchers.

Bradish (3-6, 3.44) draws Braydon Fisher and a Blue Jays bullpen day for a 2:07 PM CT first pitch at Rogers Centre. The market sees a coin flip — Pinnacle has Toronto at -105 and Baltimore at -103 — but the pitching edge on paper is not subtle.

Bradish is the same guy who shut these Blue Jays down for 7 scoreless on May 31, scattering 4 hits in a 94-pitch outing. Fisher, meanwhile, is technically the starter but really an opener — Toronto has now ridden him out as a 1-inning bridge multiple times in 2026 because the rotation has been gutted by injuries. Last time out against Miami he threw 12 pitches and handed it off. Expect Spencer Miles or whichever long man is up to eat the bulk.

The Orioles are rolling — 4 wins in their last 5, capped by a 13-3 demolition of Toronto on Friday night. The Blue Jays have lost 4 of 5 and are now staring down a starter who has owned them all year while their own staff is held together with tape.

Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
(31-33)
Jun 5W@ Blue Jays13-3
Jun 4W@ Red Sox8-2
Jun 3L@ Red Sox1-8
Jun 2W@ Red Sox4-2
May 31Wvs Blue Jays9-5
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
(30-34)
Jun 5Lvs Orioles3-13
Jun 4W@ Braves7-2
Jun 3L@ Braves3-7
Jun 2L@ Braves3-4
May 31L@ Orioles5-9
Recent form.

Speaking of tape: the injury list is where this game really tilts. Toronto is without Daulton Varsho again on Sunday, Alejandro Kirk is still working back from the thumb, and the rotation is missing Scherzer, Cease, Bieber, Berrios, Francis, and Estrada. That is not a typo. Baltimore's medical report is no picnic either — Mountcastle, Westburg, Eflin, and Bautista are all long-term outs — but Samuel Basallo is back behind the plate batting 5th, which is a real lineup boost.

Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
(15)
  • Day-To-DaySamuel Basallo CBasallo (pectoral) is starting behind the plate and batting fifth Sunday against the Blue Jays, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
  • Day-To-DayChris Bassitt SPBassitt (back) is travelling to rejoin the Orioles in Toronto on Friday and could make his next start Monday against the Mariners, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
  • Day-To-DayLevi Wells PWells underwent successful core-muscle surgery Thursday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.
  • Day-To-DayRichard Guasch SPno
  • Day-To-DayWill Robertson LFThe Orioles reassigned Robertson to minor-league camp Wednesday, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.
  • 10-Day-ILDylan Beavers RFBeavers (oblique) hit in the batting cage Wednesday, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
  • 15-Day-ILRyan Helsley RPHelsley (elbow) could start a rehab assignment as early as Monday, MLB.com reports.
  • 15-Day-ILCade Povich SPPovich (elbow) met with Dr. Keith Meister on Tuesday and is without an official timetable for his return after receiving a cortisone injection, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.
Toronto Blue Jays
Toronto Blue Jays
(20)
  • Day-To-DayDaulton Varsho CFVarsho isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against Baltimore.
  • Day-To-DayGeovanny Jesus Planchart Cno
  • Day-To-DayChay Yeager RPYeager will undergo season-ending UCL surgery on his right elbow Wednesday, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
  • Day-To-DayCJ Stubbs CThe Blue Jays signed Stubbs to a minor-league contract Friday that includes an invitation to spring training.
  • Day-To-DayJaven Coleman Pno
  • 10-Day-ILAddison Barger RFBarger (elbow) has been hitting in the batting cage at Toronto's complex in Dunedin, Florida, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
  • 10-Day-ILLenyn Sosa 2BSosa went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, an additional run and an additional RBI on Saturday against the Twins in an 11-4 victory.
  • 15-Day-ILMax Scherzer SPScherzer (forearm) gave up three runs on five hits and a walk over 3.2 innings for Triple-A Buffalo on Friday. He struck out five.
Injury report — info via ESPN.

The total sits at 8.5 with the under juiced to -113, and that feels about right given Bradish's form against an offense missing its center fielder and primary catcher. Lean Orioles, sweat the bullpen if it gets to the 7th, and try not to think about how thin Toronto's rotation looks for the rest of June.

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