Orioles eke out Game 2 win, sweep DH against Jays
Adley Rutschman, in his second day back from the injury list, hit a run-scoring double to break an eighth-inning tie as the host Baltimore Orioles pulled off a doubleheader sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, winning 3-2 in the nightcap on Tuesday.
Ramon Laureano had two singles and a walk for Baltimore, which made good use of three extra-base hits.
In the eighth, Gunnar Henderson hit a one-out double and scored on Rutschman's double.
The last-place Orioles have won the first three games of the series, which ends Wednesday afternoon, and have captured five consecutive games overall.
Baltimore notched a 16-4 victory in the doubleheader opener after prevailing 11-4 in the series opener on Monday.
The American League East-leading Blue Jays took their third loss in a row.
Between games of the doubleheader, the teams made a trade, with reliever Serathony Dominguez going to the Blue Jays from the Orioles, who are in a sell-off mode.
Dominguez pitched a scoreless seventh inning against his now-former team.
The Orioles called upon Corbin Martin, who was the winning pitcher in relief Monday night, to work the ninth for his first career save. He faced a threat, though.
Martin hit the leadoff batter and issued a walk before Myles Straw's sacrifice bunt put runners at second and third. Martin struck out Nathan Lukes looking, then fanned Bo Bichette swinging on a full-count pitch to end the game.
Andrew Kittredge (2-2) was the winning pitcher after throwing one shutout inning.
Orioles rookie starter Brandon Young, who is winless in five decisions, had a strong outing. He worked a career-high six innings and limited Toronto to two runs on six hits. Young issued two walks and struck out six.
Eric Lauer gave the Blue Jays five innings in a starting role, permitting two runs while yielding five hits and one walk. He whiffed four. Jeff Hoffman (6-4) gave up one run in his lone inning.
After the Orioles racked up five sacrifice flies in the first game, three of the first four runs scored between the two teams in the nightcap came on plays that didn't involve a hit.
The lone run-producing hit across the game's first seven innings came from Ryan O'Hearn's fourth-inning triple. That was followed in the same frame by Ramon Urias' RBI groundout.
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