The power-laden Baltimore Orioles simply couldn't muster enough offence to outdo Toronto slugger Kendrys Morales. "When you score eight runs, you've got to win the ballgame," lamented Orioles starter Jeremy Hellickson, who gave up seven runs, seven hits and four walks in 4 2/3 innings. Morales hit a two-run homer in the third, an RBI single in a five-run fifth, added a three-run drive in the sixth and concluded his big night with a solo shot in the eighth. Orioles fall backAdam Jones and Chris Davis homered for the Orioles, who fell 2 1/2 games behind Minnesota in the race for the final AL wild card. The Orioles hit 57 home runs in the month — a major league record for August, breaking the mark of 55 set by last year's club.

Source: CBC News September 01, 2017 02:48 UTC