Blue Jays vs. Orioles Game Highlights (7/31/24) | MLB Highlights

Jackson, he's back looking for a bounce back his second time up in the big leagues, Rodriguez who is on the mound today. He's been tremendous for the Os this year and he's looking to give the Os a series win today. So here we go on this Wednesday afternoon, Rodriguez's first pitch of the game is grounded by Springer out to third sinks on West be will throw to first and Springer has gone on one pitch. And with that Joey Loper Fto makes his first plate appearance as a Blue Jay. The left handed hitter mccann's target is way to Loper and a fastball runs over the inside third of the plate strike three , Joey Loper Fo's first blue Jay at bat ends with a backwards k now, Vladimir Guerrero J R. Guerrero rips it on the ground down the left field line and into the corner looks like extra bases again for Vladimir guerrero Junior who has been so tough to beat in this series as he is now in scoring position for spencer Horwitz and a breaking ball grounded over to holiday back in the majors. Jackson makes the routine play. It's Toronto and the Orioles coming to bat right hander Paolo Espino gets the start his first start as a Blue Jay 12 game hitting streak for and his first pitch is put in the air to left by Kauser. That's an 88 mile per hour fastball one pitch and one out 31 home runs on the year for Santander. He's now three ahead of Gunner Henderson on a 22 Anthony drills one to right, make it 18 straight on base for the surging. Santander. Santander keeps it going in this series and here's Gunner Henderson and he takes one off the plate here. So the ninth pitch is the last 12 on two out for me. Castle certified blue Jay Crusher. Ryan Mel Castle swings at the first pitch laces it to right. George Springer will have to play it off the wall and it gets by him. Start the merry go round two runs in Me Castle all the way to third. No helmet, two RBIs mounting, wasting no time at all on that one first pitch. He sees fastball working on the inside part of the plate and I love where he's hitting it now. Folks inside out swing and he is barreling up the Blue Jays probably should have just offered the Orioles everything in their system for Ryan Mount Castle. How sick they must be of. This guy will steal the pack to make it 2nd and 3rd. Here's the pitch and Then he popped it up a little blooper at the short underneath it with ease to make the grab is Ernie Clement and that will finally sit down the Orioles, but they get two Ernie Clement leading off for the Blue Jays against Grayson Rodriguez. His mission is to shut you down and we've seen him often get stronger as the game goes on from start to start. We're seeing Grayson take it personally and he did something right there. Nobody's done today. Nobody's done all series. He struck out Ernie Clement. He's only struck out 18 times in 80 seven games. Here's Dalton Varsho hitting left side strike three as mccann hangs on to a foul tip from Barsha back to back, put out 2 to 2 pitch swing and a miss strike three. Grayson Rodriguez strikes out the side of the second inning as he Schneider on a slider three months and two weeks since Jackson Holiday's last Oriole Park at bat and the 20 year old number one pick of the draft in 2022 out of Stillwater. Oklahoma is back in the big leagues and Holliday rules the ground ball over to first here, Spencer Horowitz retires him and Espino has a quick out against Holliday to begin the home. Second two outs in the last of the second. Now for Colton Keler and Cowser gets a curveball and Cowser crushes a curveball. Take a good look. It's another demolition derby for Colton Cowser. You hang them and the Orioles will bang them right now. They are blowing the ball out the ballpark home run. Number 170 on the year for the Orioles. Number one in baseball, I think he likes his leadoff spot fan. I think he does top of the third Blue Jays trying to get on the board here. Addison Barger hit his first major league home run recently. Addison Barger hits the first pitch he sees to deep right field that one is back, ball is gone. Ambush to first pitch heater on the inside edge. It's the second home run in three days for Barger and a big smile on his face as the blue Jays are on the board and there strike three that's 98 painted and the fifth strikeout for Rodriguez. So Springer on first and Joey Loper Fto back at the plate swing and a Miss, he strikes out Lofi in the high gas 98 brave and now has six punch outs. Frero Junior with a double his first time and there's a slider to get him swinging. Three more strikeouts in the third seven K's through three. Speedo. The uh the pitcher for Toronto making a spot start first pitch in the bottom of the third is lined in the right center field and that's down for a base hit. Henderson making the turn at second base. He's heading for three and he'll make it there with a belly flop slide, a leadoff triple for Henderson to open up the bottom of the third. Ryan O Hearn now with a fly ball to left center off of Paolo Espino and this will be plenty deep for Henderson to score a sacrifice fly from the Orioles have scored in every inning. They've got their three run lead back at 4 to 1 with two on two out and the Blue Jays trailing 4 to 1 line drive left field line bouncing into the corner clement to score. They stop Schneider at third. It's another hit for Addison Barger an RB I double and it's 42 still trailing though 42. They've actually pulled even with the Orioles in hits in the ball game but Baltimore with four runs on five hits and the Blue Jays with just two runs on five hits and did they just get their sixth? They did a one bouncer off the track in right field. George Springer getting on his horse sliding in head first to second and it's a leadoff double for George Springer. So Springer moves over to third and now one away Springer position to at least score even on a sack if Vlady can get underneath one. Guerrero hits it softly on the ground. Springer coming home bare hand play Westbrook over to first. He got it for Guerrero in RB I ground out and the Blue Jays are down one, it's four threes. He has walked me Castle and Mullins back to back and the Orioles now have five walks today in and get him. Web shakes off the right hand after getting plugged by Rodriguez. So he's going to stay in and the bases are loaded with one out for a young Jackson holiday and he could do something really special here. Holiday drills in right field. Dad arm the happiest of holidays and the Orioles as soon as it's a one run game search forward on the first big league homer for Jackson holiday. Ladies and gentlemen, Jackson is here. He's going to have to hit the top step after he takes the drink. This crowd will be demanding it until he arrives. Take a bow, young man. First big league curtain call now mccann to left center Barshaw didn't see it. That's an extra base hit for James mccann and it's 1/5 inning party. Santander right center. Let's keep it going. That's for a hit mccann around third. He'll come in to score. Anthony's got two hits today and the Orioles are just pouring it on a five run. Fifth inning. We have a fun or what Jackson holiday must feel like an elephant sized weight has been lifted from his shoulders. It does there. It is. It's out on Utah. His first career home run is officially a Utah street shot and look at this. There is a crowd around it out on Utah street. That might be the most popular Utah street home run ever. That is one of the most special moments of the season preceding the grand slam. Jordan's left the game and Ramona Reyes has come on to take over third marshall one out baserunner. Second walk issue by Rodriguez davis Snyder swings and a Miss and Grayson Rodriguez. His first strikeout since the third inning is his eighth of the game. Second walk of the sixth issued by Grayson. Third of the game two on two out. Rodriguez throws it over Servin's head. Grayson blowing his hands a lot of sweat swing and a ground ball off the end of the bat bobble that short by Henderson. Everybody safe in a run comes home just as the Orioles defense had seemingly turned the corner. Another error on the home stand off gunner Henderson and it's 9 to 4, 9 to 4. Orioles bottom 62 on and two out lined down the left field side from Holiday. That ball is, oh, just foul inches away from an opposite field line drive Weaver Brandon Hyde does want to check here, I mean, about inches from a three run homer right there. Look at this ball hits and did it hit that? It looks like it does. I don't know if there's enough there to overturn it to call on the swing and a foul tip held on to by the catcher servant and Holliday is down on strikes but some impressive opposite field power, but Holliday is retired and the Orioles do not score in the sixth as Kauser advances to second base two down and here's , and it's a ground ball through the left side. So free and easy for a base hit the other way. Henderson picks up an RB I, he's reached base three times today and Roger this, it's 10 4. He's having a nice day at the plate as he continues to get hot RB. I there, number 65 we'll get one more. Look at Joey Lodo here this afternoon in his Blue Jays debut hitless in four trips. That's it harden down in left field for a base hit. It's the first Blue Jays hit for Joey Lodo and it's going to go to second by holiday flip to Henderson and safe at first. Nearly a sensational game ender good stretch by Mount Castle is he's out, he is going to be out and this game is going to be over. This is going to be quite the way for Jackson Holiday to cap his big league debut and the crowd is going to see it right about. Now. The game ends in a replay review and the Orioles will head to Cleveland flying high a 10 to 4 win a series victory over the Blue Jays and a glorious, absolutely glorious and grand return to the major leagues for 20 year old Jackson Holiday.