BULLPEN FALTERS

Another brilliant effort by a Toronto Blue Jays starter wasn’t enough to offset the latest bullpen collapse. Francisco Liriano made the latest star turn, shutting out the Baltimore Orioles over 6.1 innings on Wednesday, striking out 10, but Jason Grilli and then Roberto Osuna let him down, both surrendering big home runs as Baltimore pulled out a 3-2 win. Grilli gave up Mark Trumbo’s Major League-leading 46th home run in the eighth. After striking out the leadoff man in the ninth, Osuna gave up a hit and then a home run to lighthitting Hyun Soo Kim for the margin of victory. Baltimore moved to within a game of the Jays in the battle for the first wild-card spot.