Birds set mark for futility in Baltimore
Blue Jays rally late to hand Orioles team its 108th loss this season
The Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 Tuesday night, dropping their 108th game, a team record for losses since they arrived in Baltimore in 1954.
The 1988 Orioles, who opened the season 0-21, held the previous team record for losses with a 54-107 finish. The overall franchise record for defeats is 111, set by the 1939 St. Louis Browns — a mark this year’s team could still eclipse.
The Orioles led 4-2 in the seventh before a throwing error by third baseman Steve Wilkerson on a grounder by Teoscar Hernandez allowed two runs to score. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with a two-rbi single off reliever Paul Fry that that gave Toronto a 6-4 lead. pirates 2, royals 1 (11): Pinch-hitter Ryan Lavarnway drove in the winning run with a single in the 11th inning and Jameson Taillon struck out a career-high 11. nationals 4, marlins 2: Stephen Strasburg matched his season-high with 11 strikeouts and Bryce Harper tied a career-high with five walks for Washington. Anthony Rendon drove in two runs for the Nationals (77-75), who entered Tuesday’s game 71⁄2 games behind the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves and 7 games back in the race for the final wild card spot. indians 5, White sox 3: Corey Kluber struck out 11 in eight innings to record his career-high 19th win as Cleveland beat Chicago. Kluber (19-7), who allowed three runs, topped 200 strikeouts for the fifth straight season. Kluber won 18 games in three of the previous four seasons, including his two AL Cy Young Award-winning years, 2014 and 2017. twins 5, tigers 3: Chris Gimenez homered and Tyler Austin drove in three runs for Minnesota. The Twins have won three straight, while the Tigers have lost seven of nine.
Cardinals 8, braves 1: Paul Dejong hit a two-run homer, Yadier Molina added a two-run single in a four-run eighth inning and St. Louis won their third straight game. Atlanta’s NL East lead dropped to 51⁄2 games over Philadelphia as the Braves lost their fourth in a row after a season-best six-game winning streak. reds 3, brewers 1: Jose Peraza capitalized on Chase Anderson’s home run troubles with a drive in the first inning and Cincinnati beat Milwaukee, the Brewers’ third loss in four games. The Brewers’ edge for the top NL wild-card spot was cut to two games by St. Louis, with Colorado also in close contention. Milwaukee began the day 21⁄2 games behind the NL Central-leading Cubs. astros 7, mariners 0: Marwin Gonzalez hit a two-run homer in a four-run third inning that helped Houston to a win over Seattle. Houston, which eliminated the Mariners from contention for the AL West title with the victory, entered the day four games ahead of Oakland atop the division standings. The Athletics played later against the Angels. rays 4, rangers 0: Blake Snell became the major leagues’ first 20game winner in two years. Snell (20-5) threw one-hit ball for five innings and tied the Tampa Bay record for victories in a season. notes: The Cubs say closer Brandon Morrow will be shut down for rest of the year because of an injured right elbow that has been slow to heal . ... Colorado slugger Trevor Story has inflammation in his right elbow, but there’s no structural damage and the Rockies are hopeful he can return to the lineup in a few days . ... White Sox All-star slugger Jose Abreu remains hospitalized with an infection in his right thigh. Abreu was admitted on Tuesday to a hospital in Cleveland and had the infection “cleaned up,” manager Rick Renteria said before the White Sox opened a three-game series with the Indians . ... Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer threw to hitters for the first time since breaking his right leg last month and hopes to be back on the mound for Cleveland in time for the postseason.