Last Updated on May 24, 2007 9:47 pm by admin
UNDATED: walking three.
Blue Jays 5, Orioles 4, 10 innings
BALTIMORE (AP) – Alex Rios homered off struggling Danys Baez in the 10th inning, and Frank Thomas hit a milestone shot to help the Blue Jays rally past the Orioles.
Toronto trailed 4-2 in the seventh before Thomas hit his 493rd career home run, tying Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for 21st on the career list. The solo shot left him two homers short of matching Edgar Martinez for most by a designated hitter (243).
The Blue Jays pulled even in the eighth before Rios connected against Baez (0-4), whose ineffectiveness this month cost him his role as the setup man. The right-hander came in with a 6.10 ERA, and when Rios’ drive landed deep in the left-field seats, the fans at Camden Yards showered Baez with a chorus of jeers.
Rios entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth and scored the tying run.