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Orioles, Blue Jays set for finale of dramatic series of late comebacks
May 30, 2026; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Teammates surround Baltimore Orioles infielder Pete Alonso (25) after Alonso hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images The Toronto Blue Jays and host Baltimore Orioles have played three one-run games during their series that wraps up Sunday afternoon.
No lead has been safe in the late innings, with the winning run in each of the three games coming in the eighth or ninth innings.
“I feel like we kind of just flip-flopped,” said Orioles first baseman Pete Alonso, who had the game-winning single Saturday. “(Friday) night, we had a pretty good commanding lead and then they took it from us. And then, same thing happened but the other way. So I feel like (Friday) night we should have won, and then (Saturday), they should have won. So I feel like baseball has a funny way of kind of evening out.”
Toronto came back from five down Friday night. The Orioles erased a four-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth to win 6-5 on Saturday, with eight consecutive batters reaching base.
“We never feel like we’re out of a game,” Baltimore manager Craig Albernaz said. “Everyone was in the dugout saying, ‘Get the tying run up, one at-bat at a time.’ We don’t waver.”
That type of comeback could bode well in future games for the Orioles.
“I think we’re never really out of the game,” infielder Jackson Holliday said. “And it’s pretty awesome to put together some really good at-bats, just next-guy mentality.”
Although Toronto’s four-game winning streak has been dashed, the Blue Jays have won eight of their last 11 games. Had they won Saturday, they would have been above .500 for the first time since April 3.
Still, there were notable developments for the Blue Jays despite the result. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went 4-for-5 to boost his batting average to .305, with four multi-hit games in his last six.
“Try to believe in my approach and go out there and have fun,” Guerrero said.
Outfielder Nathan Lukes is 7-for-16 in five games since coming off the injury list following a hamstring injury.
“He’s a good player, man. He showed it all last year,” manager John Schneider said. “It’s having that consistency of the at-bats and his heads-up plays defensively.”
The Orioles have right-hander Kyle Bradish (2-6, 3.86 ERA) lined up as their starter Sunday. He has given up three total runs in 11 1/3 innings covering the past two starts, yet has a 0-1 record to show for it.
This will mark Bradish’s sixth outing in his last seven starts against an American League East opponent.
Bradish is 1-3 with a 5.18 ERA in eight previous starts vs. Toronto, which he last faced more than two years ago (May 15, 2024). He has allowed six homers to the Blue Jays in 40 innings.
The Blue Jays have been juggling their pitching rotation most of the week, landing on right-hander Spencer Miles (2-0, 2.16) as their starter for the series finale.
While 14 of his 15 appearances since his major league debut March 28 have been out of the bullpen, he’s built out to throwing more than four innings in each of his last two outings. Over his last four appearances (one start), he’s allowed just one run on nine hits across 15 1/3 innings.
This will be his first career appearance against Baltimore.
Miles’ ratio of 32 strikeouts to nine walks should be music to the ears of the Blue Jays after their pitching staff walked 11 batters and hit another Saturday.
“It’s just our guys being disciplined throughout the game,” Albernaz said. “… Take your walk and pass it to the next guy. That was fun to watch.”
–Field Level Media
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Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down Diamondbacks in win
May 30, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle’s four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 Saturday night in an interleague game.
Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth game in a row and moved above .500 (30-29) for the first time since they were 3-2 on March 30.
Woo (5-3) retired the first 13 batters he faced before Adrian Del Castillo lined a one-out single to center field in the fifth. An out later, Ildemaro Vargas lined a single to center, but Woo caught Jose Fernandez looking at a called third strike to get out of the inning.
Those were the only two hits Woo allowed. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out nine, matching his season high.
Raley hit a solo shot to right-center with one out in the second off Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson (2-4). It was Raley’s team-leading 13th homer of the season. An out later, Canzone went deep to right, nearly reaching the second deck, to make it 2-0.
Emerson led off the Seattle third with another homer to right. An out later, Rodriguez went deep to straightaway center, his 10th homer of the month and 12th of the season.
The Mariners added on without the benefit of a long ball in the sixth. Randy Arozarena reached on a throwing error by third baseman Fernandez, Raley singled to left and Cole Young lifted a sacrifice fly to right for a 5-0 lead to end Nelson’s night.
The Diamondbacks, who have lost two in a row, scored their lone run in the ninth. Geraldo Perdomo walked with two outs, took second on defensive interference and scored from there on a passed ball by catcher Mitch Garver as reliever Alex Hoppe failed to cover the plate.
Nelson gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out three.
Arizona third baseman Nolan Arenado was a late scratch from the lineup for what the team called “precautionary reasons.” Arenado, who has been dealing with groin tightness, was hit in the left arm by a fastball from Mariners closer Andres Munoz in the ninth inning Friday night.
–Field Level Media
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Athletics survive erratic 9th to snap their skid, Yankees' win streak
May 30, 2026; West Sacramento, California, USA; Athletics left fielder Tyler Soderstrom (21) rounds third base after hitting a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the sixth inning at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-Imagn Images Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz drilled two-run homers and Tyler Soderstrom hit a solo shot as the Athletics notched a 6-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif.
J.T. Ginn pitched six solid innings as the Athletics snapped a four-game losing streak.
Kurtz went 3-for-4 and scored twice and Soderstrom reached four times on three hits and one walk.
New York had just six hits – none producing a run — while seeing a five-game winning streak come to an end.
Ginn (3-3) gave up just one unearned run and four hits. He struck out four and walked three.
The Yankees loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth with a single and two walks against Jack Perkins. Scott Barlow entered and walked Ben Rice, Aaron Judge and Cody Bellinger in succession to force in three runs before getting Jazz Chisholm Jr. to bounce out to first to post his second save.
New York’s Ryan Weathers (2-3) served up three homers and allowed five runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings. He matched a season-best with 10 strikeouts and walked three.
Weathers retired the first two batters in the seventh with the Yankees trailing 3-1. He then walked Colby Thomas to bring Kurtz to the plate.
Manager Aaron Boone scurried out to talk to Weathers, but the left-hander remained in the game.
In turn, Kurtz smacked the first pitch to the wall and New York center fielder Trent Grisham leaped but couldn’t catch the drive that gave the Athletics a 5-1 lead, ending Weathers’ outing.
In the eighth inning, Jake Bird hit Brent Rooker with a pitch and Soderstrom followed with a double. One out later, Zach Gelof singled to left to score Rooker.
Kurtz singled with one out in the first before Langeliers came to the plate. Weathers threw a 2-2 fastball that Langeliers jumped on and sent the ball flying 426 feet to center to give the A’s a 2-0 lead.
The Yankees got a run in the fourth with help from two Athletics’ errors.
Bellinger walked with one out and Chisholm followed with a single to center with Bellinger moving to third when Henry Bolte fumbled the ball.
Chisholm then attempted to steal second and Langeliers’ throw was on the mark but Alika Williams failed to catch the ball for an error and it went into center field, scoring Bellinger.
In the sixth, Soderstrom sent a 1-0 fastball from Weathers over the wall in right-center to make it 3-1.
–Field Level Media
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Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down D-backs in win
May 30, 2026; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryan Woo (22) throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images Julio Rodriguez hit one of Seattle’s four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the Mariners defeated the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday night in an interleague game.
Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson also went deep as the Mariners won their fifth game in a row and moved above .500 (30-29) for the first time since they were 3-2 on March 30.
Woo (5-3) retired the first 13 batters he faced before Adrian Del Castillo lined a one-out single to center field in the fifth. An out later, Ildemaro Vargas lined a single to center, but Woo caught Jose Fernandez looking at a called third strike to get out of the inning.
Those were the only two hits Woo allowed. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out nine, matching his season high.
Raley hit a solo shot to right-center with one out in the second off Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson (2-4). It was Raley’s team-leading 13th homer of the season. An out later, Canzone went deep to right, nearly reaching the second deck, to make it 2-0.
Emerson led off the Seattle third with another homer to right. An out later, Rodriguez went deep to straightaway center, his 10th homer of the month and 12th of the season.
The Mariners added on without the benefit of a long ball in the sixth. Randy Arozarena reached on a throwing error by third baseman Fernandez, Raley singled to left and Cole Young lifted a sacrifice fly to right for a 5-0 lead to end Nelson’s night.
The Diamondbacks, who have lost two in a row, scored their lone run in the ninth. Geraldo Perdomo walked with two outs, took second on defensive indifference and scored from there on a passed ball by catcher Mitch Garver as reliever Alex Hoppe failed to cover the plate.
Nelson gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits over 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander didn’t walk a batter and struck out three.
Arizona third baseman Nolan Arenado was a late scratch from the lineup for what the team called “precautionary reasons.” Arenado, who has been dealing with groin tightness, was hit in the left arm by a fastball from Mariners closer Andres Munoz in the ninth inning Friday night.
–Field Level Media
Mariners go yard 4 times, Bryan Woo shuts down Diamondbacks in win
Athletics survive erratic 9th to snap their skid, Yankees' win streak
