Nathan Lukes capped Toronto’s five-run seventh inning with a three-run homer, and the Blue Jays held on for a 9-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to avoid a four-game sweep. Toronto’s AL East lead was down to four games after dropping the first three of this series against the last-place Orioles.

Tyler O’Neill homered for a fourth straight game, and the Baltimore Orioles tied a major league record with five sacrifice flies on Tuesday in a 16-4 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a doubleheader.

Nathan Lukes capped Toronto's five-run seventh inning with a three-run homer, and the Blue Jays held on for a 9-8 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to avoid a four-game sweep.

While the Blue Jays have done their diligence on some top starting pitchers and could certainly benefit from a high-end rotation addition, it’s also worth remembering that they’ve also added swing-type pitchers at past deadlines, including Ross Stripling in 2020 and Mitch White in 2022.

The Toronto Blue Jays, owners of the best record in the American League, aren’t sitting back and waiting for October […]

The Toronto Blue Jays’ rotation is full of steady, dependable veterans, yet lacks the elite upside of their contending counterparts. None of their top three – Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt and Jose Berrios – are in the top 25 in either ERA or FIP,

It's Wednesday, July 30 and the Blue Jays (63-46) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (50-58). José Berríos is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Dean Kremer for Baltimore. Baltimore goes for the four-game sweep over Toronto as the Blue Jays have now dropped four-consecutive games.

SportsLine's model simulated Toronto vs. Baltimore 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for the matchup at Oriole Park at Camden Yards