Matt Shoemaker tossed seven scoreless innings for a second straight start in a Toronto uniform, Randal Grichuk homered twice and the Blue Jays held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Wednesday.
Shoemaker , coming off a seven-inning shutout performance against Detroit in his Toronto debut last week, allowed two hits, one walk and struck out eight as the Jays salvaged one win in the three-game series against their division rivals.Trey Mancini gave the Orioles late life with a three-run homer off Daniel Hudson in the ninth, but Ken Giles replaced him and recorded two outs to preserve the victory.
Nate Karns opened the game on a bullpen day for Baltimore, allowing an unearned run and three hits while striking out four over two innings. The 27-year-old outfielder also doubled in the first inning and came around to score on a throwing error to Orioles third baseman Rio Ruiz that was prompted by a Teoscar Hernandez single.
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