The game turned in one explosive inning. Toronto erased a four-run deficit with five runs in the sixth to defeat Baltimore 6-4 at Rogers Centre.
Benny Valenzuela drove in two runs, going 1-for-3 with a home run and a walk. His eighth-inning solo shot provided the final margin. Valenzuela is batting .256 with seven home runs and 16 RBIs this season.
Baltimore built a 4-0 lead in the fifth inning on three scoring plays. Colton Cowser homered to right center, Blaze Alexander doubled home Jackson Holliday, and Taylor Ward capped the rally with a two-run homer to left. Toronto answered immediately in the sixth. Yohendrick Pinango homered to right to start the comeback. Valenzuela grounded out to shortstop, scoring Sánchez. Kazuma Okamoto singled home Clement to pull within one. Giménez doubled home Okamoto to tie the game, and Nathan Lukes reached on an infield single to second, bringing Giménez home with the go-ahead run.
Shane Baz took the loss despite allowing just one earned run over 5.2 innings. He surrendered seven hits and struck out three while carrying a 3.97 ERA. Kevin Gausman allowed four runs over five innings for Toronto but escaped with a no-decision.
Toronto improved to 31-34 and snapped a losing streak. Baltimore fell to 31-34. Kevin Gausman is 27 outs away from 2,000 career innings pitched.