Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier rounds third during spring training action agains the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles won 13-8 on March 19, 2024, in Dunedin, Fla.Mark Taylor/The Canadian Press
Colton Cowser and Tyler Nevin both homered in the seventh inning to kick-start a late Baltimore run as the Orioles earned a 13-8 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday in preseason action.
Baltimore (19-5) went into the seventh down 7-5 before outscoring the Blue Jays 8-1 in the final three innings.
Alex Pham (1-0) earned the win for the Orioles, throwing four strikeouts and allowing three hits in 2⅔ innings of work, and exiting in the ninth. Starter Cole Irvin struck out two batters, walked five and gave up three hits and four runs in 3⅔ innings.
George Springer, with a two-run single in the third inning, and Daulton Varsho, with a two-run homer in the fifth, paced Toronto’s (11-12) offence.
Brandon Eisert (0-2) took the loss for the Jays, giving up three hits and three runs in 1⅔ innings. Chris Bassitt struck out four batters, walked two and gave up seven hits and four runs in 3⅓ innings as the starter.
Toronto will next face Atlanta on Wednesday in North Port, Fla.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 19, 2024.