Gausman sharp over seven innings as Orioles top Blue Jays to snap losing streak
TORONTO — Blue Jays manager John Gibbons couldn’t have envisioned that the first pitch of Wednesday’s game would be the difference maker in Toronto’s 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles.
Adam Jones doubled in Tim Beckham — who reached on a throwing error from Josh Donaldson on Marcus Stroman’s first pitch — then scored on a Trey Mancini triple for a 2-0 lead.
Baltimore held on from there, snapping a streak of six straight losses while handing the Jays their first defeat in five games.
“You usually don’t see throws like that first play of the game,” Gibbons said of the costly error. “That’s rare but it happens.”