Blue Jays vs Orioles game
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The gist
The Orioles beat the Blue Jays 4-3 on Sept 21 and 4-3 again on Sept 22.
Both AL East teams sit outside the final AL wild-card spot with slim odds.
Background
Both clubs are chasing the final AL wild-card berth but are running out of games. The Blue Jays (77-79) trail the Chicago White Sox by three games, while the Orioles (75-81) are five games back. Baltimore had been shut out in its previous two games and entered the Sept 21 meeting scoreless in its last 19 innings, while Toronto had just avoided a sweep in Texas. The two teams are meeting at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
How it unfolded
- Sep 19, 2026Blue Jays lost 7-1 at the Texas Rangers; Orioles lost 6-5 to the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings.
- Sep 20, 2026Blue Jays lost 6-2 at Texas; Orioles lost 3-0 to Milwaukee, their second straight shutout.
- Sep 21, 2026Blue Jays won 7-2 at Texas to avoid a sweep; Orioles beat the Blue Jays 4-3 at Camden Yards, with Pete Alonso homering twice to reach 40 on the season.
- Sep 22, 2026Orioles beat the Blue Jays 4-3 again at Camden Yards.
- Sep 23, 2026Blue Jays at Orioles scheduled at Camden Yards; probable pitchers Max Scherzer (3-8, 6.07 ERA, 1.36 WHIP) for Toronto and Chris Bassitt (8-5, 4.64 ERA, 1.55 WHIP) for Baltimore.
Who’s saying what
- Analysts
- PrizePicks' Kenyatta Storin says both teams are technically still in the final AL wild-card race but their chances are slim at best.
- Analysts
- Storin notes the Orioles' bats have gone quiet this month with the second-worst wOBA (.292) and second-worst K-rate (28.2%), while the Blue Jays posted a .324 wOBA and league-best 17.6% strikeout rate over the same span.
- Caution
- CBS Sports writes that the losing AL East team on Monday can all but forget about postseason baseball.