Pompey Powers Jays Past Orioles 4-2
TORONTO (AP) -- Rookie Dalton Pompey had three extra-base hits, Drew Hutchison won for the first time in three starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore 4-2 Friday night, ensuring that the Orioles will not finish with the best record in the American League.
The Orioles came in three games behind the Los Angeles Angels, who will have home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Baltimore right-hander Chris Tillman lost for the first time in 16 road starts, preventing him from becoming the first pitcher since Daisuke Matsuzaka in 2008 to complete a season without losing away from home.
Tillman (13-6) came in 8-0 with a 4.19 ERA in his 15 previous road starts.
Tillman, who's expected to start Baltimore's playoff opener next Thursday, allowed four runs and a career-high 11 hits, walked none and struck out five. The outing snapped a 20-start streak in which he had allowed three runs or fewer.
Pompey tripled and scored in the second, doubled home a run in the third and hit an RBI triple in the fifth. He also ended the second inning with a spectacular diving catch in foul territory along the left field line to retire Alejandro De Aza.
Hutchison (11-13) allowed two runs and five hits in five innings, walked one and struck out eight. He's 4-1 with a 2.29 ERA in eight career starts against Baltimore.
The right-hander, who won just one of his first six home starts this season, finished the year by going 4-0 with a 1.36 ERA in his final five home outings.
Delmon Young hit an RBI single off Hutchison in the first, but Pompey's first hit tied the score, and his second gave Toronto the lead. Pompey made it 3-1 by scoring from second on Munenori Kawasaki's infield single, sliding home safely on a high throw from first baseman Steve Clevenger.
Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman, who was suspended for five games after throwing at Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph during a game in Baltimore last week, relieved Hutchison and pitched the final four innings without incident to earn his first career save.
UP NEXT
Orioles LHP Wei-Yin Chen (16-5) faces Blue Jays LHP J.A. Happ (10-11) on Saturday. Chen is 8-3 with a 3.35 ERA in 16 road starts, but 1-2 with a 6.32 ERA in three career starts against Toronto.
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