Lopez, Blue Jays split season-ending twinbill with Orioles

Published October 5, 2022 1:27 PM

By NOAH TRISTER
AP Baseball Writer

BALTIMORE (AP) — Otto Lopez hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 to secure a split of their doubleheader. Terrin Vavra hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift Baltimore to a 5-4 victory in the opener. The Blue Jays entered the day having already clinched the top wild card in the American League. They finished the regular season 92-70 after going 91-71 in 2021. Baltimore went 83-79 for a remarkable 31-game improvement from a year ago. Fans gave the team a standing ovation after the second game, and players came out of the dugout to acknowledge it.

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