B ack at the trade deadline, the Toronto Blue Jays made a huge move when they acquired former AL Cy Young award winner Shane Bieber. Normally, that would have automatically been seen as a great move, but because he was still recovering from Tommy John surgery that sidelined him for almost all last year, there were questions about his viability.

Alejandro Kirk hit a sacrifice fly off Yennier Cano to walk it off for Toronto as the Orioles’ bullpen collapsed late in Toronto.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reached base five times, Myles Straw doubled home the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Friday night. Guerrero raised his average to .

Blue Jays will have an excellent chance to succeed in playoffs if Vladimir Guerrero Jr. gets significant support from three teammates

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On Wednesday, closer Jeff Hoffman spoiled a two-run comeback by giving up a homer in the ninth inning and losing the game. Hoffman has a 4.76 ERA so far this season and another poor outing has his manager experiencing some deja vu.

Trevor Rogers was once again delivering an excellent start, but the Orioles’ left-hander exited after five innings with left toe discomfort.

Yainer Diaz drilled a tiebreaking home run in the ninth inning, Carlos Correa hit his 200th career homer and the Houston Astros beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2.

Toronto already tipped its hand to some degree when it moved lefty Eric Lauer, who has an 8-2 record and 3.32 ERA entering play on Thursday, to the bullpen after the arrival of trade deadline acquisition Shane Bieber. That may not be the end of Lauer's misfortune, as one baseball writer predicted on Wednesday.

Up until the beginning of August, the best team in the American League was arguably the Detroit Tigers, but the Toronto Blue Jays have flipped the script since