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- Updated: July 30, 2016
TORONTO — The fifth inning was crushing to the Orioles’ hope of staying in first place on Saturday.
Starter Yovani Gallardo and reliever Mychal Givens combined to allowed seven runs to Toronto in that frame, paving the way for an ugly 9-1 series loss at the Rogers Centre that gave the Blue Jays the top spot in the American League East.
“He didn’t have command of his cutter today. That was a challenge for him,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “You know, he was very close to getting out of that inning. He wiggled his way out of trouble [earlier]. It’s a tough lineup. They’re in a good place right now, and we will [be] again, but most of the game was [Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ].”
Gallardo, who was able to get out of the first inning despite a bases-loaded jam, wasn’t nearly as successful in the fifth. Things started …
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