Donaldson, Jays increase lead on O’s

BALTIMORE — Josh Donaldson homered — his fourth in two days — and Jose Bautista joined in, backing a fantastic start from Marco Estrada to give the red-hot Blue Jays a 5-1 win during Monday’s series opener at Camden Yards.

The win puts the first-place Blue Jays a season-high 19 games over .500 and is their fourth straight victory. The Orioles, who have lost four of their last five games, are still in line for the second American League Wild Card spot but fell to four games back in the AL East race.

Donaldson, fresh off Sunday’s three-homer game, hit a solo shot off O’s starter Wade Miley as part of a two-run fourth inning. Bautista went deep to open the sixth, giving Estrada a little more cushion. The righty held Baltimore to one run — J.J. Hardy’s homer — over seven-plus innings and has posted three consecutive quality starts against the O’s.

Miley, a non-waiver Trade Deadline acquisition, turned in his best start as an Oriole. The lefty went seven innings and held Toronto to three runs on five hits with nine strikeouts.

Toronto added a pair …

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