Sarasota – Ryan Mountcastle hit two circuits, rolled four points and led the Baltimore Orioles to an 8-2 victory against the Blue Jays in Toronto in the exhibition baseball action at the Ed Smith stadium on Tuesday evening.
Mountcastle, 28 years old, born in Winter Springs, Florida – 230 kilometers from the Printemps Training House in Orioles in Sarasota – struck a three -point circuit during the third round of Jays Starter, Eric Lauer, then hit a solo blow in the seventh relief of Justin Bruhl.
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The Orioles, who will be the opponent of Blue Jays on March 27 for the home opening in Toronto, outside the Canadian crew 10-4.
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Cedric Mullins (second round) and Ryan O’Hearn (third round) each hit the circuits to give the Orioles an advance at the start of 2-0 before Mountcastle was 5-0 on a third hand line at the left field.
Jordan Westburg and Tyler O’Neill had rbi singles in fourth to put Baltimore 7-0.
Bo Bichette struck a home run in the sixth for the Blue Jays and Leo Jimenez had a rbi-sing a round later to do it 7-2. The second shot from Mountcastle of the match at the bottom of the seventh was 8-2.
Lauer launched three rounds for the Jays, abandoning four strokes, five points, three circuits and two steps. He withdrew three. Ryan Yarbrough launched 1 1/3 of sleeves and granted four strokes, two points and a walk.
CDE POVICH launched five sleeves without cuts for the Orioles, withdrawing six and walking three.
The Jays went on Wednesday and play the Rays of Tampa Bay Thursday at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida.
This Canadian press report was published for the first time on March 18, 2025.
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