Game result and context
Orioles beat Blue Jays, final listed 0-0, as Baltimore's wild-card elimination number sits at 1
The Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 2 of a three-game series at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The final score was listed as Blue Jays 0, Orioles 0, a 0-0 line, though the inning-by-inning scoring shows Baltimore with two runs in the second and two in the fifth and Toronto with two in the sixth. Pete Alonso's two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth was the key swing. Baltimore improved to 78-81 and has a wild-card elimination number of 1. Toronto fell to 77-82 and is eliminated from both races.
Final result
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Toronto Blue Jays on September 23, 2026, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The final score was listed as 0-0, with the Orioles credited as the winner. The inning-by-inning line shows Baltimore scoring two runs in the second and two in the fifth, and Toronto scoring two in the sixth. The game went nine innings before a crowd of 10562.
Baltimore moved to 78-81 with the win. Toronto dropped to 77-82.
How the game changed
The Orioles struck first with two runs in the bottom of the second. The game stayed that way until the bottom of the fifth, when Pete Alonso hit a two-run home run to add to the Baltimore lead.
That swing held up. Toronto answered with two runs in the top of the sixth, but neither team scored over the final three innings. The Orioles hit the game's only home run.
Key performances
Alonso had one hit in three at-bats, scored a run and drove in two, all on the fifth-inning homer. Jeremiah Jackson added a hit and an RBI in three at-bats.
Chris Bassitt pitched 5.0 innings for Baltimore, allowing two earned runs and striking out two. He earned the win and improved to 9-5.
Max Scherzer struck out seven over 5.0 innings for Toronto but allowed four earned runs and took the loss, falling to 3-9. Brandon Valenzuela had two hits in four at-bats with an RBI, and Andrés Giménez had two hits in four at-bats for the Blue Jays.
Season and playoff context
Baltimore sits fourth in the division, 18.5 games back, and is eliminated from the division race. In the wild-card standings, the Orioles rank fifth, 3.5 games back, with an elimination number of 1. Their postseason hopes remain alive, but barely.
Toronto ranks fifth in the division, 19.5 games back, and sixth in the wild-card standings, 4.5 games back. The Blue Jays are eliminated from both the division and wild-card races.
Series context
This was Game 2 of a three-game regular-season series between the teams in Baltimore.