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Alonso reaches 40 home runs as Orioles rally past Blue Jays

Pete Alonso's two-run homer in the eighth lifts Baltimore to 4-3 win, but the Orioles remain on the brink of wild-card elimination.

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What to know

  • Pete Alonso hit his 39th and 40th home runs of the season, including a decisive two-run shot in the eighth inning, to lead Baltimore's comeback from a 3-0 deficit.
  • Alonso now leads the AL in RBIs with a nine-run advantage over Houston's Yordan Alvarez and is one home run behind Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero for the league lead.
  • Despite the victory, the Orioles remain on the brink of wild-card elimination with an elimination number of two and could be eliminated as early as Tuesday.
  • The Blue Jays' loss dropped them 3½ games behind the idle Chicago White Sox for the final wild-card spot in the AL.

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Alonso reaches 40 home runs as Orioles rally past Blue Jays
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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 2:56 AM ET
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    Alonso reaches 40-homer milestone — With his eighth-inning two-run homer, Alonso reached 40 home runs for the fourth time in his career. He now leads the AL in RBIs with a nine-run advantage over Houston's Yordan Alvarez and is one home run behind Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero for the league lead.

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    Alonso hits go-ahead two-run homer in eighth — With the score tied after seven innings, Alonso delivered his second home run of the night, a two-run shot off submarine right-hander Tyler Rogers in the eighth inning, giving Baltimore a 4-3 lead. Alonso became just the second right-handed hitter to homer off Rogers in the past two seasons.

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    Henderson homers to make it 3-2 — Gunnar Henderson hit a solo shot in the sixth inning to trim the Blue Jays' lead to one run and finish a double shy of the cycle.

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    Alonso homers in first inning — Pete Alonso hit his 39th home run of the season in the bottom of the first, a blast that cleared the scoreboard in right field at Camden Yards and cut Toronto's lead to 3-1.

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    Blue Jays jump ahead 3-0 in first inning — Toronto scored three runs in the top of the first, capitalizing on a pitch-clock violation called on Orioles pitcher Shane Baz. Nathan Lukes and George Springer hit RBI singles, and Sean Keys added a sacrifice fly.

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    Orioles secure 4-3 win; wild-card hopes fade

    Rico Garcia worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save to close out Baltimore's comeback. Despite the victory, the Orioles remain on the verge of wild-card elimination with an elimination number of two. The Blue Jays fell 3½ games behind the idle Chicago White Sox for the final wild-card spot.

    “Pete Alonso homered twice, including a two-run shot in the eighth inning that lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.”
    — Associated Press · source

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