Baseball games are played on grass, not on paper. But tonight’s ace vs. ace matchup played out exactly to type: a tightly-pitched affair with quality starts on both sides, as neither starter gave up more than two runs.
Toronto’s José Berríos (4-3, 2.82 ERA) allowed just three hits in seven innings—the thing was, two of them happened to be Adley Rutschman home runs. Meanwhile, Corbin Burnes allowed six hits in six innings, but all six were singles. After tossing his seventh quality start in ten appearances as an Oriole, Burnes (3-2, 2.68 ERA) exited with the scoreboard 2-1 Baltimore, well positioned for a win.