Anthony Santander missed three games with a sore back, but the 28-year-old did some heavy lifting tonight. Santander announced his return by golfing a pair of low pitches over the out-of-town scoreboard in right field. Dean Kremer outdueled Kevin Gausman, and the offense broke things open late in a 7-0 victory of Toronto.
Gausman has received Cy Young consideration this season and his talent was apparent tonight. The former Oriole had an extra tick or two on his fastball and his splitter kept batters off balance for most of the night.
Home plate umpire Adam Beck routinely granted Gausman the low strike which made things even more difficult for Baltimore.