It was supposed to be a high-scoring series between two big-swinging teams, but the Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays played three low-scoring, one-run games and the series was still up in the air in the eighth inning Thursday night.
Manny Machado — who else? — finally decided it with a bloop double into short right field, which scored Joey Rickard — again, who else? – with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 Orioles victory before 17,644 at Camden Yards.
The victory gave the Orioles their third consecutive series victory over a division rival, and this one was particularly uplifting because the Orioles lost the first game before grinding out two tough late-inning victories against the defending American League East champions.