Baltimore Orioles bury the Blue Jays in a barrage of hits and homers

National Post

2 days ago

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His elite hand-eye co-ordination was on full display in his first two at-bats Monday night, each resulting in singles as Bichette went 7-for-7 in his past seven at-bats.
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A fifth-inning bloop single that went off the end of the bat gave Bichette eight for eight to tie a franchise record.
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In the seventh inning, his first pitch in the at-bat was ruled a hit, giving Bichette his ninth consecutive base knock to set a club record.
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His streak ended in the ninth inning when he hit into a double play to end the game.
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His 5-for-5 day in Detroit came in a loss as did Bichette's 4-for-5 game in Baltimore.
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3. Making moves
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As of press time, no deal was engineered by the Blue Jays, who are in the market to add, ideally, at least two arms to the bullpen, a potential starter and a right-handed bat.
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A double dip awaits Tuesday followed by an afternoon game Wednesday in as hectic a stretch the Jays will experience.
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It will all lead up to Thursday's 6 p.m. trade deadline.
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Daulton Varsho has a few more games scheduled in triple-A as he makes his way back from a hamstring injury.
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If a deal makes the Jays better and Varsho must be sacrificed, so be it.
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Nathan Lukes and Myles Straw have almost made Varsho an afterthought.
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Lukes hit leadoff in the series opener and went yard in the third inning for his eighth homer of the season and his third in the past five games.
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He was denied a multi-homer game when Cedric Mullins soared over the wall in straight-away centre to rob Lukes and prevent the Jays from tying the game in the fourth inning.
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Opportunities such as the one the Jays have been presented and created this season don't come around often and no one, save for Vlad Jr., should be exempt from any trade discussion, including Varsho.
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Pitchers Lazaro Estrada, Easton Lucas and Paxton Schultz were in Baltimore as the club prepares for the doubleheader.
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None was active for the series opener.
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The frenetic slate at stifling hot Oriole Park at Camden Yards continues with Tuesday's 12:35 p.m. first pitch followed by first pitch at 6:35 p.m. to complete the day's double dip; a DH day for Vlad Jr. is a certainty for one of the two games; teams are allowed to add a player to the 26-man roster for doubleheaders.
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