Kyle Gibson
By IAN HARRISON
Associated Press
TORONTO (AP) — Ryan Mountcastle hit a three-run homer, Anthony Santander and Adam Frazier also went deep and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Friday night.
Greenfield’s Kyle Gibson (5-3) allowed one run in seven innings to snap a three-start losing streak as the Orioles won for the third time in four games. Gibson gave up five hits, walked two and struck out five.
“Gibson definitely pitched like an ace tonight, there’s no doubt,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said.
Toronto has lost four of five since sweeping a three-game series against Atlanta last weekend.
“Against a dude like Gibson, you’ve got to get him in the middle of the plate,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said. “He was living on the edges. We’ve got to do a better job of swinging at pitches we want to swing at.”
Mountcastle connected in the third inning off Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi (5-1), his 11th of the season.
It was Mountcastle’s 15th career home run against Toronto, his most against any opponent. He has homered six times at Rogers Centre, more than any other road stadium.
“It’s just a good place to hit,” Mountcastle said. “I like hitting here. I don’t know what it is.”
The slugging first baseman has five hits, including four homers, and eight RBIs in 10 career at-bats against Kikuchi.
Santander extended Baltimore’s advantage with a leadoff drive against Trevor Richards in the sixth, his eighth.
Frazier made it 6-2 with a two–run homer off Erik Swanson in the ninth.
Danny Jansen’s two-out RBI single in the second brought home Toronto’s only run against Gibson. The right-hander is 6-2 in 12 career starts against the Blue Jays.
“We were good in all facets of the game tonight,” Gibson said.
