LOurdes Gurriel Jr. hit his first grand slam in a six-run first inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. took the lead in home runs in the majors with his 24th table, and the Toronto Blue Jays extended the losing streak on the road to the Baltimore Orioles to 20 games after beating them a crushing 9-0 loss Thursday.
Baltimore equaled the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics for the second longest losing streak on the road in American League history, surpassed only by the 1943 Athletics’ 22 straight losses. The Orioles have the worst record in the majors with 23-52, including 11-26 on the road.
The Orioles have lost 14 of their last 15 games. Combined with Wednesday’s 13-0 loss to Houston, the franchise has been shut out in consecutive losses of at least nine runs since the St. Louis Browns were swept on a 12-0 14-0 doubleheader at Detroit. on September 22, 1936.
Meanwhile, Toronto has won a season-high five straight games after suffering a five-game losing streak. The Blue Jays improved to 4-5 at Sahlen Field, after going 10-11 at TD Ballpark, their spring training park. They are 24-19 as visitors.
For the Orioles, Venezuelans Anthony Santander 4-0; Freddy Galvis 4-0. The Dominicans Maikel Franco 4-1; Pedro Severino 4-2.
For the Blue Jays, Teoscar Hernández 4-2 with a run scored and an RBI. The Cuban Gurriel Jr. 4-1 with a run scored and four RBIs.