Orioles walk off against Blue Jays, Betts stars in MLB

Omnisports

April 21, 2016 5:13 AM

A rare walk-off on a passed ball gave the Baltimore Orioles victory in MLB on Wednesday, while the Boston Red Sox also won.

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The Baltimore Orioles had a walk-off win via a passed ball against the Toronto Blue Jays in a rare MLB finish.

Caleb Joseph came home to score in the 10th inning to see the Orioles edge the Blue Jays 4-3.

The Boston Red Sox proved too good for the Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 and the Los Angeles Dodgers needed 10 innings to overcome the Atlanta Braves 5-3.

Peter Bourjos had a walk-off single as the Philadelphia Phillies claimed a 5-4 win over the New York Mets after 11 innings.

The Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox enjoyed 2-1 wins over the Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Angels respectively.

A walk-off single from Tucker Barnhart helped the Cincinnati Reds past the Colorado Rockies 6-5, the Arizona Diamondbacks held off the San Francisco Giants 2-1 and the San Diego Padres cruised past the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2.

The Detroit Tigers held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2, the Washington Nationals were 3-1 winners against the Miami Marlins and the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 5-2.

The Texas Rangers edged the Houston Astros 2-1, the Milwaukee Brewers rallied past the Minnesota Twins 10-5 and the St Louis Cardinals were 5-3 victors over the Chicago Cubs.

BETTS STEPS UP FOR RED SOX

Mookie Betts, Boston's lead-off hitter, went two-for-three with a homer, two RBIs, three runs scored, two walks and a stolen base.HICKS THROWS AT 105.5MPH

Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks catches a Yonder Alonso's fly ball in left field and fires home to cut down the A's Danny Valencia trying to score. According to MLB, Hicks' throw clocked in at 105.5mph, the fastest ever recorded by Statcast.

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METS AT HOME IN PHILADELPHIA

Since August 24 of last season, the Mets have hit as many home runs at Citizens Bank Park (29) as the Phillies, except in 23 fewer games. Philadelphia got the last laugh with their win on Wednesday.PRICE RESUMES FOR RED SOX

David Price (2-0, 4.50 ERA) will start for the Red Sox against the team that drafted him first overall in 2007 on Thursday. Price is 1-2 with a 4.26 ERA against the Rays for his career. Tampa Bay will answer with Jake Odorizzi (0-1, 2.41 ERA).

Two struggling right-handed pitchers will be looking for their first wins of the season when the Pirates' Gerrit Cole (0-2, 4.22 ERA) takes on James Shields (0-2, 4.05 ERA) and the Padres.

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