Justin Smoak opened the inning with a walk and, following a video review, was ruled safe at second after Cobb's high throw pulled shortstop Tim Beckham off the base on at attempted force play. The Blue Jays answered with a three-run fourth against Cobb, taking advantage of a key Orioles error. After Adam Jones gave Baltimore a 1-0 lead with an RBI hit to right, Mark Trumbo grounded into an inning-ending double play. The first three Orioles batters all singled, although Jonathan Schoop was thrown out trying to stretch his hit into a double. Seunghwan Oh worked the eighth and Ryan Tepera finished for his seventh save in 12 opportunities.īaltimore scored one run or fewer for the 27th time, the most in the majors. I think he's locking in on every single pitch.'' ''He's got that fire back,'' Travis said. ''That's something I'll look to continue to do this year.''įriend and teammate Devon Travis likes what he's seen from Stroman since the right-hander returned from injury. ''I know I didn't have the first half I wanted but I've always been someone who prides myself on the second half and finishing strong,'' Stroman said. Stroman said he's focused on forgetting his early season struggles. ''I just think he's pitching like he's always pitched.''
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''Since he's come back from the DL he's been really good,'' manager John Gibbons said. He went 0-5 in seven starts before the injury.
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Stroman is 3-2 with a 3.03 ERA in five starts since returning from a shoulder injury that caused him to miss more than a month. He threw a season-high 107 pitches, the first time this season he has topped 100. Stroman (3-7) allowed one run and five hits. ''I absolutely hate seeing that win-loss in parentheses next to my name,'' Cobb said.