Diaz drives in Martin to give Blue Jays 8-7 walkoff victory over Orioles
TORONTO — It has been less than two years since the Orioles and Blue Jays battled at Rogers Centre in a thrilling wild-card game that kick started Toronto’s run to the American League Championship Series.
Both franchises have been on a steady slide since that 2016 post-season. If a glance at the regular-season standings isn’t proof enough, the live experience on Friday night would have done the trick.
It was a matchup between two teams who have already started playing out the string in mid-July. Some late drama in Toronto’s 8-7 walkoff win saved a game that featured three errors, several mental hiccups and plenty of home runs.
Aledmys Diaz drove in Russell Martin in the 10th inning for the victory. His sharp grounder deflected off the glove of third baseman Renato Nunez and shortstop Tim Beckham couldn’t come up with it either.