Myles Straw drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Baltimore Orioles 6-1 on Friday night.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was on base five times for the Blue Jays (85-62) with three hits and two walks (one intentional) and had an RBI in the opener of a three-game series.
The Orioles (69-78) were limited to three hits by six Toronto pitchers and also committed two errors.
Baltimore scored in the third against Toronto starter Chris Bassitt. Samuel Basallo led off with a double to left-center, took third on a groundout and scored on Jackson Holliday's single to center.
The Blue Jays loaded the bases on three walks in the bottom of the third against Orioles starter Trevor Rogers. The left-hander worked out of the jam on Alejandro Kirk's groundou