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The Orioles face the Blue Jays in the American League wild-card game at Rogers Centre.

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Pedro Martinez says that the Jays have "too many iffy's." The O's have a few iffy's, too. Whoever puts up the first crooked number will win.

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:01:57 AM
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by Jon Meoli 10/5/2016 12:07:56 AM
I've heard some loud crowds at the Rogers Centre over the last 5 yrs. This is the loudest. Jones flies out on first pitch he sees. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:09:49 AM
Adam Jones wastes no time leading off the game. Flies out to center on Marcus Stroman's first pitch of the game.

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:10:37 AM
Hyun Soo Kim takes the count full and then grounds out to second base. O's have made a habit of going three and out in the first recently.

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:13:11 AM
#Orioles go down in order in the top of the first.

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:13:15 AM
Not that going down quickly at the outset has been much of a handicap. O's have won last five road series. #orioles

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:14:04 AM
We'll know pretty quick whether Chris Tillman is going to be the man tonight. If he gets past the first, he's usually pretty good. #orioles

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:14:48 AM
Pay attention to Chris Tillman's start. He's struggled in the 1st, has a 4.20 ERA in the 1st frame, second highest of any inning. #orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:15:45 AM
Pillar fouls a few pitches off, then strikes out swinging through offspeed pitch. #orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:17:30 AM
12-pitch first inning for Chris Tillman as he retires the #BlueJays in order in the 1st. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:21:29 AM
Chris Tillman being through the first inning is good in itself, but when he's been either hurt or not had it (or using one as an excuse for the other) this year, he's missed his spots by a ton early. That wasn't the case there, except for that fastball he yanked. Good sign. Scoreless through one.

by Jon Meoli 10/5/2016 12:22:24 AM
Chris Davis strikes out to end the second. Marcus Stroman has retired first 6 #Orioles he's faced. He's at 25 pitches through 2.

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:29:18 AM
No doubt, Orioles hoped to get after Stroman early. Instead, he's gaining confidence. Need to put a dent in him soon. #orioles #ALWildCard

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:31:53 AM
Jose Bautista with a towering homer to left field. #Orioles down 1-0 in the 2nd.

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:33:35 AM
So, that'll keep the crowd in the game. Jose Bautista has had his problems lately, but picked a good time to wake up at the plate. #orioles

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:34:10 AM
Bautista has 4 HR vs Tillman, most he's allowed vs any #BlueJays player. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:34:37 AM
PItch was waist-high middle-in fastball. Can't throw any more of those if the Orioles want to keep playing after tonight. #orioles

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:35:20 AM
That home run came on an 88 mph, hands-high fastball from Chris Tillman. Can't get away with that pitch at any level.

by Jon Meoli 10/5/2016 12:35:24 AM
Bourn runs down Tulo fly ball in the RF corner. Coulda been trouble. That's why he's playing RF tonight. #orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:37:00 AM
That was Bautista's 5th postseason homer, the 2nd most in Blue Jays' history behind Jumpin' Joe Carter's 6.

by Brendan Kennedy via twitter retweeted by EddieInTheYard 10/5/2016 12:37:40 AM
Tillman strikes out Saunders to get out of the 2nd, but Bautista's solo homer puts #Orioles down 1-0. Tillman at 30 pitches.

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:39:55 AM
Nice slider by Tillman to K Saunders. He's feeling his way around, but command appears to be good. Three-ball count on Bautista hurt.

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:42:11 AM
Orioles can't help themselves. If you swing at the first pitch every inning, you're making things too easy on Stroman. #orioles

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:43:03 AM
Now Stroman is on a roll, which is a credit to him under these conditions. O's have helped. He's not overpowering.

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:45:22 AM
If it's any consolation, the O's have won a lot of games after going 9-up and 9-down through three innings. They're a middle-inning team.

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 12:47:11 AM
Now is where everyone will start to get nervous that the Orioles need to slow down and change their approach, but good luck with that. As long as this game stays close, they'll only be emboldened by the fact that they can tie the game with one swing, without even having a baserunner. These are the Orioles. Enjoy! Also, say something if you're in here, like how many pitches you think Adam Jones should take before he swings to open the 4th.

by Jon Meoli 10/5/2016 12:47:22 AM
Tillman has retired nine of 10, but the one hit is Bautista's homer. #Orioles down 1-0 after three innings in the AL wildcard game.

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:52:09 AM
Bautista's last two post-season ABs. Game-tying 2R HR in KC T8 G6 ALCS Oct. 23, '15 and go-ahead HR vs. O's B2 G1 #ALWC #BlueJays

by Richard Griffin via twitter retweeted by EddieInTheYard 10/5/2016 12:54:16 AM
Jones singles to open the 4th, the #Orioles ' first baserunner of the night.

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:56:10 AM
Jones going on pitch, Kim grounds out to first. Big hole there and Kim just missed getting it through. Jones moves to 2B tho. #orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 12:59:37 AM
Manny swings through 3-0 fastball. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 1:01:36 AM
Pillar with a sensational diving catch in RCF to rob Machado. Jones went halfway to 3B and had to retreat. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 1:02:38 AM
Mark Trumbo with a two-run homer on the first-pitch. Boom, it's 2-1 #Orioles in the 4th.

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 1:03:29 AM
Biagini warming for the Jays in the 4th inning

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 1:04:26 AM
Trumbo debuted in 2010. Hits a homer in his second career postseason at bat. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 1:05:01 AM
That's got to be a big thrill for Mark Trumbo. This is his first-ever playoff game at the big-league level and he homers in second at-bat.

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 1:05:01 AM
Orioles take the lead on the two-run Trumbomb, but here comes the meat of the Jays order in the fourth. #ALWildCard

by Peter Schmuck via twitter 10/5/2016 1:06:08 AM
Teams have been following around Mark Trumbo, Jose Bautista, and Edwin Encarnacion for the entire second half trying to determine whether their bats can be a fit in their lineup and clubhouse. Have to think performing in games like this won't hurt any of their prospects.

by Jon Meoli 10/5/2016 1:07:55 AM
Michael Bourn covering ground, runs into vast foul ground down RF line to catch Donaldson fly ball. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 1:09:11 AM
Mark Trumbo's HR was the first barrel of the playoffs... 101.2 MPH at a 25 degree launch angle. baseballsavant.mlb.com/gamefeed?game_…

by Daren Willman via twitter retweeted by EddieInTheYard 10/5/2016 1:10:26 AM
Mark Trumbo's home run was the broken bat variety, and still went 101.2 mph.

by Jon Meoli 10/5/2016 1:11:06 AM
Tillman issues four-pitch walk to Bautista with two outs in the 4th. #Orioles

by Eduardo A. Encina via twitter 10/5/2016 1:16:30 AM
Chris Tillman is, quite simply, pitching. Think about how he came out on Opening Day pumping high-90s fastballs, and then compare it to now, when he's reaching back for 90 or 91 and just keeping the Blue Jays a little off balance. Ubaldo Jimenez was always going to be a risky play today, but Tillman always has this in him. The question will quickly become how long you ride him for, and what the bullpen looks like when you do take the ball from him.

by Jon Meoli 10/5/2016 1:19:19 AM
Mark Trumbo is the 1st @Orioles player to homer in his postseason debut since Gerónimo Berroa in 1997 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ct92kBmWYAA8PU7.jpg

by ESPN Stats & Info via twitter retweeted by EddieInTheYard 10/5/2016 1:22:06 AM