Orioles pitching prospect Keegan Akin’s first big league start was a long time coming. So too were the crucial hits in the 11th inning that allowed his club to eventually turn his big day into a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays to avoid a series sweep and halt their losing streak at five games.
José Iglesias and Bryan Holaday, a pair of veterans on a club that’s getting younger by the day, each had run-scoring doubles in the 11th to give the Orioles (15-19) their first win on this six-game road trip.
The Orioles made the final out of the 10th inning at home after Mason Williams tried to score on a fly ball to right field by Anthony Santander, though the Blue Jays’ scoreless 10th inning might have been more frustrating.