TORONTO -- Manny Machado almost single-handedly pulled the Orioles back into Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays, but his two-homer night wasn't quite enough.
After he broke up Drew Hutchison's perfect game with a homer to lead off the sixth inning, Machado came to the plate in the ninth to face Toronto closer Miguel Castro with two runners on, one out and his team down four runs. The 22-year-old battled back from an 0-2 count, and on the sixth pitch of the at-bat sent a fastball into the second deck in left field, turning what once appeared to be a blowout into a one-run game.