The visiting Orioles finally got something they hadn’t over much of the past two months: a break.
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Randal Grichuk, a consistent thorn in the Orioles’ side, couldn’t corral a full-count foul ball hit with two outs in Friday night’s 10th inning. That gave Pat Valaika an extra life to draw a bases-loaded walk that scored the decisive run in a 6-5 victory in Buffalo, New York, that ended Baltimore’s 20-game road losing streak.
The Orioles had not won on the road since May 5, when left-hander John Means threw a no-hitter in Seattle.