BALTIMORE — After 166 days between pitches, the Jays reached opening day of the 2017 season anxious to renew the form that took them to two consecutive playoff appearances.
It was an even longer off season for the Orioles, with stinging memories of the American League wild-card playoff loss to the Jays to stew about.
Was it worth the wait? For entertainment value in front of 45,667 mostly orange-clad fans at Camden Yards, the extra-inning thriller was certainly an eventful opener.
In the end, the Orioles got the big hit when it mattered, a Mark Trumbo walk-off homer off Jays reliever Jason Grilli in the bottom of the 11th to give the home side a 3-2 win.