Hammel deals, Baltimore rolls over Toronto
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jason Hammel tossed seven shutout innings, while Chris Davis and Wilson Betemit both smacked a solo home run as the Baltimore Orioles took down the Toronto Blue Jays, 3-0, in the second test of a three-game set.
Hammel (3-0) fanned seven while allowing just four hits and one walk, and Pedro Strop notched his second save of the season after Brett Lawrie grounded into a game-ending, 6-4-3 double play.
Adam Jones added an RBI double for Baltimore, which has won three straight.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Eric Thames had two hits for the Blue Jays, who got six innings of two-run ball from Kyle Drabek (2-1).
Betemit smacked a solo homer to dead center field, just out of the reach of Colby Rasmus, to give Baltimore a 1-0 lead in the second inning.
Toronto's best opportunity to score runs off of Hammel came in the fourth, but Rasmus struck out swinging with the bases loaded.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In Baltimore's half of the fourth, Davis laced a solo shot to left field to make it 2-0.
Baltimore added an insurance run in eighth. Nick Markakis worked a two-out walk and Jones lined a double down the left-field line to bring him home.
Adam Lind and Thames began the ninth with back-to-back singles, but Edwin Encarnacion flied out to center field and Lawrie grounded into a double play to end the game.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Game Notes
The Blue Jays turned four double plays in the game, giving them an MLB-leading 30 for the season...Betemit committed two fielding errors...Toronto was 1- for-5 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base...The Orioles announced Wednesday that they placed infielder Robert Andino on the paternity list and recalled right-handed pitcher Jason Berken from Triple-A Norfolk.