Springer homers, Bieber wins as AL-leading Blue Jays beat Orioles 11-2 to complete sweep

TORONTO AP George Springer homered and drove in two runs Shane Bieber pitched six innings for his third win in five starts and the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles - on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep Springer went for with three extra base hits and Alejandro Kirk had three hits and an RBI in Toronto s tenth series sweep The Blue Jays are an AL-best - at home They started the day with a three-game AL East lead Bieber - allowed one run and four hits He walked one and struck out five Baltimore s Coby Mayo homered for the second straight battle a solo shot off Bieber in the second inning but the Orioles didn t number again until Colton Cowser s homer off Louis Varland with two outs in the seventh Mayo s homer was his ninth of the season and Cowser s was his th Springer answered Mayo s homer with an RBI double in the third and Toronto took the lead on Ernie Clement s two-run double off Grant Wolfram - in the fourth Springer homered off Carson Ragsdale to begin the fifth his th Ragsdale was making his major league debut Seven straight Blue Jays players reached against Ragsdale in the seventh Addison Barger drove in three with a bases-loaded double as Toronto tacked on six more Albert Su rez started for Baltimore and allowed one run and two hits in three innings Key moment Kirk and Daulton Varsho both reached on infield singles before Clement s tiebreaking hit in the fourth Key stat Orioles infielder Luis V zquez pitched a - - eighth inning while tossing in pitches clocked as slow as mph Up next Orioles RHP Kyle Bradish - ERA is scheduled to start against White Sox RHP Sean Burke - at Chicago on Monday Blue Jays Toronto is expected to promote top pitching prospect Trey Yesavage from Triple-A Buffalo to make his MLB debut at Tampa Bay on Monday The Rays had not named a starter AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source