Toronto Blue Jays stymied by Baltimore Orioles' Kevin Gausman in dropping 2-1 decision

n the finale of their second-last homestand of the consistent season, the Jays, as has been more typical than not, couldn't produce much offense and lost 2-1 to the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night. 

The Jays were hoping to win five out of a line at home for the second time this year. Rather, they were obstructed by Baltimore starter Kevin Gausman before a reported horde of 31,714 at the Rogers Center. 

Toronto, its playoff goals long gone, is toward the end in the American League in keeps running with 620. 

Squandered was a solid begin by Marcus Stroman (11-8), who struck out seven out of six innings, disseminating six hits and strolling three. Had Stroman won for the twelfth time this season, it would have denoted a profession high. 

While the group all in all sputters into the off-season, Stroman has a conclusive objective at the top of the priority list — to achieve 200 innings contributed for the second year a line. Stroman, who drove the Jays with 204 innings in 2016, is at 184 1/3 innings with three begins remaining. 

"Getting to 200 is something I truly need to do and I will give it my best shot to do over these next three begins," Stroman said. 

"I believe that is a piece of being an expert, is going out there and giving your group 200 or more innings consistently. It's getting increasingly hard to do with all the investigation and insights nowadays. 

"I'm endeavoring to do all that I can to arrive. I need to get to that number." 

Stroman reviewed the viability of Mark Buehrle, who hit 200 or more innings in two of his three seasons in Toronto. 

"Having the capacity to go out there each fifth day and dive deep into recreations, there is so much positive that originates from that — the warm up area rests," Stroman said. 

"You don't understand how much that does through the span of a season. That is certainly something I keep on priding myself on." 

Stroman is the solitary Jays pitcher who has a shot at 200 innings. Next is Marco Estrada, who has pitched 168 2/3 innings. 

Jays administrator John Gibbons wouldn't belittle the significance of having a workhorse, for example, Stroman. 

"In a perfect world, you have two or three them doing it," Gibbons said. "He has had a strong year and he will arrive. It has a gigantic effect on a pitching staff. 

"You can rely on them, they are dependable and they spare your warm up area, all that well done. For the most part they are in the amusement sufficiently long and they will get a choice. A great deal of times it's a decent one. That is enormous. He is the sort of fellow who I envision he will do that for a couple of years." 

The Orioles took a down to business 2-0 lead in the highest point of the first. 

Tim Beckham begun and hit a sharp grounder at third baseman Josh Donaldson. The last didn't experience difficulty handling the ball, however his toss to Justin Smoak was high, drawing Smoak off the sack. 

Donaldson was accused of his group high thirteenth blunder of the season. 

With two out, Adam Jones multiplied over the head of Teoscar Hernandez in left field, bringing Beckham home. 

Kevin Pillar eats up pretty much everything hit his way in focus field, yet couldn't influence a super-human to play when Trey Mancini tripled to score Jones. 

The Jays scored their solitary keep running in the third inning when Richard Urena multiplied home Hernandez, who multiplied to open. 

Catcher Russell Martin returned after he was actuated from the crippled rundown a day sooner following his recuperation from a stressed left sideways. Martin got a generous round of adulation at his first at-bat however ended up going 0-for-3. 

Gausman (11-10) pitched seven innings, surrendering six hits and a walk and striking out six. Zach Britton hurled the ninth for his fourteenth spare. 

AROUND THE DIAMOND 

The Jays' penultimate excursion of the season — a four-diversion arrangement in Minnesota beginning Thursday — will include a fight with a Twins club holding during the time special case spot in the American League. "I tip my cap over yonder, to what they are doing," Gibbons said. "They have some fly in that lineup. It's an alternate looking group. They have a few competitors, they would all be able to run entirely useful generally. I have been awed. They have juggled a lot of pitching around and they have hung extreme." … Gibbons said Steve Pearce, out since last Friday with bring down back st