SARASOTA, Fla. — The Baltimore Orioles lost their spring training opener 9-5 to the Toronto Blue Jays at Ed Smith Stadium on Friday.
Spenser Watkins started on the mound for the O's. He pitched 2-and-two-thirds innings. The Blue Jays scored six runs on him but only three were earned. The Orioles, fielding a lineup full of prospects, committed four errors in the game.
The O's were able to score twice against Jays starter Jose Berrios. Tyler Nevin plated a pair runs with a double to center field in the bottom of the first inning.
Richie Martin smacked a bases-loaded double to the wall in left-center field in the bottom of the fourth. It scored three runs to pull the O's within a run at 6-5.
Toronto added three more runs in the ninth.
The Orioles continue their spring schedule on Saturday when they host the Yankees at 1:05 p.m.
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