BALTIMORE -- The bullpen door kept swinging open, and one Toronto pitcher after another made his way to the mound seeking to keep the powerful Baltimore Orioles in check. Five Blue Jays relievers combined for five shutout innings, and Toronto overcame home runs by Chris Davis and Adam Jones in a 7-3 victory Saturday. J.P. Arencibia gave the Blue Jays the lead with a two-run single in the sixth, Edwin Encarnacion hit his 25th homer and Maicer Izturis had three hits to help the Blue Jays secure their fourth win in 11 games. But the key was the bullpen. Aaron Loup (4-3) got the victory with 1 1-3 innings of hitless relief. Loup replaced starter Todd Redmond, who allowed three runs in four innings. Dustin McGowan, Brett Cecil and Steve Delabar followed before Casey Janssen entered with one out in the ninth and struck out Nate McLouth and Manny Machado for his 18th save in 19 chances. "The bullpen came in and theres not much to say other than theyve really been lights out the whole year and continue to pitch that way," Arencibia said. Baltimore managed only three hits over the final five innings after Davis and Jones went deep to give the Orioles a 3-2 lead. "They hammer mistakes. If you make them against these guys, theyre going to make you pay," Arencibia said. "Thats why they are as good as they are." One of the positives this season for the last-place Blue Jays has been the performance of their bullpen. When rested, its tough to beat. "Those guys have been used pretty good this year, but with one more game before the (All-Star) break we knew we could do that today," Toronto manager John Gibbons said. The strategy worked perfectly. "Theyve got a good bullpen," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "Once they got the lead there, they can really match up with you." Davis increased his major league-leading home run total to 36 with his third long ball in three games, a solo shot in the second inning. Reggie Jackson is the only player in AL history with more home runs before the All-Star break, hitting 37 in 1969. Baltimore led 3-2 before the Blue Jays took the lead in the sixth against Jason Hammel (7-6). Singles by Adam Lind, Colby Rasmus and Izturis loaded the bases for Arencibia, who lined a single to left. Toronto pulled away with three runs in the seventh. Jose Bautista hit an RBI double, then Lind and Rasmus delivered run-scoring grounders. Torontos Brett Lawrie, activated from the disabled list before the game, went 0 for 4 in his first big league start at second base. Lawrie was moved from third base so that the steady hitting Izturis could stay in the lineup. Hammel gave up six runs and 10 hits in six-plus innings. The right-hander is 0-4 with a 5.59 ERA in eight starts since May 27 and has surrendered 19 home runs this season compared to nine all last year. Asked to assess his latest performance, Hammel replied, "Unacceptable. Far too many base runners. Get behind hitters. Fastball-hitting club that I am feeding fastballs. Its easy to hit when you know whats coming. I am not throwing sliders for strikes. Not throwing curveballs where I want them. Changeup is non-existent. Im beating myself right now." Although he has a winning record, his 5.24 ERA is more indicative of his first-half performance. "These guys are battling for me," Hammel said. "You may get runs, you may not. But youve still got to make pitches during that time. And Im not doing it." The game drew a crowd of 46,150, the fifth sellout of the season at Camden Yards. Baltimore won the previous four. Hammel faced three batters before falling behind 2-0. Jose Reyes led off with a double, and Encarnacion hit a one-out drive over the centre-field wall, his second homer in two games. Davis hit an opposite-field homer to left on a full count in the second inning to get the Orioles within a run. Baltimore went up 3-2 in the fourth. After Jones opened the inning with his 18th home run, Redmond hit Davis with a pitch and Brian Roberts delivered a two-out RBI double off the right-field wall. The Orioles got only three hits the rest of the way. NOTES: Torontos J.A. Happ, who was hit in the head by a line drive on May 7, returned to the mound and pitched three innings in the Gulf Coast League on Saturday. He allowed four hits and no earned runs. ... Baltimores Scott Feldman (0-1) will go against Torontos Josh Johnson (1-4) in Sundays finale. Feldman is 0-4 lifetime against the Blue Jays. ... Jones received two walks in a game for the first time this season. Jose Quintana Jersey . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. 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LOUIS -- Rookie Tavon Austin has missed another day of practice, lessening the odds hell be ready for the St. Daniel Descalso Cubs Jersey . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Duke Blue Devils quarterback Thomas Sirk has been granted a sixth season of eligibility by the NCAA, the school announced Monday.Sirk, slated to be the starter this season, was declared out for the year in August after reinjuring his left Achilles tendon. He was originally injured in February but worked to rehab the injury so he could play this year.Sirk also missed the entire 2013 season after tearing his right Achilles tendon.Im so grateful to have a sixth year to continue my dream of playing college football and, academically, woork towards another degree from Duke University, Sirk said in a statement.ddddddddddddSirk started 12 games in 2015 and compiled 3,428 total offensive yards -- the second-highest single-season total in school history. With Sirk out, redshirt freshman Daniel Jones has started every game this year, throwing for 2,520 yards with 13 touchdowns to nine interceptions and rushing for 421 yards and seven scores. ' ' '
