Adam Eaton pitched well enough to win, but was denied victory No. 4 when Brett Myers blew the save in the ninth on Tuesday.
In 7 2/3 innings, Eaton gave up just four hits and two runs -- one earned -- while fanning five and walking only a pair. He's now had back-to-back encouraging outings as he's shown improved control. Unfortunately, Myers served up a homer in the top of the ninth to blow his first save since he became the closer.
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June 28, 2001
The matinee at SkyDome featured a masterpiece by Sidney Ponson.
The 24-year-old righthander tossed a career-best two-hitter to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Ponson (5-5) retired 16 consecutive batters from the second inning to the seventh and 23 of the last 24 he faced for his second career shutout. His previous best was a four-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on April 16, 2000.
Second to Seattle's Freddy Garcia for the most wins among active pitchers under 25 years of age with 34, Ponson yielded just a single to Jeff Frye in the first inning and a single to Brad Fullmer in the second. After Fullmer's hit, he retired 14 straight before walking Carlos Delgado.
Rookie Brian Roberts drove in two runs for the Orioles with an RBI single and sacrifice fly.
Toronto rookie Chris Michalak (5-5) pitched 5 2/3 innings and yielded five runs -- two earned -- and eight hits.
SkyDome used to be a house of horrors for the Orioles, who snapped a 14-game losing streak here last year with back-to-back wins. But the Orioles managed to win three of four games in this series to move into a third-place tie with Toronto in the American League East.
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