Monday, September 24th, 2012 6:30PM CST
On the evening of September 24, 2012, the Toronto Blue Jays faced the Baltimore Orioles. The contest remained close until the seventh inning when J.P. Arencibia delivered a decisive grand slam. This key hit helped the Blue Jays secure a 9-5 victory over Baltimore. Winning this game allowed Toronto to earn a split of the doubleheader and resulted in the Orioles falling one and a half games behind the leader in the American League East race.
Date: Monday, September 24th, 2012
Time: 6:30PM CST
Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Attendance: 31,015
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BAL |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOR |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Jones (38, R Romero); R Andino (13, R Romero)
Home Runs: N McLouth (5, 5th inning off R Romero 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: R Andino 2 (28), N McLouth (16), J Hardy (67)
2-out Runs Batted In: R Andino 2
Sacrifice Hit: E Chavez
Ground Into Double Play: J Hardy; M Reynolds 2
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (R Andino 1-1, M Machado 0-1, E Chavez 0-1, M Reynolds 0-1, A Jones 0-1, J Hardy 1-2, C Davis 1-3, T Teagarden 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: E Chavez 2; M Machado 1; J Hardy 2

Pitcher Notes: W Chen pitched to 3 batters in the 6th
Hit By Pitch: N McLouth (By R Romero)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: W Chen 15-26; J Arrieta 8-10; P Strop 2-4; Z Phillips 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: W Chen 11-6-16-21; J Arrieta 7-5-8-5; P Strop 4-1-7-3; Z Phillips 2-4-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Chen 5-7; J Arrieta 1-1; P Strop 1-1; Z Phillips 1-0
Game Scores: W Chen 31

Stolen Bases: R Andino (5, 2nd base off R Romero/J Arencibia)

Doubles: O Vizquel (5, W Chen)
Home Runs: E Encarnacion (41, 1st inning off W Chen 1 on, 1 Out); M Sierra (6, 6th inning off W Chen 0 on, 0 Out); J Arencibia (17, 7th inning off J Arrieta 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: E Encarnacion 2 (105), J Arencibia 5 (55), A Gose (8), M Sierra (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Arencibia 4
Sacrifice Flies: J Arencibia
Sacrifice Hit: A Gose
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (R Davis 0-1, M Sierra 0-1, E Encarnacion 0-1, A Gose 1-2, B Lawrie 0-2, A Lind 1-1, C Rasmus 0-1, O Vizquel 0-1, J Arencibia 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Davis 1; E Encarnacion 1; C Rasmus 1

Pitcher Notes: R Romero pitched to 3 batters in the 6th
Hit By Pitch: Y Gomes (By W Chen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Romero 13-28; B Lincoln 6-6; A Loup 0-3; C Janssen 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Romero 13-9-15-20; B Lincoln 4-4-3-2; A Loup 4-1-0-3; C Janssen 3-3-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Romero 9-3; B Lincoln 0-2; A Loup 1-2; C Janssen 2-0
Game Scores: R Romero 34

Double Plays: 4 (O Vizquel-Y Gomes, Y Escobar-O Vizquel-Y Gomes, A Gose-J Arencibia, Y Escobar-O Vizquel-A Lind)
Errors: R Romero (2, throw); B Lawrie (14, ground ball)
Assists: A Gose (T Teagarden at Home)
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