Guerrero and Gausman help the Blue Jays beat the Orioles 8-2

TORONTO (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two hits and drove in a run, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 on Friday night.

Bo Bichette had two hits, scored a run and drove in a run as Toronto bounced back from a 12-2 loss on Thursday on opening day. Kevin Gausman (1-0) pitched six innings of two-run ball.

Jackson Holliday hit a solo homer for Baltimore, but his one-out drive in the third inning was the Orioles' only extra-base hit.

The Orioles hit a franchise-record six opening-day homers on Thursday. They finished with three total hits Friday.

Blue Jays left-hander Brendon Little exited after striking out a pair of batters in the eighth because of a left lat cramp. Nick Sandlin finished for Toronto.

Right-hander Charlie Morton (0-1) lost his debut start with Baltimore, allowing four runs and seven hits in 3 1/3 innings.

At 41 years and 136 days, Morton became the oldest starting pitcher in franchise history. He surpassed Orlando Peña, who was 39 years and 177 days in a May 13, 1973, start against the Yankees.

Baltimore’s oldest pitcher was left-handed reliever Jesse Orosco, who was 42 years and 160 days old in a September 1999 game against the Yankees.

Toronto used three straight singles to load the bases with nobody out in the fourth. Morton walked in a run and gave up a sacrifice fly before exiting. After Albert Suárez began his outing with a run-scoring wild pitch, Guerrero hit a sacrifice fly and Bichette scored on Jorge Mateo’s throwing error.

Four of Holliday's six career home runs have come against the Blue Jays.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer is scheduled to make his Blue Jays debut Saturday afternoon against Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer.

This version corrects the final score to 8-2 instead of 5-2.

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Baltimore Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., bottom left, slides safely into second base after hitting a double as Baltimore Orioles second baseman Jorge Mateo (3) defends during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (7) celebrates after his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays with third base coach Tony Mansolino (36) during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Baltimore Orioles pitcher Charlie Morton works against the Toronto Blue Jays during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman works against the Baltimore Orioles during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Baltimore Orioles' Jackson Holliday (7) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during third-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman works against the Baltimore Orioles during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, March 28, 2025. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)